The two Dhaka city corporations have taken massive preparations to carry out special drives to clean cattle wastes from the capital within 48 hours of slaughtering of sacrificial animals on the day of Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday, according to officials. The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have appointed
Month: October 2013
Nation set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country, on Wednesday, with due solemnity and religious fervour. The well-off Muslims will sacrifice animals on the day, to commemorate Hazrat Ibrahim’s (AS) devotion to the almighty Allah, as illustrated by his readiness to give up his dearest son
Sales, prices pick up in capital’s cattle markets
After last couple of days’ downtrend, the sale of sacrificial animals picked up in the capital’s cattle markets on Monday, one day before the Eid-ul-Azha. The demand for medium-sized animals made the sellers too happy. The supply of cattle increased matching
Counterfeit currency
Separate law needed to deal with culprits The central committee for resisting counterfeit currency in circulation urged the government for enacting a separate law for swift disposal of huge number of pending cases related to currency forgery and ensure proper punishment to the forgers. Members of the body while talking to The New Nation yesterday highlighted ... Read more
Nutrition remains a major concern
FAO representative stresses sustainability of food security Bangladesh can deservedly bask in the glory of tripling its rice output in a span of four decades, but its aspiration to become a middle-income country by its 50th birthday remains hard to achieve until nutrition concerns are addressed. Speaking exclusively to The Daily Star ahead of the World ... Read more
Existence crisis for AL if JS is dissolved: Alamgir
The BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has said the anti-Awami League (AL) sentiment is on the rise across the country and the party will face a crisis of existence if Parliament is dissolved on October 24. “The AL will face a crisis of existence soon after dissolving Parliament on October 24. The people ... Read more
Strong security steps for Eid
High probability of skirmishes over raw skin trade Law enforcement agencies have planned foolproof security measures across the country, to ensure peaceful celebration of Eid-ul- Azha, one of the biggest festivals of the Muslim community. “We will take very strong security arrangements before, during and after the Eid, for smooth celebration of the festival in ... Read more
Rain likely on Eid day
The Eid day weather on Wednesday in Dhaka and the northern region is going to be wet with light rains, met office sources said on Monday. Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions may experience some rains mostly due to the influence of a land depression formed over Jharkhand in north western India with the remains of super ... Read more
Durga Puja ends
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Monday with the immersion of the goddess Durga in the capital and elsewhere across the country. In the morning, devotees celebrated Bijoya Dashami, the last day of the festival, at some 28,000 Puja mandaps, including 212 in the capital. Devotees in their ... Read more
City hospitals in holiday mood
A large number of patients were released from hospitals in the last couple of days as many doctors and nurses already went on leave for celebrating Durga Puja and Eid-ul-Azha. The patients and their relatives at different hospitals said that the doctors asked them to get released from hospitals as many of the doctors were ... Read more
ADB to provide $900m annual aid to Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide over USD 900 million in average annual assistance to Bangladesh under the development agenda of its Strategy 2020, which envisages inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. The ADB will help the government address constraints to growth while
Remarkable progress in reducing hunger
Bangladesh achieved remarkable absolute progress in improving its Global Hunger Index (GHI) score as it has been able to reduce hunger since 1990, reports UNB. Bangladesh’s score in GHI was 36.7 in 1990, 35.1 in 1995, 24.0 in 2000, 20.2 in 2005 and 19.4 in 2013, according to the 2013 Global Hunger Index, released for
Over 14,000 cases pending with SC
Litigants continue to suffer as AD hardly hears new cases Litigants continue to suffer as more than 14,000 cases were pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Sources in the Supreme Court said that 4,700 cases, of which 400 are appeal matters, had been fixed earlier for hearing on different dates but the cases ... Read more
56 injured as tornado lashes three districts
Two children were injured and 100 houses damaged as a tornado hit four villages under Bholahat and Nochole upazilas in Chapainawabganj district Sunday night. Sources in the local administration said that the tornado hit Pirgachhi and Ghaibari villages in Bholahat upazila and Gopalnagar and Ghion villages
Jurgensen backs Tigers to win series againt NZ
Bangladesh have a bright chance of winning the series with a victory against the touring New Zealand side in the second game of the two-match Test series, said Shane Jurgensen, the head coach of the national team, on Monday. Bangladesh had put on a commendable show in the first Test match in Chittagong to earn a ... Read more
Vettori’s absence felt in Kiwi camp
The visiting New Zealand side badly missed the services of their prime spinner Daniel Vettori in the drawn first Test match against Bangladesh, according to coach Mike Hesson. Vettori, who has 51 wickets to his name in nine Tests against Bangladesh, is currently absent from international cricket after undergoing an operation
ICC team satisfied with Sylhet
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is confident about Sylhet Divisional stadium’s chances of hosting ICC World Twenty20 matches next year as the progress of its development work satisfied the inspection team, said a BCB official on Monday. The International Cricket Council delegation, which includes event director Chris Tetley, stadium consultant Eugene
Maradona won’t support Argentina in U-17 WC
Diego Maradona has continued his long-running feud with his country after he announced he would not be supporting Argentina at the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, reports Goal.com. The former Napoli striker has never reconciled differences with the Argentine Football Association since he was unceremoniously removed from
Rice imports mark abrupt jump
The import of rice skyrocketed in the first two months of the current financial year 2013-14 as the production of the food grain declined in the period than that of previous FY13 due to an unfavourable business situation for the farmers, said Bangladesh Bank officials. BB data released on Sunday showed that
$24m RMG sector safety project to be launched Oct 22
Factory inspection likely to begin late this month The government and the International Labour Organisation are jointly going to launch a project to address the challenges the country’s readymade garments sector is facing now, labour ministry officials said. They said the project would be commenced on October 22. Under the project ‘improving working