It assails EC for its controversial activities Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform, on Friday placed two formulas on the election-time government in a bid to resolve the ongoing political crisis in line with the Constitution, reports UNB. Sujan secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder presented the two formulas at a press conference at the ... Read more
Month: November 2013
Changing family dynamics worsen plight of old people
12m senior citizens suffer due to absence of national policy The absence of a national policy on senior citizens has contributed to the deteriorating plight of the elderly, who number 1.2 crore in the country at present, experts said. Changing lifestyles, rapid urbanisation, decline in traditional values and erosion of the family support system, coupled ... Read more
20 injured as cricket fans, police clash in N’ganj
At least 20 people, including a policeman, were injured as cricket fans and police locked in a clash at Chashara in Narayanganj on Friday morning, over Bangladesh-New Zealand cricket match ticket. According to the police, a group of cricket fans staged a rally on the Bangabandhu Road in Chashara area after hearing that the tickets ... Read more
Khaleda can’t foil polls: AL
Awami League (AL) leaders on Friday iterated their party’s stance that the next general election would be held in due time in line with the constitutional provisions. “No one will be able to foil the next general election,” said AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif, while addressing an extended meeting, organised by the Dhaka City ... Read more
Movement until CG demand met: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has asked his party men to take a fresh vow to intensify movement to force the government to meet the people’s demand for polls under a non-party caretaker government (CG). Terming the ruling Awami League autocratic, Alamgir accused the government of killing at least 20 democracy loving people ... Read more
Next poll under all-party govt, says Joy
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday made it clear that the next general elections will be held under an all-party interim government as proposed by her mother. “People are reluctant to see any unelected government in state power anymore. The next elections must be held under the supervision of ... Read more
Bangladesh better place than India to live: Survey
Bangladesh is still a better place to live than India, the next door neighbour considered as one of the 21st-century superpowers, says a recent study. According to the new study,the Legatum Prosperity Index, Bangladesh fares better than India when it comes to the “joy of everyday life,” and “the prospect of being able to build an ... Read more
Buses avoid Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover for high toll collection
Most of the buses and minibuses are avoiding the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover on allegation of excessive tolls collected by the Orion Group. Saydabad Inter District and City Bus Terminal Owners’ Association general secretary, Mohammad Khairul Alam Molla told New Age on Wednesday
Hi-tech probe bureau set to begin operations
The newly set up Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) begins functioning this month. It will investigate only highly sensitive cases, like the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The PBI has state-of-the-art technology at its disposal, police sources told The Independent on Friday evening. In the beginning, a PBI unit will be working under an additional police ... Read more
MP’s son held with Yaba
The son of a Member of Parliament (MP) of Rajshahi-3 constituency and President of Rajshahi district Awami League was arrested for possessing contraband Yaba tablets on Thursday. Mostaque Ahmed Tulu (25), son of Meraj Uddin Molla, MP, was held by Shah Makhdum Thana police at night. The two were produced before the court on Friday morning.
Man killed for protesting stalking
A youth was killed at Tikatuli in the capital yesterday for protesting the harassment of his niece by a local thug, police said. The dead is Nepal Das, 25, who used to work at a shop at RK Mission road. Rajib Chowdhury, the suspected killer, forced into the shop around 4:30pm and hacked Nepal and then ... Read more
Woman kills herself along with son
A woman killed herself along with her infant by jumping under a train at Borocapra in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra yesterday. Swapna Rani, 30, wife of Niranjan Pramanik of Parshun village under Nandigram upazila of the district, with her one and a half years old son Niloy Pramanik, jumped under a Santhar-bound train around 12noon, witnesses said. Swapna’s ... Read more
Google launches Nexus 5 handset with Android Kitkat
Google has officially unveiled the latest incarnation of its flagship Nexus smartphone. Made by LG, the handset is smaller, slimmer and lighter than the Nexus 4 but its 4.96in (126mm) touchscreen is bigger. The Nexus 5 has been developed to show off the capabilities of the new version of the Android operating system. Called Kitkat, the software ... Read more
Rural serenity on display
Two artists from outside the capital are displaying a number of landscape paintings featuring the harmonious relation between man and nature set against the backdrop of the rural Bangla at the duet exhibition at the Bengal Art Lounge in Gulshan. As both of the artists are from the agricultural rich southwest part of the country, ... Read more
Singers to pay tribute to Manna Dey today
Different singers of the country will present recently demised legendary singer Manna Dey’s evergreen songs in phono-live concerts and live musical programme today. Sumon Chowdhury and Alak Sen will render Manna Dey’s songs at the special phono-live programme titled Icchey Gaaner Dupur to be aired at 2:30pm on Maasranga TV. Besides presenting
Anil Kapoor to act in Mr. India 2
Best known for the 1987 pathbreaking sci-fi superhero film ‘Mr. India’, actor-producer Anil Kapoor Wednesday confirmed his presence in the cult movie’s sequel, reports India Today. ‘How can there be a ‘Mr. India’ sequel without me? Of course, I will be in it and will start work on it very soon,” Anil told mediapersons while ... Read more
Realtors, lawyers, accountants also under BB watch
Anti-Money Laundering Steps Realtors, lawyers, accountants also under BB watch The Bangladesh Bank has asked major non-financial organisations and professional bodies to keep their clients’ transaction records in the form of ‘Know Your Client’ in a bid to check money laundering and terrorist financing. The major non-financial organisations and professional bodies are Institute of Chartered Accountants ... Read more
Keeping an eye on polls, govt borrows Tk 3,429cr more from banks in 19 days
The government borrowed some Tk 3,429.39 crore from the banking sector in just 19 days between October 2 and October 21 of this fiscal year in a bid to fulfill its election-related agendas ahead of the national polls, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. They said that the government is now receiving
BTRC to launch retailer management guideline for telcos
Sim Registration BTRC to launch retailer management guideline for telcos Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is drafting a guideline for distributors and retailer management by the mobile phone companies for effective implementation of subscriber registration process. BTRC officials said the guideline will cover different aspects of subscribers registration by introducing central database of subscribers, handset
H&M wants quick, actual rise in RMG workers’ wages
H & M, the Swedish multinational retail-clothing company and the world’s second-largest clothing chain, called for the Bangladesh government to increase the wages of the garment workers as this is the key issue for the development of the industry. Head of Media Relations at H&M Camilla Emilsson Falk on Thursday sent a comment to New Age ... Read more