BNP chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Tuesday observed that the country is in grave crisis. She also urged the people to pray to Allah during this holy month of the Ramzan to get rid of the government oppression and repression. “This government is blatantly corrupt and oppressive. We have to pray ... Read more
Month: July 2013
Jamaat-Shibir men attack Adabar police station
The activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chattra Shibir have attacked Adabar Police Station in the city on Tuesday night, police said. During the attack, the activists of Jamaat-Shibir fired shots and blasted at least 3 to 4 cocktail aiming at Adabar Thana, police said. Duty Officer of Adabar Thana
Govt urged to remove graft in VAT collection
Civil society networks on Tuesday urged the government to take urgent steps to eliminate corruption in collection of Value Added Tax (VAT), putting more emphasis on corporate and direct tax. VAT is a regressive policy, especially for the poor and middleclass consumers, they said at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club. Among others, ... Read more
Fire in N’ganj power station
A fire broke out at Siddirganj power station of the district on Monday night. Shawkat Juddar, senior station master of Demra fire service, said the fire originated due to excessive load of electricity flow at oil hoarding place of sub-station of the power station at 6:45 pm. On information, two firefighting units from the
JS prorogued
The budget session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) was prorogued today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury urging the treasury bench and opposition members to uphold democracy by participating in the JS proceedings. “The budget session of the JS became lively with the active participation of treasury and opposition lawmakers . . . their valuable opinion ... Read more
Country exports jute to 69 countries
Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui on Tuesday said in the Parliament that the country exported locally produced raw jute to 69 countries of the world in 2011-2012 fiscal year. “The countries are UAE, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, France, UK, Italy, Japan, Indonesia, Poland, Pakistan, Thailand and Russia, he ... Read more
Photo show features Bangladeshi mountaineers’ trip
MOUNT ELBRUS EXPEDITION Photo show features Bangladeshi mountaineers’ trip Three Bangladeshi mountaineers—Musa Ibrahim, Niaz Morshed Patwari and Sifat Fahmida Nawshin, conquered Mount Elbrus in Russia on July 26. Some magnificent images of their expedition are on display at a photography exhibition at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The show displays ... Read more
Porshi 3 release soon
For her third solo album titled Porshi-3, young singer Porshi is working with Indian and Bangladeshi music composers. The album includes 11 romantic songs like Hridoy amar, Jonom jonom, Ektu Ektu, Dhiki dhiki. The songs have been penned by Asif Iqbal, Sohel Arman, Julfikar Rasel, Anurup Aich and Rabiul Islam Jibon. Bappa Majumder, Arifin Rumey,
Minerva to release its debut album
Promising groove metal band Minerva’s debut music album was launched at the production house Incursion Music’s office in Bangla Motor, Dhaka on Friday. The album titled Biday Shongbidhan, produced by Incursion Music, features eight songs including God of war, Jatra, Blood of Italia, and Sangbidhaner biday. According to the band members, with the
Use of polythene bags rampant in Sylhet city
Use of contraband polythene-made shopping bag has become rampant in the Sylhet city and elsewhere in the district in absence of proper monitoring by the authorities concerned. Talking to New Age residents of different areas in the city have alleged that the use of polythene bags has increased alarmingly everywhere in the city during Ramadan,
Call to protect rights of transgender people
Participants in a meeting in Rajshahi city on Tuesday urged people to change their attitude towards the transgender people and demanded quota for them in education and job sectors. Light House, a non-government human rights organisation, organised the programme titled
500-bed hospital to open without emergency ward
A 500-bed general hospital at Khilgaon in the capital will be opened on Friday without any inpatient and emergency department. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to open the hospital, the project director of the 500-bed general hospital, M Abdul Basit, told New Age on Tuesday.
Two accused sent to jail
AMIN BAZAR KILLING Two accused sent to jail A trial court on Tuesday sent two accused of Aminbazaar six students killing case to jail after they had appeared in the court seeking bail. Two accused — Hazi Mohammad Akhil Uddin and Mohammad Saiful Islam — surrendered before the court and sought bail in the case.
BU students demand reforms in quota system in govt jobs
Students of Barisal University formed a human chain and held a rally Tuesday afternoon, demanding reforms in the quota system in all public service examinations, including Bangladesh Civil Service. They held the human chain rally at Bibir Pukur Paar of the city centre, where leaders of the students demanded recruitment in government job on the ... Read more
24th council of RU unit BCL July 20
The 24th council of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Rajshahi University unit will be held on July 20, said a press release on Tuesday. The collection of nomination papers for the posts of president and general secretary, which will cost Tk 5,000, started on July 16 and the submission deadline
JS body on housing, public works meets
The parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry on Tuesday recommended quick implementation of the directive to resolve complications over allotment of plots to the affected people in Karwan Bazar. The committee made the recommendation at its 48th
NBR offers telcos to resolve SIM tax dispute thru ADR
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday offered the mobile phone operators to resolve the dispute over replacement SIM tax worth Tk 3,100 crore outside the court which is pending for more than one-and-a-half years. Leaders of the Association of Mobile Telephone
RMG makers urge US, EU retailers to ensure better coordination
The readymade garment sector leaders have welcomed the recent initiatives of North American and EU retail brands over the Bangladesh safety issue but urged them to work under the National Action Plan to ensure better coordination and to avoid repetition and overlapping of work. They stressed on the effective coordination and a unified
16 banks post negative credit growth in a year
Sixteen scheduled banks posted a negative credit growth as of the middle of June 2013 on year-on-year basis due to a stagnant situation in the business sector, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. According to BB data released on Tuesday, the overall credit growth of the scheduled banks also decreased significantly against the deposit growth as ... Read more
Rights offer pleas of BRAC Bank, IFIC Bank rejected
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday rejected the rights issue applications of BRAC Bank and IFIC Bank as the banks did not apply for the rights issue properly. The commission took the decision at a meeting presided over by its chairman M Khairul Hossain, a BSEC news release said. The BSEC release said ... Read more