HC gives govt one year for the job The High Court yesterday directed the government to seal off all the sewage outlets into the Buriganga River within next year. In response to a writ petition, the HC also directed the authorities concerned to stop dumping waste into the river and declared their inaction in preventing ... Read more
Month: June 2011
Dhaka’s air most polluted in world
Air in Dhaka is among the most polluted compared with that in other megacities of the world and the air quality becomes the worst in winter exposing the health of about 15 million people to risk, environment ministry official, quoting a recent study, said. The World Health Organisation estimates that up to 10,000 premature deaths ... Read more
KSA restricts work visa
Many Bangladeshis working there for over 6 yrs might have to come back A few lakh Bangladeshis might have to return from Saudi Arabia, as the Middle East country is soon going to limit the stay of foreign workers to address its own unemployment. The labour minister of the Kingdom said on Sunday they would ... Read more
Environment victim of poor law enforcement: Prof Nishat
Powerful and rich people, including a section of politicians, defy law in various ways to grab forests and wetlands, and pollute environment, says Professor Ainun Nishat, vice-chancellor of BRAC University. The government, which has ‘good intentions’, is not enforcing the law against encroachers and polluters, he said in an exclusive interview with New Age on
15-yr-old girl kills herself
Family alleges foul play by teacher Rajshahi: A 15-year-old committed suicide hours after visiting her school headmaster in school during summer vacation in Tanore upazila yesterday. Why she killed herself is a mystery. Her family members suspect foul play by the headmaster while the teacher denied any wrongdoing
Barnes Tigers’ new coach!
South African Vincent Barnes is set to become the new head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team, the Bangladesh Cricket Board president, AHM Mustafa Kamal, told reporters on Wednesday. ‘We had had several talks with Barnes for the last few days and are at the final stage of our negotiation. Hopefully we will be able ... Read more
Who is Barnes? asks Sakib
The selection of Vincent Barnes as the new head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team has left skipper Sakib al Hasan heavily surprised as the all-rounder had no previous idea about the South African. BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday told reporters that they were at the final stage of an agreement with ... Read more
Becoming A Star
Up close and personal with Sanjida Pritee Sanjida Pritee came into the limelight with her stellar performances in “Sporsher Baire” and “Kachher Manush”. Since then, the actress has a packed schedule, both in the spheres of TV dramas and theatre roles. The Daily Star (TDS) recently caught up with her. TDS: What keeps you busy ... Read more
Food prices to double in 20yrs
Oxfam report reveals 925 million people go hungry every day Food prices could double in the next 20 years and demand in 2050 will be 70 percent higher than now, UK charity Oxfam said yesterday, warning of worsening hunger as the global food economy stumbles close to breakdown. “The food system is pretty well bust ... Read more
Mauritius comes to aid of victims
11 Expats Dead in Road Crash Mauritius comes to aid of victims The Mauritius government has displayed a rare example of care to the families of the 11 Bangladeshi workers killed in a road accident in the island nation on January 12 this year. On March 3, Mauritian labour minister Shakeel Ahmed travelled to Bangladesh ... Read more