The 2nd day of 72 hours hartal enforced by two Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) based Bangali equal rights demanding organizations Parbattya Bangali Nagorik Parishad (PBNP) and Parbattya Banagali Chattra Parishad (PBCP) in the Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban passed today without any untoward incident. Bangali communities of the CHT region has been protesting
Month: June 2013
Yunus slates govt for proposed GB restructure
Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, on Wednesday, came down heavily on the government, for its reported initiative to change the ownership structure of Grameen Bank. He said the people of Bangladesh will never allow anyone to deprive the poor women of the country, by snatching the bank away from them. Urging the government to let ... Read more
A showery relief over Dhaka dwellers
After nearly a weeks scorching heat and high humidity, a little thundershower totaling seven mm on Wednesday after noon brought relief to the Dhaka city dwellers sizzling under a 35.2 Degrees Celsius maximum temperature. Elsewhere in the country, the citizens at the southwestern port city of Khulna had a big sigh of relief, enjoying 63mm ... Read more
‘Memoirs of Bangabandhu a national heritage’
BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Wednesday termed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s autobiography as a ‘national heritage’ at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1). Giving deposition as the defence witness-1 for his own, Chowdhury said, he must be hung but the tribunal should not rush and allow him enough time to
Moudud demands FM’s statement on Indian projects
Senior Opposition lawmaker Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday demanded a statement from the foreign minister in Parliament about the current status of the Indian Tipaimukh Dam and River Linking projects, as well as of the Teesta water agreement. The BNP standing committee member was delivering his speech on the “self- clarification” issue. He also demanded
Global warming to hit B’desh hard: World Bank report
Bangladesh will be one of the most-affected countries in South Asia by an expected 2°C rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next decades, according to a new scientific report released by the World Bank Group on Wednesday. It says the global warming will accelerate the sea-level rise and more extreme heat and more ... Read more
Developing countries hosted 81pc world’s refugees in 2012: UNHCR
Some 7.6 million people became newly displaced due to conflict or persecution in 2012 — 1.1 million as refugees and 6.5 million as internally displaced people, said an UNHCR report on Wednesday. Developing countries hosted 81 percent of the world’s refugees, compared to 70 percent ten years ago, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ... Read more
Indefinite transport strike enters day 3
The indefinite transport strike enforced by a section of Bangladesh Transport Workers Union in Khulna division to press for their 13-ponit demand entered its third day Wednesday. Bus services between the capital and 10 southeastern districts of Khulna division remained suspended due to the strike. Five main of the 13 demands
Dhaka requests Riyadh to extend amnesty period
Bangladesh has requested Saudi Arabia to extend the period of amnesty and regularisation process for Bangladesh workforce which is set to end on 3 July 2013. Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni made the request during a meeting with Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Nizar bin Obaid Madani in Jeddah on Thursday,
Potential taxpayers no less than 6m: NBR chairman
National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman M Ghulam Hossain on Wednesday said that the potential income tax payers in Bangladesh should not be less than 60 lakh considering the economic size and activities in the country. “Valid TIN holders in the country is around 20 lakh in the current fiscal of which only 12 lakh ... Read more
HC for report on compensation of Tazreen victims
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the chief factory inspector and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exports Association (BGMEA) to submit a report before it by July 18 on compensating the victims of the Tazreen fire incident. A devastating fire at Tazreen in Ashulia on November 24 last year killed at least 112 people ... Read more
Alim liable for death of 370 people
Former BNP leader Abdul Alim was responsible for the killing of 370 people during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, prosecution witness-26 Jogen Chandra Paul said on Wednesday. Testifying against Alim at the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2), he said the accused along with Pakistani occupation army and local peace committee members carried out the
Govt sits on single authority plan for drainage
The government is yet to decide over placing the drainage system of the Dhaka city under a single authority, a move initiated 10 years ago. The city corporations and the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority officials said the ministry concerned did not hold any meeting on the issue in 2013.
Officials visit JL market
The Dhaka South City Corporation officials Wednesday afternoon visited the site where Juba League men have been constructing a market on the footpath at Gulistan in the capital and only asked the builders to pause the construction. Some Juba League leaders, in connivance with businessmen at Bangabazar, are constructing the ‘market’ and selling ‘possessions’
Rainfall brings relief to city dwellers
At last capital Dhaka had welcome rain on Wednesday late afternoon after continued hot spell coupled with irritating load shedding that battered life of city dwellers for the last few days. The scanty but soothing rain was also experienced by some other parts of the country which provided much-awaited relief to the people from the ... Read more
Hiron blames Hasanat for his defeat in BCC polls
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, ruling 14-party alliance-backed candidate, on Wednesday blamed city Awami League president Abul Hasanat Abdullah for his debacle in the Barisal City Corporation elections. Hiron, the outgoing mayor, said he was made a scapegoat by Hasanat Abdullah, district AL president and cousin of the party chairperson, Sheikh Hasina, and his men.
Rainwater harvesting plant opened at SUST
Discussants in a programme in Sylhet on Thursday urged the public and private investment organisations to promote rainwater harvesting to minimise the country’s excessive dependence on underground water. Mentioning that the level of underground water
Student dies at DU
A private university student died while diving in the Dhaka University swimming pool on Wednesday noon. The victim was identified as Fahim Shahriar Chowdhury Rafi, 20, a first year student of American International University Bangladesh.
Mobile court jails 30 for taking bribe
A mobile court on Wednesday jailed 30 people for one month for taking bribe. The detainees were accused of asking bribe in return for a ‘help’: help in getting passport quickly. Rapd Action Battalion nabbed the accused people
BTRC fined Robi only Tk 3 lakh instead of Tk 500cr: CAG audit
VIOLATION OF LICENSING AGREEMENT BTRC fined Robi only Tk 3 lakh instead of Tk 500cr: CAG audit The government lost Tk 499.97 crore in revenue as the telecom regulator had charged only Tk 3 lakh fines on TM International Bangladesh Ltd in 2009, instead of Tk 500 crore, when it changed its name to Axiata ... Read more