Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said that the Grameen Bank (Amendment) Ordinance would be repealed to ensure empowerment of women if the party is voted to power. Addressing a discussion at National Press Club, the BNP standing committee member asked the government to repeal the
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Doctor’s killers still untraced
Police are yet to identify the killers of Doctor Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai but they assume that he was a victim of robbery. Nitai’s relatives, however, claim that it was a murder. Nitai, assistant professor of the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital
Mobile operators yet to set 10-second pulse
According to industry insiders, the operators see the regulator’s directive as “not feasible” Instead of fixing a 10-second pulse for each call as per the directive of the telecom regulator, mobile phone operators in the country are still in competition to offer murky packages for pushing subscribers into using their discarded subscriber identity modules (SIM). ... Read more
People huddle at terminals to head for Dhaka
People who left Dhaka to celebrate Eid, which fell on August 20, with families in outlying areas huddled at bus, railway and launch terminals across the country on Friday to start for Dhaka. Most of the trains entered the Kamalapur railway station packed, with many sitting on the roofs, standing in passages and hanging in ... Read more
Shanghai and Dhaka,the most vulnerable to flooding
A new research findings published in the journal Natural Hazards reveals A new study, using a broad range of criteria and data, suggests Dhaka is the second most vulnerable city to flooding after Shanghai. The new research, A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts, published in the ... Read more
Murder case filed against Limon, family
The man who had apparently led the attack on Limon Hossain, a college student maimed by Rapid Action Battalion, and his mother filed a murder case against Limon’s parents, brother and relatives on Thursday. Ibrahim Howlader, known as an informer of the RAB, filed the case with the Jhalakathi Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court, accusing Limon’s ... Read more
Grameen Bank Ordinance amended
Board’s power to appoint MD reduced drastically President Zillur Rahman has promulgated the Grameen Bank (Amendment) Ordinance 2012, which contains a provision for the formation of a ‘selection committee’ to appoint the managing director of the world-famous micro-credit organisation. The Grameen Bank’s chairman, in consultation with the board of directors, will now form
Doctor stabbed to death in city
A doctor of the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) was stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his Mohakhali residence in the capital yesterday. Police say the dead, Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai, an assistant professor, might have been a victim of robbery, but relatives suspect it was a planned
It’s a black day
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday termed the amendment to Grameen Bank Ordinance ‘a black day’ for the nation and said it would mark the beginning of the end of the glorious history of Greameen Bank.’ The founder of Grameen Bank made the remarks in a press statement within hours of the government notifying the ... Read more
Lab gets DNA profile from Runi’s T-shirt
Journo Couple Murder Lab gets DNA profile from Runi’s T-shirt A laboratory in the US has detected the full DNA profile of a person from the T-shirt of slain journalist Meherun Runi, who was killed along with her journalist husband, Sagar Sarowar, early this year, Rab officials have said. “The full profile of a person ... Read more
Grameen’s loan disbursement, recovery rates fall
The rate of loan disbursement and recovery by the Grameen Bank fell in 2011 due to sluggishness in its activities, ostensibly caused by a long drawn out row between the government and the bank over its management. Available data of the Grameen Bank, sent recently to the finance ministry by its incumbent management, showed that Tk ... Read more
Azhar sent to jail
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sent detained Jamaat acting secretary general ATM Azharul Islam to jail. It passed the order after hearing both the defence and the prosecution about his bail petition. The tribunal said that it would give its order on his bail petition on Sunday and asked the
Abul’s resignation accepted finally
Resignation of Syed Abul Hossain as information and communications technology minister was accepted on Thursday, just 30 days after its submission. President Zillur Rahman finally accepted his resignation with effect from July 23, 2012, according to a gazette notification of the Cabinet Division
HC moved for holding immediate medical admission tests
A Supreme Court lawyer on Thursday filed an application seeking a High Court directive on the authorities to immediately begin the process for holding admission tests at medical and dental colleges for the 2012-13 academic session. The lawyer, M Eunus Ali Akand, filed the application supplementary to his previous writ
Gazipur-4 by-polls on Sept 30
The Election Commission on Thursday announced schedule for by-election to Gazipur-4 parliamentary constituency fixing September 30 as the polling day. The chief election commissioner, Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, made the announcement at a press briefing at his office at the Election Commission Secretariat
Mugging in filmy style
A group of muggers drove away in a filmy style after seriously injuring three people, including a young man, from whom they snatched away an expensive mobile and other valuables on the Central Road in the capital on Wednesday midnight. The police and residents said that the muggers driving a Toyota X Corolla stopped
Aug 21 culprits must be tried
Vows Hasina on 2004 grenade attack anniversary Accusing the previous BNP-Jamaat coalition government of being behind the 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that those who conspired, masterminded and executed the attack would be brought to book. No one can escape punishment the way the killers of ... Read more
Security sought for Limon, family
Eminent citizens condemn attack on Limon, his mother Eminent citizens condemned the latest attack on Limon Hossain, who had to have his left leg amputated after being shot at by the Rapid Action Battalion on 23 March, 2011, and his mother and brother on Eid day and viewed the attack as a move to further ... Read more
Report blames Sonali Bank’s delayed probe
Hallmark Loan Scam Audit Report blames Sonali Bank’s delayed probe A mysterious delay in starting the internal probe into a loan scam of state-owned Sonali Bank had created a scope for the bank to unethically disburse Tk 1,860 crore as loan, said a functional audit report. Although the bank’s managing director had approved the internal ... Read more
Committee to find out MD of Grameen Bank soon: Muhith
The government is set to form a search committee to find a managing director for the Grameen Bank after amendment of the bank’s Ordinance was approved by the President on Wednesday, said officials. Consent to the amendment by President Zillur Rahman is the last major step to enable the government to appoint a new MD ... Read more