People around the globe will soon see online the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong, and all the establishments — including restaurants, offices and beautiful places — on both sides of the streets. And this is going to happen due to Google Inc as the search engine giant through its “street view” will explore places in ... Read more
Other Headlines
People burst into protests
Quader Molla Verdict People burst into protests People disappointed about Abdul Quader Molla being jailed for life on charges of crimes against humanity continued sitting in at Shahbagh in the capital for the second consecutive day on Wednesday demanding death penalty for the Jamaat leader. Bloggers and online activists began the protests in the place ... Read more
87 constituencies redrawn: EC
The Election Commission on Wednesday published the draft of redrawn parliamentary constituencies, with changes in 87 out of the 300 constituencies in view of general elections scheduled for January 2014. The commission did not change the number of constituencies as they were in each district before the 2008 elections. The number of constituencies in Dhaka remained ... Read more
Quader Molla handed life term
The international crimes tribunal on Tuesday sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla to life term imprisonment for committing mass murder and rape during the country’s War of Liberation in 1971. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2 delivered the historic judgment against Quader, an assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in the crowded courtroom at
Fakhrul released on bail
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was released on bail on Tuesday after 57 days of his detention. Kashimpur central jail authority released him just before 5:00pm after they had received an order for his release on bail. The government is out to suppress the movement for the through detention, enforced
Cyber Tribunal set up
Gazette notification issued The government has set up a special tribunal in Dhaka to deal with cyber crimes such as hacking, blackmailing, defamation and extortion online in a speedy manner. ‘The law ministry has issued a gazette notification on the establishment of the tribunal under the Information and Communications Technology Act 2006 in Dhaka to
Padma Bridge in 3 yrs: Muhith
Construction to start in current fiscal, no changes in design, he tells JS Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday told parliament that the government would start construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge in the current fiscal and complete the project in three years on own funding without changing the design of the bridge. ... Read more
16 Bangladeshis killed in UAE road mishap
At least 16 Bangladeshis died in a terrible road crash that claimed 22 lives and injured 25 others at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, police and Bangladesh embassy officials in the UAE said. Latiful Haque, a labour councillor at Bangladesh mission there, told The Daily Star over the phone that they had ... Read more
Destiny back in business
Operates with new bank accounts; no govt action to stop controversial MLM business The government’s lenient attitude towards Destiny, a controversial multilevel marketing (MLM) company, has allowed the firm to resume its operation 10 months after the central bank froze its bank accounts. The MLM company resumed its business last month by opening bank accounts against ... Read more
Today’s SSC exams deferred to Friday
The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent Dakhil and vocational examinations scheduled for today was deferred next Friday. The deferral of the exams came after the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called countrywide daylong general strike for today. Education secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury told New Age that all examinations
Blast at paper mill kills 2 workers
Two workers of Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM) were killed and another was injured when a hydrogen tank exploded at the mill in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati yesterday. The dead are Obaidul Haque, 55, and Rabiul Islam, 30, from Noakhali. Co-workers said the blast occurred at the chemical plant of the mill around 11:30am when
138 fortune-seekers rescued from sea
Sinking Boat Near Lankan Coast 138 fortune-seekers rescued from sea Survivors include Bangladesh, Myanmar nationals; most of them dehydrated; One found dead on the ‘Malaysia-bound’ boat The Sri Lankan Navy rescued 138 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals on Saturday from a sinking vessel 50 miles off the island’s eastern coast. Of them, 127 are Bangladeshis and ... Read more
SSC exams begin
7,723 absent on first day A total of 7,723 candidates were absent on the first day of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations while 35 students and two invigilators were expelled for resorting to unfair means. A man was also arrested for impersonating a candidate yesterday. Eight education boards, one madrasa education board ... Read more
Robbers kill DB man
An officer of the Detective Branch of police was killed following an attack by a gang of robbers at Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj yesterday. The deceased is Shariful Islam Khan, 33, a sub-inspector of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said Zakir Hossain Mazumder, additional superintendent of police of the
Govt out to find sources but WB
Padma Funding Govt out to find sources but WB Economists warn it not to hurry into the bridge project The government has decided to approach Bangladesh’s potential bilateral and multilateral development partners other than the World Bank to finance the Padma Bridge project. The finance ministry has instructed the Economic Relations Division to write to potential ... Read more
Rampal Power Plant Impact on Environment
Experts trash Shankar’s claim Green and rights activists on Saturday protested Indian power secretary’s recent remark that the proposed coal-fired power plant in Bagerhat near the Sundarban would have ‘very little impact on the environment’. Indian power secretary P Uma Shankar made the remark to journalists after visiting the site
Land grab hampers academic activities
Govt Pry Schools Land grab hampers academic activities 29 schools face problems in capital Encroachment on land of many government primary schools in Dhaka, and also in outlying areas, continue to hamper academic activities, leaving students with little or no space for classroom teaching and morning assemblies. Officials overseeing schools and teachers said that in ... Read more
Meeting on Tipaimukh Dam ends
Dhaka wants more data Bangladesh on Saturday asked India not to go ahead with the construction of its controversial Tipaimukh Dam before completion of a joint study, officials said. It also requested India at a sub-group meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission to provide more data and study reports on the controversial dam
Govt to float Padma Bridge tender in March, says Muhith
Finance minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith on Saturday said a tender would be floated in March for construction of the proposed Padma Multipurpose Bridge and the construction was expected to start in two or three months later. ‘As it is one of our election pledges, we have to construct the bridge,’ Muhith told
SSC exams begin today
The Secondary School Certificate and equivalent dakhil and vocational examinations will begin today with students taking the Bangla first paper exams. This year, 13,03,203 students, 6,68,268 boys and 6,34,935 girls from 27,073 institutions, have registered to take the exams at 2,758 centres