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Construction of the much-hyped 27-kilometre underground metro rail project in Dhaka is likely to begin May 2011. And if the government accepts the Japanese donor agency’s proposals, the first phase of the rail project can be completed as early as 2013, according to a Bangladeshi

Despite various initiatives water-logging still causes immense sufferings to the residents of the port city in most of the areas especially during the rainy reason. The dwellers of low-lying Bakalia, Chaktai, Chawkbazar, Bahaddarhat and Khatoonganj areas are the worst sufferers of this problem. Even after  moderate  shower, rainwater inundates all the

China Tibet Mountaineering Assoc hands Musa certificate for conquering Everest Musa Ibrahim is now officially listed as the first ever Everest conqueror from Bangladesh. “This is to certify that on 23 May, 6:50 am, Md Musa Ibrahim climbed the peak of Everest, Chomolungma of Mount Everest” is written on Musa’s certificate. China Tibet Mountaineering Association ... Read more

The city development authorities, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, will invite applications from the public in August to allot some 1,000 residential plots under the Jhilmil housing project in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. ‘We will invite applications in July or August from the people who want to purchase plots at the

Wasa finally initiates pilot project to up falling water level in Dhaka After over two decades of groundwater level decline, Dhaka Wasa will at last start recharging the aquifers of the capital this monsoon, to save the city from a looming scarcity of supply water, and subsidence of the ground surface, reports The Daily Star. ... Read more

The High Court on Sunday ordered law enforcers not to requisition private vehicles except in the public interest. Issuing a 5-point interim directive to the government, the bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Md Delwar Hossain asked the former to explain in two weeks why Section 103A of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance ... Read more

CCC POLLS Move to tame rebels in BNP, AL The high commands of both the ruling Awami League and major opposition BNP have taken moves to tame the rebels of the splinter factions in Chittagong to patch up the long standing intra-party feuds ahead of the June 17 election of Chittagong City Corporation, political insiders

Anxious wait for official confirmation on first-ever feat of a Bangladeshi Musa Ibrahim has scaled Mount Everest as the first Bangladeshi, said friends and family of the mountaineer. He reached the summit at 6:00am Bangladesh time yesterday, Musa’s wife Sorabon Tahura Rimi told The Daily Star. She was citing an e-mail sent by the manager ... Read more

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday formally inaugurated Shaheed Ahsanullah Master Flyover on the southern side of Tongi Rail Station. The three-lane flyover, constructed at a cost of Tk 23.75 crore, was named after former lawmaker Ahsanullah Master who was killed by terrorists in

Bangladesh witnessed a sizzling growth of its tele-density by 146 percent in the past four months with addition of nearly four million mobile phone subscribers since January this year, officials and operators said here today. Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) officials said 3.93 million new

30 hurt; cops fire shots to tame fans of Brazil, Argentina A clash between football fans of Brazil and Argentina at two villages in Bera upazila of Pabna left 30 people, including five policemen, injured yesterday morning. Police and locals said the clash between the residents of Sheikhpara and Dakshinpara started

At least five lakh mobile sets out of about 45 lakh are entering the country every month in an illegal way due to imposition of more tax on import of mobile phone sets. Mobile Phone Importers Association leaked out the information at a pre-budget discussion at the spectra convention centre in the city on

Dhaka, Moscow sign agreement Bangladesh and Russia signed yesterday a five-year “Framework Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes” having the way for the establishment of nuclear power plants to meet the growing power needs of the country. In a press release, the foreign ministry said that ... Read more

May 20: Finally Ahsanullah Master flyover at Tongi of Gazipur  is ready for inauguration. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to formally open the flyover on Sunday. After the inauguration ceremony the fly over will be opened for all. The authority expected that communication will be easier without using the Dhaka

Govt Opening up VoIP 3,500 new licences in three months The government has decided to issue more than 3,500 licences to the local entrepreneurs for handling international calls to and from Bangladesh through voice over internet protocol technology, which is still prohibited under the existing

Power production to rise to 9,426mw by 2015 Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will submit a proposal to Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in a month or two to increase the electricity prices. “The BERC will decide the extent of rationalising the tariff,” Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser

Doctors: avoid direct sunlight, take more fluids and fruits People across the country are suffering from various midsummer ailments either because of exhaustion or because they have failed to get acclimatised to the oppressive heat, said physicians. Health experts said that people generally suffer from diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, heat stroke,

Passers-by and commuters are suffering endlessly as roads, footpaths and frontal space of other establishments have been occupied by hawkers and mini shoppers in the port city. Piling of construction materials by a number of land owners and even govt and semi-govt organisations on the roads for days adds another dimension to their untold

Regional Climate Conference of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) will be held in Dhaka on May 30- 31, official sources here on Thursday said. European Union (EU) will provide support for Bangladesh to arrange the conference to be attended by Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Yemen and

Blistering summer makes Dhaka life unbearable The mercury is threatening to hit a new height this summer making life in the capital utterly miserable amid the prevailing power, gas and water crisis. Except for the north-eastern region, people all over the country have been experiencing moderate heat wave since the beginning of this week. The ... Read more