Green activists at a roundtable on Saturday demanded that the construction of the coal-based power plant at Rampal be cancelled and the project shifted to a safer place to save the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. They also demanded that the project assessment report be evaluated through discussions with representatives of the government, non-governmental
Month: October 2013
N’ganj water supply Two people die
Two people died of diarrhoea and more than 560 others contacted the disease after drinking ‘contaminated’ supply water in Narayanganj in six days. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research will send a five-member team to the spot today to collect samples and examine the situation,
Citizens want nat’l unity to combat religious extremism
11-member committee formed Eminent citizens on Saturday called upon all pro-liberation to build up a strong resistance against sectarian forces and religious extremists as they formed an 11-member national council of Bangladesh Rukhe Darao, a platform to combat communalism, at its national convention on Saturday. Speakers at the convention in the capital
Manmohan reiterates commitment of cooperation
Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has reiterated India’s commitment to “completing the tasks” agreed upon by India and Bangladesh. Jointly inaugurating the India-Bangladesh grid interconnection at Bheramara with Sheikh Hasina and laying the foundation stone of the thermal
Three police men held for robbery in city
Local people of Tanti Bazar area in Old Dhaka caught three police personnel red-handed including a sub-inspector of Cantonment police station on Saturday noon for their alleged involvement in robbery in the name of recovering ‘hundi money’. The arrested police personnel were identified as sub-inspector Abdul Kaiyum, Constable Alamgir Hossain and Abul Khair.
2 ICT employees put in custody
Sqc Verdict Leak 2 ICT employees put in custody A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Saturday remanded two International Crimes Tribunal employees in police custody for eight days for interrogation in the case of parts of the verdict sentencing Salauddin Quader Chowdhury to death being leaked. The investigators are also looking for another suspect,
Digital baby screen for sperm donors
A service that digitally weaves together the DNA of prospective parents to check for potential disease in thousands of ‘virtual babies’ is set to launch in the US by December, BBC online reported. New York start-up Genepeeks will initially focus on donor sperm, simulating before pregnancy how the genetic sequence of a female client might ... Read more
Chinese firm to get the job
Networking Govt Offices Chinese firm to get the job A Chinese company is going to get the job of connecting the public administration up to the upazila level with the capital by establishing an information network. The cabinet committee on purchase may approve today the proposal of awarding the job worth Tk 1,087 crore [$133 ... Read more
Monsoon leaving Bangladesh
A late rally by the south western Monsoon brought heavy to moderate rains across the country since Friday and the rains are not going away before Monday, met office sources said on Saturday. It brought miseries to many, particularly those who went for a vacation to the sea resort town of Cox’sBazar, where precipitations totalled ... Read more
Lightning kills 3 in Sirajganj
Three people, including a woman and her granddaughter, were killed as they were struck by lightning at Chandpurchar village in Belkuchi upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified Jahanara Begum, 60, her granddaughter Halima, 7, also daughter of Belal Hossain, and Taslima, 9, daughter of Makbul Hosain. All of them hailed from the Chandpurchar village.
3 robbers lynched
Three robbers died after mass beating in Rangpur and Munshiganj early Saturday. Two highway robbers, including the ringleader, were killed in a lynch-mob attack in Paglapir area of Sadar upazila in Rangpur early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Saju Mia, 40,
Chhayanaut celebrates autumn
A graceful façade of the third season of Bangla year Sarat was created by the artistes of Chhayanaut through the evergreen songs at a programme held at the Battola of the faculty of fine arts of Dhaka University on Friday. Vibrant dance recitals and songs of mainly Rabindranath Tagore depicting the elegance of autumn were ... Read more
Film fest featuring female makers begins tomorrow
A film festival featuring the works of Bangladeshi female filmmakers will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday, declared the organisers at a press conference on Thursday at the academy’s seminar room. The festival, which will be jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Moviyana Film Society, will feature short films, documentaries and feature films ... Read more
Workshop on Classical Music at Bengal Foundation
After the huge success of last year’s classical music festival, Bengal Foundation has decided to arrange another festival starting from November 28 to December 01. Ahead of the festival, the organisation has arranged for a month-long workshop consisting of a series of lectures on classical music, dance and different demonstrations at the Bengal
Consumers deprived of price fall benefit of edible oil
The price of soya bean oil decreased by Tk 20 a litre in last three months but most of the consumers are not getting this facility as the tagged prices, in most cases, remain high. Most of the small shop owners, even some of the mega shops, have been ignoring the decreasing price and retailing ... Read more
Interest spread rate continues to decline amid dull business
Interest spread rate in the banking sector continued to decline as the most of the scheduled banks are now enjoying balanced deposit against a lower loan disbursement amid dull business situation in the private sector, said officials of Bangladesh Bank. According to the latest BB data, the overall interest
Rajshahi growers, traders face trouble with unsold potato
Potato traders and growers have been facing an embarrassing situation with their huge unsold potato due to less market price in Rajshahi. According to the traders, the huge potato remained stockpiled in 26 cold storages as the owners didn’t lift those due to dull market price and supposed
DSE asked to submit probe report in 15 days
12 Cos’ Unusual Price Hike DSE asked to submit probe report in 15 days The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has directed the Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate within 15 working days the unusual price hike of 12 companies with low capital that witnessed 50 per cent to 150 per cent price hike during September. ... Read more
Saudi Arabia to recruit maids, drivers from Bangladesh
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will recruit maids and drivers from 12 Asian countries, including Bangladesh, as it has been facing shortage of those types of workers recently. The other Asian countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, Laos and India.
Brisk sale of refrigerators before Eid in city
As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, the sale of refrigerators has reached its peak in all showrooms and marketplaces in the city. Apart from local companies including Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd, Marcel and MyOne, sales of foreign ones such as LG, Esquire, Hitachi and Singer have soared up. The sales outlets of the brands are now buzzing