Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) on Friday urged the government to form a powerful and effective ‘National River Protection Authority’ to keep alive the moribund rivers in the country. It also stressed the need for a ‘national river policy’ to protect the rivers from unauthorised occupiers. The green organisation also placed eight-point demand in this regard ... Read more
Month: June 2013
IOJ terms next budget ‘ambitious, unrealistic’
Terming the proposed budget for fiscal 2013-14 as highly ambitious, unrealistic and pro-election, Islami Oikya Jote chairman Abdul Latif Nezami said it has given emphasis on party politics and next parliamentary polls, which make people frustrated. In his reaction on Friday, he said despite the failure in increasing revenue collection in the current fiscal (2012-1)
UK firm offers help for Savar victims
Four thousand victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse, who got themselves registered at Savar Cantonment School on Friday, will get Tk 15,000 each, equivalent to their three months’ salary, as compensation. UK firm Primark, which got its apparels from one of the five garment factories located at the Rana Plaza building that collapsed on ... Read more
Household gas supply for Rajshahi city opened
The longstanding demand of the Rajshahi city dwellers has at last come to be materialised as Petrobangla chairman Hossain Monsur on Friday inaugurated household gas supply. Hossain Monsur inaugurated the supply at the house of language hero Abul Hossain at Mathpukur in the city.
Rights activists demand full-fledged burn instt
Rights activists on Friday demanded establishment of a full-fledged burn institute with all modern facilities to ensure service for patients with burn injuries. They also demanded that the government should set up a burn unit in all government medical college hospitals to treat the patients at the divisional level.
Speaker urges IT use for women dev
2nd IT fest begins at DU The speaker, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, on Friday stressed the need for use of information technology for the economic development of women in the country. ‘IT can be used for creating employment opportunities for women and providing the mass people with various services,’ she said.
UGC honours 3 teachers of BSMMU
The University Grants Commission has honoured three teachers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, including its vice chancellor Pran Gopal Datta, for their fundamental and innovative researches. The UGC awarded 23 scholars of the country
Garment worker commits suicide
A female garment worker allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at West Rampura in the Dhaka city on Friday. The deceased, Muni Rani Das, 24, was an operator of Press Tel Garments Ltd at Rampura and lived at West Rampura.
11 shops burnt in Ctg fire
A total of 11 shops were burnt early Friday in a fire that broke out at Panthichhila Bazar under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. The fire service and civil defence sources said the fire originated from a shop at around 4:00am and soon spread to the adjacent shops.
Verbal war ahead of Sylhet city polls
Two mayoral candidates in the Sylhet City Corporation polls have engaged in a verbal war over how the city will be developed as they hit the streets to campaign for the upcoming polls. Awami League-led grand alliance-backed candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran (last mayor) claims Sylhet city saw Tk 5 billion development in the past ... Read more
Woman commits suicide in Ctg
A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house over family feud at Hamidchar under Chandgaon police station in Chittagong city Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Fahima Khatun, 27, wife of Abul Hashem, 28, resident of Belkhuci thana in Sirajganj.
Exchanges between Nature and Mankind
Noted romantic artist Nasreen Begum transports her emotions and experiences through her paintings in an ongoing solo exhibition titled Beyond Human Nature at the Athena Gallery of Fine Arts in Badda. The artist is displaying her recently completed 51 vibrant figurative paintings under a few series eight years
I am selective about my work
Says Moutushi Biswas to New Age Model turned actress Moutushi Biswas has once again become regular in TV soap series after taking a break for one and half year. Currently, she is acting in three new drama serials. In Oghoton Ghonton Potiyosi, scripted and directed by Ali Fida Ekram Tujo, Moutushi is playing the character ... Read more
GSP withdrawal for Bangladesh under consideration: US
Decision on next steps by June The United States on Thursday said withdrawal of Generalised System of Preferences facility for Bangladesh was under consideration and the decision on it would be announced by the end of June. ‘All options remain under consideration, including possible suspension, limitation or withdrawal of GSP benefits,’ said Lewis Karesh, who ... Read more
NTC to form technical committee
The National Tripartite Committee on Building and Fire Safety in the readymade garment sector on Thursday decided to set up a tripartite technical sub-committee to monitor and assess factory safety. At the first meeting of the National Tripartite
Prices of land, apartment to rise further: economists
Economists on Friday said the prices of land and apartment which were already high would rise further in the coming days as the government in its proposed budget gave unabated opportunity of legalising undisclosed money by investing in the real estate sector. According to the proposed budget for the fiscal
Australia’s Kmart, Target join in key Bangladesh garment safety deal
Kmart and Target have become the first Australian retailers to sign onto an accord to improve safety at Bangladesh factories, following a building collapse that killed 1,130 people, mostly workers, in April. Oxfam labour rights coordinator Daisy Gardener
Tamim prefers CPL over SLPL
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal said on Friday that he will join the forthcoming Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 competition instead of the second version of the Sri Lankan Premier League due to uncertainty. Tamim was picked up by St. Lucia for the inaugural
BHF still searching for foreign coach
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation are yet to appoint a foreign coach for the national team although they confirmed Janata Bank as a sponsor for the foreign coach two months ago. Janata Bank will provide more than Tk 90 lakh in one year for the purpose of maintaining expenses of the foreign coach but the BHF ... Read more
Zahid to stay put at Russell
National winger Zahid Hossain decided to stay put with treble-winning side Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra with a record transfer fee for the next season despite his earlier announcement of joining Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited. Russell offered the winger Tk 38 lakh which might