3 bodies recovered in last 7 days Madhupur forest has turned into a safe haven for criminals where people don’t dare to come out of their homes even during daylight hours and tourists often fall victim to muggers and hoodlums. Madhupur police have recovered three bodies including those of a couple from the forest in ... Read more
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Sadarghat terminal turns a nightmare
Sadarghat terminal has become a nightmare for long-haul launch passengers as porters and middlemen take control of the luggage just at the entrance and charge whatever money they wish to carry those up to the vessels. Passengers do not have any choice and refusal to pay the charged money or asking for the money receipt ... Read more
Stabbing spree
Deranged youth kills child, injures at least 9 A deranged youth with a machete slashed a child to death and injured at least nine others at Distillery Lane of Gendaria in the city yesterday. Deceased Megha Saddat Mahia, 4, was the daughter of Rahat Hossain of the
Govt to finalise guideline for PPP
The finance ministry has requested different other ministries and divisions for sending their advices within seven days to formulate a guideline for Public–Private Partnership scheme and to set up a PPP cell, official sources said ‘We will
Gone insane for a son
Daughter survived father’s acid assault to tell world of a sick paternal craving Babli’s father wanted to be the “proud parent” of a son, and when a son was not born to him but a daughter, he chose to be
Air Force aims higher
Seeks major purchases by 2021 Bangladesh Air Force seeks to urgently purchase one squadron of fighter trainer aircraft and simulators for fighter planes and helicopters, and set up overhauling plants for the existing F-7 fighter planes and MI
Rajuk to delay Uttara-Purbachal plots handover until Dec
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is likely to delay starting handover of plots to the lottery winners in the Uttara and Purbachal projects until December, official sources said. It has also kept the affected land owners in the project areas waiting over the issue of compensation. Rajuk was scheduled to start
Get India to consider Austagram route
Asian Highway Get India to consider Austagram route Connectivity experts also feel the need of political, diplomatic initiatives with China, Thailand Bangladesh should now pursue India to consider Austagram route to be connected with the proposed Asian Highway network, said
Domestic help’s desperate escape act
A minor domestic help yesterday sustained injuries as she fell from a high rise, Twin Tower, at Shantinagar in the city in her desperate attempt to clamber down a 22-storey building to save herself from the wrath of her
Drug addict kills minor girl in city
An alleged drug addict stabbed a four-year-old girl to death and injured seven others at Murgitola of Gendaria under Sutrapur police station in the Dhaka city Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Megha Sajjad Nahia, 6, daughter of Rahat Sajjad of 128, Murgitola. Quoting local people, the
Petrobangla to invest Tk 1,000cr in 2 gas fields
The Energy Ministry will invest Taka 1,000 crore to implement its massive augmentation plan for exploring 120-150 MMCFD gas from two major gas fields in the country by 2011. “Five drilling wells and two well augmentation plans will be implemented under the ‘fast track’ plan. The government will provide
NGOs allowed to recover loans in Aila-hit areas
Badly affected people exempted The NGOs have been allowed to recover money from the borrowers excepted the families who were badly affected by the cyclonic storm ‘Aila.’ “The mocrocredit regulation board has allowed the NGOs to collect money from the borrowers whose condition is not critical, but
100 BDR men identified as planners, organisers
Peelkhana carnage The investigating agency, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) carnage case has confirmed that over 100 border guards were involved in the planning and organising the bloody revolt in Peelkhana on February 25-26, in which 75 people including 56 army officers were killed, investigators
Tigers start Zimbabwe ODIs today
After historic triumphs in the Caribbean, Bangladesh start their mission against Zimbabwe today when they play the first one-day of the five-match series at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. Shakib Al Hasan’s men enter the battle with the tag of ‘favourites’ and the pressure will be on them to carry on their good form ... Read more
WB offers $130m for solar power generation
The World Bank has offered 130 million US dollar as long-term credit to install solar energy panels as the country planned to add 1,445megawatt electricity to the system by 2014 under a desperate campaign exploring various
Plumpy Nut termed a smokescreen
United Nations agencies have committed crime by distributing ‘Plumpy’nut in different places of the country in the name of malnutrition correction. Eminent pediatrician Professor M Q-K Talukder yesterday said this while speaking at a discussion on breastfeeding at Dhaka
City’s solid waste worry
1,448 tonnes garbage being dumped into water bodies, drains, open spaces a day More than one third of the uncollected solid waste in the city is dumped into different water bodies, open spaces, low-lying areas and drains every day causing environmental pollution. It happens due to lack of proper logistics, negligence of sweepers and drivers ... Read more
Bugging device comes to track crime suspects
Politicians’ phones are also not free from intelligence network The government is going to set up modern bugging devices to stop telephonic and cyber crimes as part of strengthening the activities of the intelligence and the law enforcement agencies. An intelligence agency of police has initiated import of a mobile tracking machine named ‘mobile tracker ... Read more
Govt decision on Tipaimukh must be based on public opinion
Prof. Muzaffar asserts while inaugurating Tipaimukh long march Former TIB chairman Muzaffer Ahmed has said India’s proposed Tipaimukh Dam project is a public issue, not a political one, and the government must make its decision on the matter taking account of public opinion. “A decision should be made based on the opinions of the people ... Read more
Public health care system in a shambles
People in rural areas are far away from getting the minimum health care although the country has one of the world’s best public health infrastructure spread down to villages. All successive governments thought afresh of public health and built some structures spending public money only for them to become redundant during the tenure of the ... Read more