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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

Uttara, Purbachal Rajuk to involve Buet in plot allotment Helemul AlamRajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will involve Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) for preparing database of the applicants and conducting lottery for the allotment of plots at Purbachal New Town Project and Uttara Model Town (Third Phase). “It will take two months from the ... Read more

Obaidul Ghani The government is likely to revise the fertiliser distribution system, which now depends on the recommendation of the inter-ministerial committee, said the agriculture secretary on Saturday. However, the government plans to revive the function of the inter-ministerial committee in couple of days as the committee usually look after the policy of fertiliser distribution ... Read more

22-point action plan drawn as parties, institutions, student bodies agree RU Correspondent Leaders of different political parties, heads of educational institutions and student organisation of Rajshahi at a meeting yesterday agreed to abide by a 22-point action policy to keep educational institutions in Rajshahi city free from student unrest and criminal activities. Rajshahi City Corporation ... Read more

Protect sharecroppers, marginal farmers A.T. M. Nurun Nabi The newly elected Awami League Government has reduced the non-urea fertiliser price almost by 50 percents in order to reduce the production cost in the greater interest of the majority people. As per decision, Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) will be available at taka 40 per kilo instead ... Read more

Say Bangladesh economy really vulnerable to external shocks Staff Correspondent Economists and trade experts on Saturday called for formation of a task force, as pledged by the government, soon to effectively to ward off the impact of the ongoing global meltdown on Bangladesh economy. Exports, foreign direct investment and remittances are the areas that may ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Barisal Some medium and large size shops in the Barisal City Corporation areas have introduced Electronic Cash Registration (ECR) system of late. Md. Abdul Mannan Sardar, Assistant Commissioner, Anwar Hossain, Superintendent of Barisal Divisional Customs, Excise and VAT Office said that in Barisal city already twenty five business institutions have been selected for ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Rangpur Most of the dealers under Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) in the district have stopped selling non-urea fertilizers following agriculture ministry’s declaration about subsidy on them. Farmers at different places in the districts said they are not getting Triple Super Phosphate, Di-amonia and Mutate of Potash, which are most essential during preparation ... Read more

BSS, Chittagong Ministers and lawmakers at a roundtable here today pledged to work together to revive the past glory OF Chittagong through executing a time-befitting development programme and exploiting maximum economic potentials for turning the port city into a regional trade and investment hub. They said the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is quite ... Read more

Parliament should not grant blanket indemnity to acts and ordinance of CG Staff Correspondent A total of 149 people were killed by law enforcement personnel across the country in the year of 2008, according to annual report of Odhikar, a coalition for human rights. “Of them, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed 68 people, police killed ... Read more

Agonising wait at ferry terminals as fog triggers traffic snarl-ups Staff Correspondent Thick fog continued to affect life across the country disrupting traffic, particularly on highways and river routes, on Friday. It affected people in many parts of the country. Commuters suffered due to interruption of vehicular movement on long routes as dense fog blanketed ... Read more

Fertilizer at Lower Prices Little impact in north dists as most dealers not selling at new rates Star National Desk The government’s decision to sell non-urea fertiliser at subsidised rates is yet to leave any noticeable impact on the Boro farmers in the northern region as they failed to procure chemical fertiliser during the last ... Read more

RU Correspondent Rajshahi University (RU) journalists have demanded an exemplary punishment to the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) cadres who severely beat up two journalists on the campus on Thursday. They met Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton at the city office of Awami League and placed the demand before him yesterday. At least ... Read more

Upazila Poll Freestyle campaign by Rajshahi mayor ignoring EC rules Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has continued campaigns in favour of Awami League leaders who are contesting in the upazila elections. Such act by the mayor, who bears the status of a state minister, flouts directives from the Election Commission ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The High Court on Wednesday fined the importer and breaker of the MT Enterprise, on the Greenpeace list of hazardous ships, Tk 1 lakh for continuing with breaking the ship defying an injunction imposed by court on November 30, 2008. The High Court bench of Justice M Imman Ali and Justice M Ashfaqul ... Read more

State has right to interverne A.T. M. Nurun Nabi Onion is now selling at taka 40 per kilogram, an increase of taka four over last week’s selling rate while potato sells at taka 24 only, marking a rise of taka four in last seven days against the fall of rice price through out the country. ... Read more

UNB, Sylhet Some 45 female candidates, who are contesting for female reserved vice chairman post in upazila elections in 12 upazilas, have been carrying out hectic campaigns to get voters’ support in the polls to be held on January 22. The 12 upazilas are Sadar, Jointapur, south Surma, Fenchuganj, Companyganj, Goainghat, Bishwanath, Balaganj, Golapganj, Bianibazar, ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Barisal Barisal center of Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP) a sports institute, has started admission procedure while the construction work of the institute remains incomplete, even after expiry of dead line. Although the construction of the project remains incomplete, materials and fittings used in the construction work are of sub- standard, local people ... Read more

Teachers having ‘active role during AL’s crisis period’ sortlisted as per desire of education ministry RU Correspondent Pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Rajshahi University are lobbing with government high-ups for appointment as vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of the university. The lobbing increased after the education ministry recently got a list of pro-AL teachers who performed active ... Read more

JS by-election at Rangpur-3 Ershad in dilemma over candidate nomination Rangpur Correspondent A competition between Jatiya Party president of the district unit and former MP Karim Uddin Varosha and secretary of the unit and former MP Moshiur Rahman Ranga is underway to please the party chief H.M Ershad to get party ticket in the JS ... Read more