Begunbari-Hatirjheel Work slows down on land acquisition hitch Helemul Alam The road-embankment work of Begunbari-Hatirjheel development project is being delayed as the process of acquiring land has not been completed yet. Sources said the work of only 2.70 kms of the road-embankment has so far been completed out of about 11 km because of delay ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
Call to set up war crimes tribunal in 1st JS session
Staff Correspondent The new government should start the process of setting up a war crimes tribunal in the very first session of the national parliament and seek help from the United Nations, said War Crimes Facts Findings Committee Bangladesh. Addressing a press conference yesterday at it office, the committee presented terms of reference for trial ... Read more
2 political activists killed in city, Bogra
Staff Correspondent Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Swechchhasebak Dal leader at Bijoynagar in the capital while another gang of miscreants stabbed a Jubo League activist to death in Bogra yesterday. The deceased, Nazrul Islam, 35, president of Swechchhasebak Dal’s ward-56 unit, was also the general secretary of Bijoynagar Bahumukhi Babosayee Samobay Samiti. Police and family ... Read more
Oli urges Hasina not to allow corrupts in cabinet
Demands punishment to war criminals Staff Correspondent Congratulating Sheikh Hasina for AL-led grand alliance’s landslide victory under her leadership in the 9th parliamentary election, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed called upon the coming Premier not to allow in the cabinet those persons who were involved in corruption earlier. “I am calling ... Read more
2,000 illegal mobile SIM cards seized
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commi-ssion (BTRC) with the help of law enforces yesterday seized 2,000 illegal SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards of mobile phones at a stall in Dhaka International Trade Fair. In a statement the BTRC said an unlicensed call centre named “Awal Call Centre” distributed leaflets among visitors to sell World SIM, ... Read more
Muscle power, corruption plague DMCH
Sufferings of patients continue Staff Correspondent Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), the biggest state run health care center set up for providing treatment to the poor and common people, is failing in many ways to accomplish the task as muscle power, indiscipline, and corruption have plagued it causing immense suffering to the patients. An organized ... Read more
Post office to introduce EMTS soon
Staff Correspondent For quick and easy delivery of money across the country, the Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) is going to introduce Electronic Money Transfer System (EMTS) very soon, a high official said. “We hope to start the service by the end of January,” Mobassher ur Rahman, Director General of the BPO said adding that “Initially, ... Read more
Ashraful fails, Mashrafee sails for Tigers
Azad Majumder. Chittagong An extraordinary effort by Mashrafee bin Murtaza saved Bangladesh from following on in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday, but that hardly came as a consolation as a huge defeat is still on cards unless the hosts make a significant turnaround. Blame again shifted on Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, ... Read more
Hopes, goals and ambitions
In conversation with Close Up 1 champion Liza Mainul Hassan “And the winner is…Liza.” “When I heard my name being announced, it took a while to register. I went running to the MC Putul Apu and asked her if she was calling me,” said Sania Sultana Liza, recalling the moment when she was crowned the ... Read more
Secretariat officials bid farewell to advisers
Civil servants too excited by state of transition to do much work Staff Correspondent Officials and employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat have started bidding farewell to the outgoing advisers to the interim government as the new Cabinet, to be led by Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, takes oath tomorrow. Ministry officials hardly did any office ... Read more
Bird flu situation under control as govt takes adequate steps in N- dists
BSS, Rangpur The bird flu situation remains under full control everywhere in northern Bangladesh following adequate preventive measures taken by the government to check spreading of avian influenza, officials told BSS here on Sunday. Following spread of the bird flu disease at some places and parts of India, concerned authorities of the district and upazila ... Read more
Rural areas start vibrating with upazila electioneering
BSS, Chittagong After a week-long pause since the high-geared campaign of December 29 parliamentary polls, the rural areas of the district again become vibrating with the starting of electioneering centering January 22 upazila elections. Candidates belonging to different political parties and individual backgrounds have already begun work to manage the support of respective parties and ... Read more
Remittance sets benchmark
$10b expected this year Rejaul Karim Byron Remittance inflows set a new record in 2008 crossing an 8 billion-dollar mark, thanks to an increased number of outbound workers. According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) statistics, in the just-concluded calendar year remittance worth $8.22 billion came into the country marking a 25.36 percent growth. In 2007 remittance ... Read more
Capital market walks past volatile days
Looking Back 2008 Capital market walks past volatile days Sarwar A Chowdhury 2008 was a volatile year for Bangladesh’s capital market. Although the first half was fine for investors, the second half turned out to be gloomy, as their dream of a good return was dashed on many occasions by some factors. These factors include ... Read more
Farmers continue plantation of Boro seedlings in N-region : Hasina’s commitments create enthusiasm among farmers
BSS, Rangpur Farmers are continuing plantation of Boro seedlings with huge enthusiasm and full efforts for achieving a record production target as fixed by the government for 16 northern districts this season. Preparation of all variety Boro seedbeds has already been completed and the farmers are planting Boro seedlings in full swing everywhere to achieve ... Read more
Electro Mart introduces wide range of products at DITF
NATION BUSINESS REPORT Electro Mart Ltd, a large marketer of electronic household appliances and automobile, is participating in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2009 at the marvelously decorated premier pavillion No.7. This delicate and wonderful premier pavillion is featuring the world famous KONKA Plasma Screen, LCD TV, Color TV, Refrigerator, Freezer, Mobile Phone, DVD ... Read more
Prices of atta still high despite significant fall in int’l market
Prices of atta (crushed wheat) have fallen substantially in the local market as the international prices have long started to decline. As of yesterday the wholesale prices of wheat imported from Ukraine ranged between Tk 545 and Tk 560 a maund (37.2 kilogram), which is about Tk. 15 per kilogram. The current price of packed ... Read more
DITF eyes brisk sales next week
Star Business Report Participants in the 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) expect high sales from next Friday, as election-hype is not over yet. They said a few hundred people have already visited the fair since onset, but it will draw in people by droves within the next weekend. “As the fair kicked off only ... Read more
Richest German families lose billions in crisis
AFP, Berlin Germany’s 20 wealthiest families have lost about 40 billion euros (55 billion dollars) in the economic crisis in share values alone, the financial magazine WirtschaftsWoche reported yesterday. The richest families have lost “30 percent on average” of their fortunes since the summer of 2007, leading asset manager Joachim Paul Schaefer, told the magazine. ... Read more
Dubai dream turns sour as job losses mount
AFP, Dubai Dubai’s rapid expansion in recent years provided jobs for millions. But the global financial meltdown has abruptly ended the dream for many people as more and more firms sack staff to cut costs. Spectacular economic growth, spurred by a robust construction sector, lured people from far and wide to the booming city on ... Read more