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The hospitals in the capital city are yet to be ready to treat swine flu patients though health authorities claimed they have taken sufficient precautionary measures to face any

Govt takes step to save power, and pass it to irrigation The government has decided to distribute a total of 2.65 crore pieces of energy saving (CFL) bulbs free of cost among the rural and urban poor people before start of the next irrigation

Bangladesh Biman will add two new Boeing -777 to the fleet in 2011, two years ahead of their delivery schedule in 2013 as per the recent purchase agreement with Boeing

The port city of Chittagong is lacking in adequate facilities to diagnose the patients of swine flu which is increasing day by day. When contacted, Dr. Abu Tayib, Acting Civil Surgeon of Chittagong, told The Independent that the sample had to be sent to the

Bangladesh, like other Least Developed Countries (LDCs) seeks inclusion of their major exportable in the duty-free basket by the developed countries including USA in order to facilitate

Chittagong Port Authority has shelved plans to build its own multi-storey car park for imported vehicles and invited private sector operators to establish a dedicated depot outside the port

41 bodies found in Swat Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed more than 35 insurgents yesterday in battles near Pakistan’s famed Khyber Pass, the main route for supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, the military

Says Putin All pacts that European states agreed with Nazi Germany in 1934-39 were “morally unacceptable,” including the 1939 Nazi-Soviet accord, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

Are the parliamentary standing committees empowered by law to issue summons to people and ensure compliance of the same? Issuance of summons has a legal implication. If it is ignored then the next step is a warrant of

Jewellers in Tantibazar close shops in protest Criminals yesterday opened fire on a jewellery shop at Tantibazar in the city’s Kotwali area to realise toll and threatened to kill its owner. Witnesses said traders and employees of the area brought out a protest procession after the incident demanding arrest of the

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday asked HT Imam, her adviser for establishment and administrative affairs, to appear in the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry to explain his action in sending two district

Tardy probe finds overspending of Tk 131cr in a power project An unduly delayed government investigation pointed finger at three deceased power officials, including a former chairman of Power Development Board, for overspending Tk 131 crore in a power sector rehabilitation project

The World Health Organisation has guidelines for individuals to protect against the A(H1N1) virus, what symptoms to look for and when to seek medical

Special drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) along with the communications ministry’s ‘coordinating’ move to curb traffic jam in the capital, produced nothing tangible yet

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture in Indian parliament during its winter session this

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate its 31st founding anniversary today with a hope to reorganise and strengthen the party after its debacle in the last general

Speakers at a discussion yesterday expressed apprehension that Bangladesh could face Nigerian situation in energy sector through approval of production sharing contract (PSC) with two multinational companies allowing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Geneva today morning to attend the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3). She leads a 44-member Bangladesh delegation to the conference. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday issued a notice upon ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker Shafiqul Azam Khan, asking him to explain within 10 days why his parliament membership should not be cancelled on grounds of

Japan’s Democratic Party yesterday began talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the struggling economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election