Barack Obama will make history when he is sworn in as the 44th President. Here is everything you need to know about the inauguration and the celebrations and festivities surrounding it: By Aislinn Simpson, Catherine Elsworth, Mike Pflanz and Tom Leonard Bible Barack Obama will swear his presidential oath of office on the bible Abraham ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Construction of all but one at Mahakhali hits snag
Wholesale Kitchen Markets Construction of all but one at Mahakhali hits snag Construction of the proposed wholesale kitchen markets by Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in the city faces further delay, as land acquisition in three locations could not be completed yet for multiple reasons. Land preparation work of the Jatrabari, Lalbagh and Aminbazar wholesale markets ... Read more
After Murali, it’s Price
Azad Majumder The lack of penetrating bowler at the death coupled with the poor thinking of captain Mohammad Ashraful left Bangladesh in an anguish of conceding a second heartbreaking two-wicket defeat in four days, this time against
Barisal win one-day national league crown despite losing to Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka Barisal Division clinched the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National one-day Cricket League crown despite losing to Dhaka Division by 21 runs in the last round match at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium in Fatullah on Monday. On completion of the day’s last and 10th round matches, both Barisal and Rajshahi divisions secured equal 14 ... Read more
Captain-fool!
Azad Majumder The decision to give Rubel Hossain the ball during the crucial power play against Sri Lanka had earned the Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful severe criticisms as it cost the team the match and the championship. But Ashraful had at least some point to defend himself after that Tri-nation Cup final as it could ... Read more
Govt banks on power plants in pipeline to tackle summer crisis
Staff Correspondent The Awami League-led alliance government is banking on the costly rental power plants and small independent power plants, which were approved by the interim government but yet to come into operation, to overcome the power crisis this summer. ‘The caretaker government took steps to generate around 1100MW additional electricity. As per that plan, ... Read more
2 officials relieved of charges after admitting fault to Truth Commission
Tk 1.72 Crore Graft Cases 2 officials relieved of charges after admitting fault to Truth Commission Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra An executive engineer of LGED and a retired superintending engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) got relieved of two corruption cases involving Tk 1.72 crore as they admitted their guilt to the Truth Commission ... Read more
49 per cent UZ poll candidates from business community
BSS, Dhaka The occupation of 49 per cent of candidates contesting in the upcoming upazila (UZ) elections are from business community, according to a survey released on Monday. Conducted by Shushashaner Jannya Nagoric (SJN), a non government organisation (NGO), on 1083 candidates vying for the post of chairmen, vice-chairmen and female vice-chairmen in 64 UZ, ... Read more
Family rejects investigation report on Nurul Islam’s death
Staff Correspondent The family of the late Ganatantri Party chief Nurul Islam, who died on December 4 in a fire that broke out in his house the previous day, rejected the investigation committee report which claimed the fire was an accident caused by an electric short-circuit. The report said the ‘fire’ had resulted from an ... Read more
8 upazila polls runners face criminal charges in Rajshahi
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi About eight persons who are facing criminal charges are contesting the upcoming upazila elections for chairmanship in Rajshahi district. One of the candidates was convicted in a criminal case while two others are accused of torturing their wives and demanding
Losses pile up at Parjatan units
Sayeda Akter Units of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, which were leased out to private operators for better management and efficiency, continue to incur losses. Several units are yet to pay back long-due lease money to the troubled state-owned tourism agency in line with the
Prices of flour, oil products yet to come down
Kazi Azizul Islam The bakers and restaurant owners continue to charge high prices for their products, which are made using flour and oil, despite the price of the two major essentials declined drastically in the past several months. The price of the food items at bakery shops and restaurants in the capital city was found ... Read more
Govt to expand TeleTalk network, broadband to village level
UNB, Dhaka Lack of attention of the new government to the share market took its toll on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), as it witnessed a sharp fall on Monday, continuing the bearish trend since January 5. Brokers said investors were losing confidence in the market in absence of the new government’s attention to the ... Read more
DSE investors stage demo as prices fall
Staff Correspondent Frustrated at the continuous fall in share prices, a group of retail investors on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange building. Dhaka stocks plunged for the straight fourth trading day on Monday due to selling pressure amid a volatile trend in
FICCI wants its input in industrial policy: Fixing of weekly holiday on Sunday instead of Friday to take advantage of international trade
NATION BUSINESS REPORT Leaders of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber and Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have urged the government to take their opinion before finalising the new industrial policy. They made the request at a meeting with the industries minister, Dilip Barua, at the ministry on Sunday. The minister said the government was going to formulate ... Read more
Asian computer sales drop for first time in 10 years
SINGAPORE,(AFP): Sales of computers in the Asia Pacific region outside Japan fell for the first time in a decade during the fourth quarter, as the global meltdown hit consumer spending, a study said today. Preliminary figures showed 17.2 million desktop computers and laptops were sold in the December quarter, down 14 per cent from the ... Read more
DCCI lists tasks for govt
Staff Correspondent Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday suggested a number of tasks for the new government to boost up business confidence and growth of the small and medium enterprise sector. In their first press meet, DCCI office-bearers and the board, which had been sworn in a month back, lauded the government’s long-term ... Read more
Lies in the Truth Commission
All but one told lies, got away with corruption Emran Hossain The Truth and Accountability Commission (Tac) has allegedly allowed many graft suspects to be spared prosecution by surrendering wealth way less than what they were found to have ‘amassed illegally’. Despite wide discrepancies between findings of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) probe into assets of ... Read more
Hasina asks for detailed report on Aug 17 bombings
Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee The prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the home ministry to work out a plan, taking a tough stance to thwart any type of violence and terrorism in the country and stressed the need for forming a South Asian taskforce to tackle militancy. She also sought international and regional assistance to ... Read more
Campus violence: No end in sight: Public varsities, colleges mostly affected
Md Jamal Uddin Unrest is prevailing in higher educational institutions across the country, reportedly launched by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), soon after Awami League came to power. The BCL, the student wing of ruling Awami League, are widely blamed for masterminding the violence in the campus. BCL factional clash, encroachment of rival students dormitories by ... Read more