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The Election Commission will fix a quota of parliamentary seats for each district based on population and area, according to a new proposal to be sent to the government for amendment to the delimitation law. The commission will propose the amendment to strike a balance between the parliament seats in rural and urban areas in ... Read more

Climate Change Fallout Rushanara to stand by Dhaka British Labour Party lawmaker Rushanara Ali has pledged to mobilise international support for Bangladesh in efforts to adapt to climate change. “I will use my position as much as I can to support Bangladesh,” said Rushanara, also UK shadow minister for International Development

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus said here yesterday that people interested in social business will never seek government support and facilities. He fears if governments provide special facilities to social business like tax cut, many people will gather to take those advantages in the name of social

A rapid increase in non-communicable chronic diseases in the country due to changes in the people’s lifestyle and food habit has alarmed health experts. They said that the government’s health department was neglecting the problem. They said that it was time for the health department to pay attention to tackle the spread

But denies murder Devashish Saha Rony, prime accused of Chanpa Rani Bhowmik murder case, has confessed to running his motorbike into Chanpa but denied killing her willingly. Rony made the confession to police on Thursday night after he was taken afresh on a two-day remand, said Mohammad Ali, investigation officer of the

Bangladeshi-born Rushanara Ali, lawmaker for Bethnal Green and Bow in Britain, visited her birthplace at Bhurki of Bishwanath in Sylhet on Friday. Her uncles Asaddar Ali and Abdur Ruf and cousins, along with their neighbours received the British lawmaker at the place about 7:00

The United Nations Development Programme has launched its Human Development Report 2010 saying Bangladesh’s Human Development Index increased by 81 per cent in the past 30 years. A UNDP statement issued in Dhaka Friday said the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Thursday launched the global report that ‘spotlights

Rakhaing women called upon the people of Myanmar on Friday to boycott the elections set for November 7, called by the military junta. Failing to stage a demonstration before the Myanmar embassy at Gulshan, they grouped together under the banner of Rakhaing Women’s Union and demonstrated before the Supreme Court in the

Manufacturer held in drive; Rab tells of over 150 such units in Dhaka, outskirts; some doctors said to be linked with unholy trade The package made of glossy paper is very colourful. It reads ‘SIRIO Nutrition OS Gold…15 Softgels…Dietary Supplement’. It says the packet contains capsules of multi-vitamin and minerals for children and pregnant women. ... Read more

CJ says he upheld constitution, SCBA demands his resignation Four new additional High Court judges on Thursday took their oaths of office amid protests from lawyers backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The Supreme Court Bar Association dominated by the BNP- and Jamaat-backed lawyers, demanded resignation of the chief justice for administering oath ... Read more

Effective from Jan 1 in Dhaka, Ctg cities The government yesterday increased the CNG-run auto-rickshaw fare, fixing the lowest fare at Tk 25, with effect from next January. As per the revised fare, commuters will have to pay Tk 25 instead of current Tk 14 for the first two kilometres (km). Also, the charge for ... Read more

It makes winning bid also for Bibiyana-2 power project; plans for $1b investment A local power company along with its American partner General Electric yesterday had its third winning bid in a major power project — Bibiyana phase-II — to become the first one in the country going for a total investment of one billion ... Read more

Assaulters include BCL men; SI injured A police officer sustained head injury when activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League and local goons attacked the law enforcers for detaining a youth on charge of stalking garment workers in the port city on Wednesday night. A case was filed with Bayezid Police Station early yesterday accusing 18 persons ... Read more

Thirty-five students were expelled for cheating on the first day of the Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations on Thursday, the education ministry control room said. A teacher was also expelled for helping students to cheat in the exams hall, the control room said, adding that 1,01,473 students had not taken the exam ... Read more

Lonely Planet Ranking Bangladesh ‘Best Value Destination’ Bangladesh has been ranked number one in Lonely Planet’s list of the Best-Value Destinations for 2011. The list is included the leading travel guidebook publisher’s Best in Travel 2011 publication, coming out this week, and draws on the “knowledge, passion and miles travelled” by Lonely Planet staff, authors, ... Read more

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to make a guideline to effectively stop the production and sales of adulterated drugs. The High Court bench of Justice M Imman Ali and Justice Obaidul Hasan asked the health secretary and the director general of drug administration to form a high-powered committee with

The first-ever Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations of 15,05,391 class VIII students from 27,221 educational institutions across the country start today. At the pre-examination briefing at the secretariat yesterday, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said all the necessary preparations are complete for the

A man has surrendered to the police after killing his wife at Gulshan in Dhaka. The police recovered the body of Neela Mehrun, 25, from the Hotel Purnima Wednesday morning. Shahbagh police sub-inspector Mina Begum told the news agency that the husband, Hasan, came to the police and confessed his crime at

First Bangladeshi descent Congressman For the first time in the history of the United States of America, Hansen Hashem Clarke, a Bangladeshi descent democratic member of the Michigan Senate, has won a congressional seat to the United States House of Representatives. After winning the congressional seat, held by Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick for more than 20

Stamford University 60 injured in cop-student clash in city At least 60 people including law enforcers were injured in hour-long clashes between police and students of Stamford University Bangladesh in the capital over an incident of barring a student from taking part in midterm examination. Around 20 injured students took first aid in the university ... Read more