Vehicle owners surprised at govt’s unilateral decision The government has made installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) mandatory in all vehicles as part of an initiative to prevent car jacking and track fleeing vehicles from road crashes. The decision came at an inter-ministerial meeting on road safety held at the Secretariat yesterday. GPS entails an ... Read more
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Four city colleges in the dock for flouting admission norms
Selling forms at a premium An education ministry probe has found that four renowned city colleges violated a government order by not following the admission rules set by the ministry. The ministry probe team has also found that these colleges followed their own rules to admit students and sold admission forms at a much higher ... Read more
Man dies of heart attack
Cylinder Blast Man dies of heart attack A shop owner died of a heart attack when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the storehouse of his grocery shop at Bakshir Hat under Kotwali Police Station in the port city early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Md Nur Hossain, 50, of Hulaine village in Patiya ... Read more
ACC to sue SEC official for share market scam
The Anti-Corruption Commission is preparing to sue Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) executive director Anwarul Kabir Bhuiyan, his wife Rukhsana Akhter and three others for their involvement in recent stock plunge. ‘Inquiry has revealed involvement of these people in manipulation of the share market,’
ACC asked to submit probe report on Oct 10
Khaleda’s Case ACC asked to submit probe report on Oct 10 A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission to submit by October 10 the report of the investigation of the corruption case it filed against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Monday. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Md Erfan Ullah also posted for ... Read more
Surreal city, unreal images
It is a gloom-filled evening here in London, a depressed city where the spectre of violence seems to be taking increasingly wider swathes of it in its grasp. After the unexpected and, of course, unprecedented rioting that left Tottenham devastated and its residents fearful over the weekend, it was hoped that order would swiftly return ... Read more
3G starts journey next month
Teletalk launches pilot project in Sept For the first time in the country, state owned mobile phone operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited is going to introduce third generation (3G) mobile technology from September this year, according sources in the Prime Minister’s office. From January 2012, the government will issue licences to all the private mobile phone ... Read more
Rumana now learns Braille
Dhaka University teacher Rumana Monzur, who flew to Canada for better treatment after she had been injured in the eyes allegedly by her husband Hasan Syeed on June 5, is now learning Braille to complete her studies in Vancouver, her family said. Assistant professor of international relations in Dhaka University, Rumana, 33, also a student ... Read more
ACC sues Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was sued on Monday on graft charge for using undisclosed money to buy land for a charity named after her late husband. The Anti-Corruption Commission’s assistant director, Harunur Rashid, filed the case with the Tajgaon thana, accusing Khaleda of criminal misconduct and abusing her power as the then ... Read more
Tarique charged with money laundering
Tarique Rahman, the eldest son of former premier and Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia, was charged with money laundering on Monday. Dhaka’s special judge Mohammad Mozammel Hossain framed the charges against Tarique, who is also BNP’s senior vice-chairman, in his absence and issued a warrant for his
Police helped mob in killing
Finds departmental probe into Noakhali incident; OC closed A police enquiry has found that law enforcers helped a mob beat dead 16-year-old Shamsuddin Milon in Noakhali on July 27. A three-member probe body headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Mahbubur Rashid submitted its report yesterday, said Assistant Superintendent of Police
Fined for noisy generators
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined four business organisations Tk 6.5 lakh for causing noise pollution through generators at Gulshan in the capital. The organisations, housed at Hosna Centre on Gulshan Avenue, are mobile phone operator Banglalink, Nandan Mega Shop, financial institution IPDC of Bangladesh and Hosna Centre authority
Int’l day of indigenous people today
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People will be observed today in the country and around the globe at a time when the very identity of the adivasi people has become a subject of debate in Bangladesh. The government spokespersons in the country have denied the existence of indigenous people in Bangladesh. They suggested ... Read more
Fresh water for Buriganga
Project underway to get Jamuna water into the highly polluted river during lean period The government has finally started dredging the Turag river in efforts to bring fresh water to the highly-polluted Buriganga river. The dredging is part of the government’s Tk 945-crore project to connect the Buriganga with the Jamuna river through Turag-Bangshi-Pungli and ... Read more
They ate bread, bathed only once
5 return home, narrate nearly 8 months’ captivity in Afghanistan Ending their captivity for nearly eight months in Afghanistan, five Bangladeshi workers returned home yesterday. Kidnapped on December 17 last year at gunpoint from a remote construction camp near Mazar-i-Sharif, they were freed on August 2 following long-drawn negotiations and diplomatic efforts. Foreign Minister Dipu ... Read more
Six-month maternity leave a must
PM reminds private sector Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the private sector employers to implement six-month maternity leave for their staff. “It is very unfortunate that many private sector employers do not allow six-month maternity leave to the expectant mothers working in their organisations, though all the government offices have
Indigenous issue draws arguments
Against the backdrop of much debate over constitutional recognition of non-Bangalee indigenous communities, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said in light of the ILO convention no 169 they are “tribal” people, not “indigenous”. There are two criteria in the International Labour Organization (ILO) convention no 169, he said
Kadar leaves hospital
Dhaka University (DU) student Abdul Kadar, who was tortured brutally in police custody on “false” charges, left Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) yesterday. Doctors of the orthopaedic unit of BSMMU released Kadar around 2:00pm as his physical condition improved, says his friend Anisur Rahman
Death penalty upheld
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld death sentences of three outlaws for killing Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president Kazi Aref Ahmed and four other leaders in Kushtia 12 years ago. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Justice Md Muzammel Hossain also upheld a portion of the High Court verdict that acquitted 10 others ... Read more
Muslims in world’s tallest tower have to fast longer
Muslims living in the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, should fast longer during the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai’s leading clerics have said. During Ramadan, Muslims are supposed to not eat or drink between dawn and dusk. “Burj Khalifa is almost one km (0.6 miles) high, which means people in higher floors can still ... Read more