Though the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has directed that the city’s roads should not be dug up during the rainy season, most of the service providers are indiscriminately excavating the roads across the capital, mostly without permission, DCC officials said. This is in flagrant violation of the DCC prohibition, they complained. The results of such ... Read more
Month: August 2013
Polls as per charter, reiterates PM She slams BNP-Jamaat for attacks on minorities
Stressing the importance of the continuity of the country’s democratic process, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday reiterated that the next general election would be held as per the constitution to put an end to undemocratic power changeover. “The next election will have to be held as per the constitution and we’ve to begin the ... Read more
Subsidies in LPG cylinder gobbled up
Government subsidies for LPG cylinder were gobbled up by dealers and middlemen while subsidised furnace oil ended up at wrong hands over the last two financial years. As a result, the subsidies did not benefit the consumers, an audit has found, exposing serious monitoring flaws at the BPC. In 2011-12,
Production environment in jute mills in a poor state
The production environment in most jute mills of the country has been found to be in a poor state in terms of maintenance of temperature, humidity and lighting. This is adversely affecting overall production. This was revealed in a recent study, jointly conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue and the Department of Mechanical Engineering ... Read more
RAB unearths new militant group
The Raid Action Battalion on Friday said that it unearthed a militant organisation BEM and arrested three of its suicide squad suspect along with firearms and ammunitions in Bogra district town. Although the elaborate name of BEM was yet to be known, the organisation was following the operation style of the banned Islamist outfit
5 including 4 cops hurt in gunfight at Keraniganj
At least five people including four police personnel were injured in a gunfight between police and a gang of muggers early Friday at Zia Nagar village of Keraniganj, an outskirt of the city. The injured were identified as sub-inspectors Abul Kalam Azad and Aminul Islam, constables Abdul Matin and M Safur of Keraniganj Model Police ... Read more
BNP to intensify movement after Eid: Alamgir
Mounting pressure on the government to hold the general election under the non-party caretaker government (CG) system, BNP spokesperson Mirza fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the party will announce its next course of action after Eid-ul-Azha. “A grand rally will be held in Dhaka after Eid-ul-Azha. Opposition leader Khaleda Zia will announce an
EU aid focus on democracy, education
The European Union (EU) has unveiled a special aid package to strengthen democracy and human rights, food security and nutrition, and education and skill development in Bangladesh, officials said. However, the EU is yet to inform Dhaka about the amount of funds for the country programming (CP) 2014-2020 for Bangladesh. The bloc has prepared a ... Read more
Nasim urges Dr Yunus not to speak on CG provision
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Friday urged Prof (Dr) Muhammad Yunus not to make unsolicited political statements on the issue of the caretaker government system. “Don’t stir up any controversy by making unwanted statements on the caretaker government issue. We respect you as a Nobel laureate. But you are demeaning yourself by
If president wants I will resign: JU VC
Edn minister likely to meet demonstrators today The Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor, Anwar Hossain, on Friday said that he would resign if the chancellor, President Abdul Hamid, so wanted and his resignation could restore academic atmosphere to the campus. ‘I am the elected vice-chancellor and President Abdul Hamid has appointed me. If he wants, I will ... Read more
10,680 Yaba tablets seized
4 held in Cox’s Bazar Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members yesterday arrested four drug peddlers along with 10,680 yaba tablets near Morichya Check Post in Ramu upazila here. The arrestees Abdur Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman, Abu Ahmed and Ayub Ali are from Cox’s Bazar Sadar and Ukhia upazilas. Sources said BGB members
Bangladeshi woman raped by BSF
A human rights body in West Bengal state yesterday demanded the immediate arrest of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable on the charge of raping a Bangladeshi woman at a village in the state’s North 24 Parganas district. In a letter to New Delhi-based National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Kirity Roy, Secretary of Banglar Manabadhikar ... Read more
Bangladeshi Workers in Malaysia
Special ID cards to stop job changes Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia will be provided with special identity cards from early next year to prevent them from switching jobs before expiry of job contract, reported Malaysian English daily The Star on Thursday. Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the cards would have ... Read more
Govt set to take $132m China hard loan for power plant
A government committee on non-concessional loan is likely to approve tomorrow a Power Division proposal to take $132 million in buyers’ credit from two banks of China with high interest rate of around 4 per cent for setting up a 150-mega watt power plant. The Economic Relations Division will place the Power Division’s
BB threatens to cancel licences if banks fail to stop irregularities
AD Branches BB threatens to cancel licences if banks fail to stop irregularities The Bangladesh Bank has warned the scheduled banks that it would take tough action against them if they fail to settle overdue inland and foreign bills in their authorised dealer branches. The central bank’s warning came from a meeting titled ‘irregularities in ... Read more
Onion price remains high on retail market
The price of onion remained high in the city’s kitchen markets in last week, hitting its peak in the week at Tk 90 a kilogram on Monday. It, however, fell slightly after Tuesday and the commodity was selling at Tk 70-Tk 75 a kg on Friday. Before Eid-ul-Fitr, the price of the imported
Taka gains 30pc against Indian rupee since Jan 2012
Bangladesh’s taka has become almost equal to the Indian rupee, gaining over 30 per cent since January 2012. Bangladesh taka was 1.71 against a rupee on January 27, 2012. It closed at 1.19 a rupee on Thursday last while Pakistani rupee was 1.85 against a rupee on February 22, 2012, according to a report of ... Read more
McInnes fires back at critics
Blames off-field issues for performance The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s increased focus on elections and an inexperienced management group making decisions were the reasons behind the miserable failure of Bangladesh cricketers this summer, Sahara-BCB National Academy manager Richard McInnes said on Friday. Despite fielding a strong A team in England, the tourists
Saber wants emphasis on cricket
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury called for the BCB to put its emphasis back on cricket after the recent below-par performances of the different age-level teams and the second string Bangladesh side abroad. Saber made the statement after observing the recent
National footballers recovering well
After the conclusion of the one and a half month training camp for the 10th SAFF Championship which will kick off on August 31, weary footballers are gradually recovering from fatigue. The footballers earlier requested national team head coach Lodewijk de Kruif to give them a proper recovery period and the Dutch coach complied by