Proposal awaits govt nod today The government is going to drop the links of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) at Mohakhali, Farmgate, Golapbagh and Maniknagar areas due to complications in acquiring land. The communications ministry will place today the proposal at a meeting of the cabinet committee on economic affairs for approval, said ministry sources.
Month: October 2013
Oppn may join JS today
AL postpones press conference BNP chairperson on Tuesday asked the opposition lawmakers to remain standby so that if instructed they could attend the parliament session, BNP lawmakers said hinting that they were likely to join the session on Wednesday. Though the decision to join the parliament was not finalised we have been asked to remain ... Read more
Gold seized at Shahjalal Airport
The airport customs authorities seized 280 gold bars weighing 33 kilograms from a return flight from Dubai at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday. The airport customs assistant commissioner, Kamrul Hasan, told New Age that the gold bars were found abandoned in a toilet of Fly Dubai which arrived
Cooperation on counter terrorism signed with US
Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States on counter terrorism cooperation. Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs CQK Mustaq Ahmed and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena signed the MoU on ‘Counter Terrorism Cooperation Initiative between Bangladesh and the USA’. Under the MoU both
Blast in Bogra police station: 5 hurt
At least five people including two cops were injured in blast crude bomb in the yard of Bogra shadar police station on Tuesday noon. The activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, allegedly hurled two cocktails inside the compound of Bogra Sadar Police Station yesterday noon, Police said. Nobody was arrested in ... Read more
Khaleda proposal unrealistic, say ministers
Leaders of the ruling alliance have dismissed the recent proposal made by the opposition on the poll-time government, fuelling apprehensions that the current political imbroglio will linger for some more time yet. State minister for law Advocate Quamrul Islam has dismissed the proposal of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia to
UN welcomes Khaleda’s proposal, claims BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday evening claimed that the United Nations assistant secretary general for political affairs, Oscar Fernandez Taranco, welcomed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal for election-time government. ‘He [Taranco] made the phone call to acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the evening and welcomed
World is watching Bangladesh: Hanna
European Union Ambassador to Dhaka William Hanna said on Tuesday the ruling and opposition parties could engage in constructive dialogue to overcome the political impasse in the country. His comments came against the backdrop of unveiling of proposals by the parties to end the current political deadlock. “We are encouraged by the
Bangladesh praised for reducing open defecation
A three-day South Asian Conference on Sanitation, better known as SASOCAN, began in the Nepalese capital on Tuesday with Bangladesh getting praised for its success in reducing open defecation. The 5th ministerial level SASOCAN drew politicians, government officials, civil society representatives and grassroots people from the region besides experts
Hilsa Ban Turns A Farce
The website of the fisheries department proudly announces a number of initiatives to stop fishermen from catching brood-hilsa on October 13-23 in rivers of 19 districts. The experts consider this 10-day window crucial to spawning of our national fish. Yet, the department seems to be failing to protect the brood-hilsa as some
‘Halal Sex Shop’ launched in Turkey
‘Halal Sex Shop’ website is first in a predominantly Muslim country Ankara: An online ‘Halal Sex Shop’ selling condoms, massage oils and perfumes has been launched in Turkey, becoming the first of its kind in the country. The website presents its products as being “entirely safe,” and in compliance with Islamic norms. Internet users who ... Read more
Technology keeps young adults from walking
A quarter of young adults aged between 18 and 24 only walk an average of five minutes a day, according to Bupa who surveyed 2,000 people. Parents aged 42-54 years old blamed technology for keeping the young adults in the UK from walking and said they walked more than their children do when they were ... Read more
Jibanananda’s death anniversary today
Today is the 59th anniversary of death of the greatest modern poet of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das (February 18, 1899 to October 22, 1954). Initially being influenced by Rabindranath Tagore’s romanticism, Das later developed his unique style of poetry in terms of dealing with nature and writing poems as well as darker themes like depression, ... Read more
I love to act in diverse characters
Bidya Sinha Mim tells New Age Model turned actor Bidya Sinha Mim has performed in diverse characters in around 20 teleplays and serials aired in the past six days in this Eid festival. The popular actor says that she does not confine herself in typical roles and want to test her acting ability in different ... Read more
S’pore urged to set up manpower training instt in Bangladesh
President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged Singapore to set up a training institute in Bangladesh under joint collaboration for developing skilled workforce especially in the construction, hospitality and service sectors, reports UNB. “If the training institute is set up in Bangladesh,
Road crashes kill 10
Three of a family die in Feni Ten people were killed and 83 others injured in road accidents throughout the country on Sunday and yesterday. Four people, including three of a family, were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni yesterday. Three people died and three were injured
Domestic helps ‘fall off roof’
1 dead, another injured A domestic help died and another was critically injured after allegedly falling off the roof a seven-storey building in Khulshi residential area in Chittagong city yesterday. Dilder Begum, 25, and Sanjida Khatun, 13, both of Teknaf, had been working as domestic helps at the flat of Ahmed Nabi, a business man.
Bangladesh lags behind most S Asian countries
Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for All Bangladesh lags behind most S Asian countries Shows international report With 83 percent of the people having access to safe drinking water, Bangladesh is lagging behind all of its South Asian neighbours except Afghanistan, reveals an international report. Even the global average of
Canada to give CDN$2 million to ICDDR, B
Canada will provide a grant of two million Canadian dollars to the ICDDR, B to improve the knowledge of mothers and field staff in treating malnourished rural children. The ICDDR, B has been nominated for a scale-up grant of up to $2 million by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the government of Canada,
Late wickets ruin Tigers’ day
Cheap wickets in key moments took the momentum away from Bangladesh as New Zealand gained an upper hand on the rain-hit opening day of the second Test in Dhaka on Monday. The Tigers began with a bang, scoring almost at will, before the batsmen threw their wickets to finish the day at 228-5 with bad ... Read more