Month: September 2013

Rampal Power Plant Govt goes ahead, greens worried  Selection of builders by March The government is set to hire a consultant for the massive coal power plant in Rampal, close to the Sundarbans, despite environmentalists’ concern about the project’s site selection and its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. “We have floated a tender to appoint

Sheikh Hasina on Saturday alleged that there was an international conspiracy against Bangladesh to stall its pace of development and prevent the Grand Alliance government from coming back to power. “Many at the international level would not want the continuation of development in Bangladesh. They will hatch a conspiracy to halt the development

When the nation is moving ahead with the prospect of revamping jute production following discovery of the genome of the jute plant, not much has been done to increase the level of production and marketing of jute products, both at home and abroad. The government enacted a law three years back, making it mandatory for ... Read more

Finds survey A BBC survey across seven Asian countries finds 84 percent of Bangladeshi respondents are feeling the impact of climate change on their household income. Almost one-third of the respondents are experiencing extreme weather events, changing livelihoods, and migrating to cities for work and struggling to cope.

The Awami League (AL) would have to reach a consensus over the election-time non-partisan government, if it wants to stay in mainstream politics, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Moudud Ahmed said on Saturday. “The Awami League has time till October 24, to reach a mutual compromise over the poll-time administration.

BNP is planning to hold it’s ‘biggest ever public rally at Rangpur’ on September 15. BNP chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia will address the rally as the chief guest. BNP leaders said they are expecting a gathering of more than half a million people at the rally at the Zilla School ground. Though Rangpur region

Criminals kill businessman Locals demonstrate with body for arrest of culprits in Ctg A businessman was stabbed to death and another injured in an attack by criminals in CDA Residential area of Chittagong city Friday night. Meanwhile, aggrieved locals with the body in an ambulance staged a rally on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in City Gate area ... Read more

Urging the leading political parties to incorporate an economic agenda in their manifestos for the upcoming general elections, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president, Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, on Saturday, requested them to mention their proposals for the business community. He said the political parties

Survivors of Tazreen Fire Struggle not over yet  Compensation could hardly ease the sufferings of the survivors of last year’s deadly fire at Tazreen Fashions as most of the amount has been spent on their treatment. The garment unit in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital witnessed the deaths of as many as 112 ... Read more

The United States government has reiterated its call for the major parties to collaborate with each other to agree on a way forward to ensure free, fair and credible elections in Bangladesh. “We have repeatedly urged the leaders of the major parties in Bangladesh, as you know, to come together and agree on a way ... Read more

Discussion on polls-time govt told Eminent citizens yesterday called for a long-term and sustainable solution to the polls-time administration issue to avoid any political deadlock in the country centring the issue in future. Dissolution of the incumbent parliament is a prerequisite to holding the upcoming national polls in a free and fair manner, they told ... Read more

A Bangladeshi teenage girl, trafficked to India five years ago along with her mother and brother, returned home along with a Border Security Force delegation on Saturday. The Indian delegation, led by Banshi Dhar Sharma, special director general of the Border Security Force, handed the girl over to her family in the

Bokhtiar Killing No headway in investigation  Law enforcers were yet to make any headway into the murder of college student Bokhtiar Mohammad Latif. Police were quizzing the husband of a housemaid, employed at the victim’s residence, about the murder. A gang of about seven unidentified assailants had broken into the Jatrabari residence of Bokhtiar, aged about 20, ... Read more

Russell Mia yesterday confessed in a city court to killing Saoda Akhtar, the girl he had sought to marry. He was brought before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court around noon. Magistrate Zahidul Kabir recorded his statement for two and a half hours and later sent him to Barisal Central Jail. In the statement, Russell, a management student ... Read more

She was not lucky enough this time when she came under acid attack by her spurned suitor, who had been successful to burn her face on the fourth go after three futile attempts in a month. Newly wed Kakoli Khatun, who was attacked on Thursday night, is now fighting for life at burn unit of ... Read more