The country’s overseas employment has registered a sharp decline this year, compared to last year. In the first half of the current year, the number of people going abroad, for work, declined by 45 per cent, compared to the figure of the corresponding period last year. The total number of people going abroad for jobs ... Read more
Month: July 2013
Army to run taxis
Failing to improve service, govt agrees to proposal from the force In a desperate bid to improve taxicab service, the government has decided to involve Bangladesh Army to launch a new taxicab service for the capital and Chittagong metropolis. Under the new scheme, the army will import 5,000 good quality AC and non-AC taxicabs — ... Read more
Home-goers scramble for train tickets
Bangladesh Railway is refusing to sell air conditioned first class tickets for Dhaka-Rajshahi and Dhaka-Dinajpur inter-city trains to ordinary passengers as those have been ‘reserved’ for influential people before the Eid festival. People who went to Kamalapur railway station on Monday said the BR staff had refused
1 killed, 7 injured in city shoe factory fire
A worker was killed and seven others injured in a fire that broke out in a shoe factory at Islambagh of Chakbazar in the capital’s old part on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sabbir, 22, a worker of Shikder Shoe Factory. The injured workers Dipu, 14, Sentu, Sharif, Uzzal, Rubel, Shohel and Babu were ... Read more
Tk 130 crore undisclosed money legalised last fiscal year
Stock Market Investment Tk 130 crore undisclosed money legalised last fiscal year Some 70 people legalised around Tk 130 crore of undisclosed money through the stock market in the just-concluded fiscal year 2012-13, officials of National Board of Revenue on Monday said. They said money whitening facility by paying 10 per cent tax did not ... Read more
‘Media, civil society should keep close watch on govt’
To establish the rule of law and democracy in the country, the government must come up with a specific action plan, incorporating suggestions from stakeholders on human rights issues. This was the opinion of rights activists at a national seminar on the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh, organised by the Human ... Read more
Bhashani’s life sketch not reinserted in textbooks
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board is publishing textbooks for 2014 without reinserting the biography of renowned politician late Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani in the Bangla books for class V and VIII ignoring the recommendation of a parliamentary watchdog. The board, which is entrusted to develop curriculum and to print, publish and distribute
Legacy left in neglect
Ustad Alauddin Khan Legacy left in neglect The musical instruments and other articles made famous through being used by the maestro Ustad Alauddin Khan, a legendary classical musician of the subcontinent, have remained in neglect. Little has been done over the decades to ensure their preservation. Ustad Alauddin Khan, who lived between 1860 and 1972, ... Read more
Govt moves to ease Eid rush
An inter-ministerial meeting yesterday outlined a plan to ease the movement of homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, to check traffic congestion, accidents and crimes. Lorries and covered vans will stay off the highways from four days before Eid until three days after the festival for smooth travel of home
AL at a loss after city polls debacle: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the ruling Awami League has lost its balance after its defeat in five city corporation elections. “The defeat of the ruling party in the elections proved that people have no confidence in the regime. The country’s people don’t want to see them in power ... Read more
Despite repeated tragedies, they reside on Ctg hillside
Despite several deaths in landslides every year, those camped on Chittagong’s hillside and hill-top areas continue to live in the high-risk zones, refusing to leave their homes. Since 1998, a total of 253 people have died in landslides. Steps taken by the Chittagong district administration, to shift these residents, to safer places, have all gone ... Read more
Arms case against Limon withdrawn
One of the two cases filed against college student Limon Hossain, who had to have the left leg amputated after being shot at by Rapid Action Battalion personnel in Jhalakati village, was withdrawn on Monday. The Jhalakathi Speedy Trial Tribunal 2 judge, Kiran Shankar Hawlader, ordered the withdrawal of the arms case following a petition ... Read more
Illegal occupiers grab Rly lands; govt loses revenue
Large swathes of land, belonging to the Bangladesh Railways, amounting to thousands of crores of Taka, have been grabbed by illegal occupiers. Though most of the lands of the railways have been given to different social, educational and religious organisations, with licenses for a single year, the authorities concerned have failed to prevent encroachment. As ... Read more
Modified brinjal taken to court
Campaigners against genetically modified (GM) crops yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court against a government move to release Bt brinjal, a GM crop, for the first time in the country. The court is likely to hear the writ today, lawyers concerned said. The writ was filed by five green activists including an ... Read more
HSC results Saturday
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations held under 10 education boards will be published on Saturday, education ministry officials said yesterday. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over a copy of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10:00am, said Shubodh Chandra Dhali, senior public relations
Hajj pilgrims may fly any airline of their choice
The High Court on Monday allowed Hajj pilgrims to fly by whichever airlines they would like to take for performing Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In response to a writ petition, the HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmad passed the order. It also issued a rule
Wasa pushes up water tariff
Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority has raised water tariff by 5 percent with effect from July 1. With the increase, the new water tariff for residential consumers will be Tk 7.34 for 1,000 litres of water (1 unit) gainst Tk 6.99 previously. However, for the commercial consumers the new rate will be Tk 24.44 for ... Read more
Afzal on stage again
Renowned actor Afzal Hossain will perform today in a collage production of Dhaka Theatre featuring the important episodes of the troupe’s plays staged in the past 40 years. The collage will be staged at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of Dhaka Theatre’s 40th anniversary celebrations programme. ‘I thought I should ... Read more
Dhaka Theatre as a trendsetter analysed
Achievements of Dhaka Theatre as a trend-setter in Bangladeshi theatre, which got momentum after the country’s independence, was analysed at a seminar held in the conference room of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Profeesor Afsar Ahmad, pro vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, presented the keynote paper at the programme organised by Dhaka Theatre marking its ... Read more
Bangla language TV channel to launce in US
A Bangla language television channel targeting to promote Bangla language and culture amongst the Bangladeshi expatriates living in the USA named TBN24 will begin its journey in next September, said a press release. The release further reads that the officials of Total Broadcasting Network, the mother organisation of the channel, presented details of the upcoming ... Read more