For Liakat Ali, the decision has been hard and painful. His was a choice between love and need. In the end, it was his need to which his fatherly passion succumbed. The 60-year-old yesterday filed a case against his son, a migrant worker in Dubai, for not looking after the family for the last three ... Read more
Month: November 2013
BNP slams EC over BNF registration
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has vehemently criticised the Election Commission (EC) for awarding registration to the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF), a new political party which has triggered much controversy. The Election Commission registered the ‘not-so-well-known’ Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) on Monday,
Doctor hit by train dies
A retired physician of Chittagong University medical centre, who was severely injured after being hit by a train Monday night, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, 61. Farhad Hossain Khan, deputy registrar of CU,
Patients suffer for unhygienic toilets in govt hospitals
Patients in some of the major public hospitals have to suffer immensely because of the unhygienic toilets when the country is going to observe World Toilet Day today. Experts have said unhygienic toilets cause health hazards and psychic complexities to the patients, attendances and others who use such toilets. Dhaka Medical College
6 including killer sent to jail
Schoolgirl Killing In Barisal 6 including killer sent to jail The judicial magistrate court in Barisal on Monday afternoon ordered the imprisonment of the killer of a schoolgirl, his father, uncle and three aunts. Drug addict Nayan Bala, 20, hacked to death Tania Aktar, 11, at Gouranadi upazila on Sunday. Local people held the killer ... Read more
Bangla, Global Studies to be compulsory at English medium schools
Two subjects, Bangla and Global Studies, as published by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, will be made mandatory for the English medium schools, said Nurul Islam Nahid, who recently resigned as education minister. Nahid, while speaking at a discussion at International Mother Language Institute, announced that Bangla and Global Studies would be made mandatory ... Read more
Jewelry shop looted in old Dhaka
Robbers looted a jewelry shop in old Dhaka’s Tantibazar on Monday afternoon. The Kotwali police officer-in-charge, Shah Alam, said the robbers hurled hand bombs in the area to create panic among the people and looted Mandira Jewelers’ at around 2:00pm. The owner could not estimate the measure
DWASA reclaims two canals
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority on Monday conducted a drive to reclaim two city canals from encroachment. A DWASA enforcement team, led by magistrate Khalilur Rahman, conducted the seven-hour drive to save Kalyanpur Cha and Ramchandrapur canal. The magistrate said they started the drive near
RU EMBA admission test Dec 20
The admission tests for the evening MBA programme at the accounting and information system department of Rajshahi University will be held on December 20. The department chairman, Subhash Chandra Shil, disclosed it at a press conference on Monday at his office. The admission seekers have to register by collecting
DU Ga unit results published
The Dhaka University’s Ga unit admission test results were published on Monday. A total of 3,813 examinees out of 45,883 came out successful in the test held on November 15. A total of 49,235 aspirants from business studies background in higher secondary level had applied against 1,115 seats in the Ga unit. The DU vice-chancellor,
Rotarians’ role in assisting poor praised in Sylhet
Speakers at a programme in Sylhet on Monday said the Rotarians were playing a substantial role in assisting the underprivileged people and build up a healthy society basing on humanity and morality. They were addressing a reception accorded to the USA Rotarians including Texas State Rotarian Club’s past district governor Zeneth Holland, Paul Gasel, its
Poll-time govt shapes up
Eight leaders of the Awami League, Jatiya Party and Workers’ Party were on Monday sworn in as ministers in the election-time all-party interim government. Members of the Awami League advisory council, Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed, president of the Workers’ Party of Bangladesh, Rashed Khan Menon,
All eyes on Khaleda meet with Hamid
Opposition chief Khaleda Zia is set to meet President Abdul Hamid Tuesday evening amid anticipation that the outcome of the meeting will determine the opposition’s next course of action. The BNP chairperson is likely to apprise the president of her party’s position on the poll-time government during the meeting, party insiders said. Immediately
Ershad now asks BNP to follow suit
JP Quits Alliance, Joins Polls-time Govt Ershad now asks BNP to follow suit Jatiya Party has finally quit the Awami League-led grand alliance and joined the “all-party” polls-time government yesterday. Making a U-turn on his previous decision, JP Chairman HM Ershad also announced that his party will contest the next general election. “I want to ... Read more
US minister for secretary level talks
Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Monday encouraged a secretary-level dialogue between the country’s two major political parties for finding a way forward for holing a ‘peaceful, free, fair and credible’. “The announcement of an interim cabinet simply underscores the urgency for a dialogue to take place ... Read more
Bangladeshi workers in KL will face no hassles
Malaysian PM assures Hasina of taking care of the expats’ wellbeing Malaysia yesterday assured that it would look after the Bangladeshi workers so that they would not face any adverse situation there. The assurance came from visiting Malaysian premier Najib Razak during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the ... Read more
35-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
12 vehicles torched, transport strike for Nov 20, 21 Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway was disrupted again Monday morning for several hours as the activists of Jamaat-e-Islam and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir set fire to 12 vehicles after putting up barricade in Sitakunda upazila. Meanwhile, the inter-district bus owners’ association has called a transport ... Read more
HC confirms death sentence of one
Khalaf Murder Case HC confirms death sentence of one 3 get life term, one acquitted The High Court on Monday confirmed the death sentence of one out of five muggers, who were condemned to death by a special tribunal for the killing of Saudi Arabian diplomat Khalaf Al Ali in Dhaka in 2012. Condemned convict ... Read more
Two RMG workers killed in clashes with police
Labour unrest flares up in Gazipur, Ashulia over wage Two apparel workers, including a woman, were killed and over 250 others injured as the police opened fire to disperse workers who were staging violent protests against the assault on a fellow at a factory of GMS Composite Knitting Industry at Kashimpur in Gazipur, some 30km ... Read more
RMG factory owners plan to discuss price rise of products with buyers
Payment of workers’ enhanced wages RMG factory owners plan to discuss price rise of products with buyers The country’s ready-made garment (RMG) makers are planning to start negotiations with international buyers on enhancement of the prices of apparel products. They feel the rise will help the industry implement the proposed new wage structure for the ... Read more