The High Court on Tuesday ordered an injunction on the current movement of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers, students and employees demanding removal of the vice-chancellor and the pro-vice-chancellor. The bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar
Month: August 2012
Garment makers move to right labour wrongs
Share their steps with The Daily Star following international outcry Against the background of growing concern over labour rights violation in Bangladesh, garment makers yesterday said they had taken the issue seriously and started to improve work environment and maintain compliance in factories. They said garment makers have already engaged the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) “Better ... Read more
ACC files two cases against 22 Destiny officials
Embezzlement of Tk 3,285cr ACC files two cases against 22 Destiny officials The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against 22 senior executives of the Destiny 2000, including its president M Harun-ur-Rashid, also former army chief, and managing director Mohammad Rafiqul Amin for allegedly laundering about Tk 3,285 crore. The cases were filed separately ... Read more
Petrobangla to give job to US firm without knowing details
Petrobangla is likely to award the US-based Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy a contract for installation of a floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal, although the firm has not given the financial break-up or technical details in its bid document for project implementation, said officials. An Energy Division official told New ... Read more
No fish export till next order
Prawn exempted; exporters not happy The government yesterday slapped a ban on export of all kinds of white fish, except for prawns, to keep prices of the protein-rich food at tolerable levels. The ban will remain in force until further orders, said MA Sabur, chief controller of imports and exports. His office issued a notice ... Read more
Grameen Bank refutes PM’s remarks
Interest Rate Grameen Bank refutes PM’s remarks Grameen Bank yesterday refuted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s claim that the microcredit organisation charges 30 to 45 percent interest to the poor. The Nobel Peace Prize winning bank in a statement said it charges 20 percent interest at the most in any sector, which is 7 percent lower ... Read more
Eyes on hydropower
1,000MW to be imported from Nepal With an aim to import 1000 megawatt of electricity, Bangladesh has agreed to cooperate with Nepal in managing water resources and hydropower. The two countries also stressed the need for a trilateral discussion with India, in this regard, soon. At a foreign secretary level meeting yesterday, Bangladesh and Nepal ... Read more
Half of India without power
Blackout affects 22 states after 3 major grids fail Half of India yesterday went without electricity as three power grids serving Northern, Eastern and North-Eastern regions failed, crippling normal life across 22 states. The blackout comes a day after a mass outage left eight states without power for much of the day. The federal Indian ... Read more
Telecom policy up for review
The government is going to revise the existing telecommunications policy, by the end of this year, to adopt the state-of-the-art advancements in the telecommunications sector. The policy was formed in 1998, to chalk out a plan for the development of the telecommunication sector of Bangladesh. Sources with the ministry of post and telecommunications (MoPT) said ... Read more
TIB slates legalisation
Illegal Housing TIB slates legalisation Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday condemned the government’s decision to legalise some illegal housing schemes defying a High Court directive and ignoring environmental impacts. Expressing deep concern over the decision by an inter-ministerial body to “provisionally’ approve the projects, the anti-graft watchdog urged the government to cancel the decision