MUMBAI: Katrina was more than happy living alone in the house, which she had bought four years ago with her hard-earned money. But of late, she is scared because of the increase in the number of intruders barging into her house. Katrina confirmed the news and said, “I don’t feel safe any more. I’m a ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Forgotten JS pledges
BNP, Jamaat remain absent from House for 38 out of 59 working days already; Khaleda attends only 3 sittings; no effective initiative of ruling party to make JS functional The main opposition BNP and its key ally in four-party alliance Jamaat-e-Islami remain absent from joining the House proceedings, paying no attention to their electoral pledges ... Read more
Dhaka to do whatever needed in its interests: FM
TIPAIMUKH DAM PLAN Dhaka to do whatever needed in its interests: FM The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, on Wednesday said Bangladesh will do whatever it needed to protect its own interest. ‘Our ties with India are very significant and we will maintain the relations, upholding our national interest,’ she said in reply to a question ... Read more
New govt pay scales finalised
The secretary committee to scrutinise of the seventh pay commission report has finalised its recommendations for increasing the maximum salary to Tk 35,000 from the existing Tk 25,000 and the lowest basic to Tk 4,000 from the existing Tk 2,300. The committee finalised the recommendations at its seventh meeting held at the cabinet division with ... Read more
Information Commission formed
Commissioners appointed, but no office The government on Wednesday formed the three-member Information Commission, with retired secretary M Azizur Rahman as chief information commissioner, under the Right to Information Act 2009 that came into effect in its entirety on the day. The other commissioners are retired secretary Mohammad Abu Taher and Professor Sadeka Halim, teacher ... Read more
No possibility of withdrawal of cases against Tarique, Arafat: law minister
State minister for law Quamrul Islam on Wednesday brushed aside any possibility of withdrawal of any cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s two sons, Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman, during the military-backed interim government’s tenure. ‘There is no reason to think that the government will recommend withdrawal of cases against Tarique and Coco [Arafat] ... Read more
Political fate of Sircar, Akhter, Delwar hinges on parliament decision
JS probe committee likely to place report on July 6/8 The ‘All-Party Parliamentary Probe Body investigating corruptions during the 8th parliament’ will finalise its recommendations in connection with the graft charges against former Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, Deputy Speaker Akhter Hamid Siddiqui and former Chief Whip Khandaker Delwar Hossain on July 5 and is likely to ... Read more
Overloaded trucks ruining roads
Country forks out Tk 300cr a year on fixing damaged roads Almost all the 40,000 trucks running throughout the country carry weights more than twice the capacity, causing colossal damage to the roads and bridges. Sources at the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) said the trucks bring about severe traffic congestion, pollution and lead to ... Read more
UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry
A United Nations inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto has formally began. It is headed by Chile’s ambassador to the UN, Heraldo Munoz, and includes a former Indonesian attorney general and a former senior Irish police officer. The inquiry will last six months and investigate the “facts and circumstances” of Ms ... Read more
China moving fast to break unipolar
New Long March China moving fast to break unipolar world The skeptics are now convinced that China rightly embarked on the second long march in the year 1978 after successfully blending socialist political system with market economy. The historic long march brought political independence for the Chinese people and the new China emerged in the ... Read more
Khas land to be brought under housing schemes
Plan to build 4 satellite towns outside Dhaka State Minister for Housing and Public Works advocate Abdul Mannan Khan invited all local and foreign firms to invest in the country”s housing sector hugely under Public-Private Partnership (PPP), the newly-conceived development paradigm, to rid the capital city of unplanned urbanization that creates what is sardonically called ... Read more
Michael Jackson to be buried in Muslim tradition: Report
The family of Michael Jackson is considering a traditional Muslim burial for the pop icon who had converted to Islam months prior to his death, says a new report. X17 online, a celebrity Website reported quoting sources close to the family that Jackson’s new found will states that he will be buried in the traditions ... Read more
DID JACKO EVER ROMP IN SACKO?
THE secret sex life of Michael Jackson has been revealed by one of his closest pals. J. Randy Taraborrelli, who knew Jacko for more than 40 years, told how his pal was a ladies’ man who had his girlfriends begging for more. But he also said his pal’s sexuality was “ambiguous”, with people accusing him ... Read more
Gay sex ‘not criminal’ in India
A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act. The ruling overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which describes a same-sex relationship as an “unnatural offence”. Homosexual acts were punishable by a 10-year prison sentence.
Photography show on Bangladesh in Nepal begins June 3
One hundred photographs taken by the members of Bangladesh Photo Journalists’ Association (BPJA) will be displayed at the exhibition organised by the Nepal Forum of Photo Journalists, the BPJA informed the media at a press conference at its office in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to the Association, they will take part in the three-day photography ... Read more
Dhaka University turns 88
The University of Dhaka, the premier university of the country, becomes 88 years old today. Its birthday will be celebrated by colourful celebrations by the students, teachers and employees. The university will observe the day as ‘Dhaka University Day’ through colourful processions, hoisting of flags, cutting the cake, friendly football matches, debates, concert, voluntary blood ... Read more
Tipaimukh issue can be resolved thru’ talks: PM
Khaleda seeks Hasina’s assistance to send BNP team to dam site Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said the problems posed by the controversial Tipai-mukh dam project by India could be resolved through bilateral discussion . “I believe I will be able to resolve the problem through bi-lateral discussions.” She accused the main opposition BNP of ... Read more
Sequel to killing of 2 workers: RMG unit set on fire
Hundreds of angry apparel workers set ablaze a 10-storey building of Hameem Group yesterday in protest against at the death of two of their co-workers in Ansar and police firing over the past two days at Ashulia in Savar. The two garment workers were killed in firing by Ansar and police and about 200 others ... Read more
Hasina asks FM to lower certain duties
Duties on newsprint, mobiles, motorbikes, micro-buses ought to be lowered, says PM The premier, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday asked the elected representatives and members of the administrations to work hard to implement the proposed budget for 2009-10 fiscal year, which she termed a ‘pro-people’ budget. The premier, while taking part in the general discussion on ... Read more
Khaleda writes to Hasina, naming team to visit Tipaimukh
The leader of the opposition in parliament and BNP’s chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, naming a six-member team for visiting the site of the proposed Tipaimukh dam, in response to the latter’s request that BNP send a separate team. The team comprises BNP’s two vice-chairmen, MK Anwar ... Read more