BSS, Dhaka Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said out of the total 122 ordinances promulgated by the immediate past caretaker government, 45 of them would be placed in the first phase during the first session of the Ninth parliament for enacting laws. “The issue to make some ordinances laws will ... Read more
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Dhaka tipped to qualify this time
Muhith, US envoy see bright prospect for MCA fund Staff Correspondent Bangladesh may qualify by this year for the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) fund if it makes a little improvement in the fields of functional democracy, governance and economic policies and cutting corruption. “Bangladesh will achieve quick improvement in the fields of curbing corruption, good ... Read more
Castro breaks silence to praise Obama
Reuters/Bdnews24 . Havana Cuba’s Fidel Castro praised the US president, Barack Obama, on Wednesday for his ‘noble intentions’ but said in his first opinion column in five weeks that the new American leader had many questions to answer. President Raul Castro dismissed rumours that his older brother Fidel Castro was at death’s door, saying on ... Read more
Hillary confirmed as new US chief diplomat
Agence France-Presse . Washington Hillary Clinton became president Barack Obama’s top diplomat after pledging to fight climate change, push hard for Arab-Israeli peace and take a new approach to US foes like Iran. The confirmation came on Obama’s first full day in office. Hillary, a former Obama presidential campaign rival, was confirmed as secretary of ... Read more
Shakib best all-rounder
Series decider today Sports Reporter Shakib Al Hasan has been named the top player of ICC All-rounder’s ODI Championship Rankings this week following his sparkling performance with both bat and ball. The 21-year old from Magura, who now heads the rankings with 380 points, was number three last week but ran ahead of New Zealand’s ... Read more
Corruption in BTCL: 9 officials to be chargesheeted, 47 to be sued by ACC
Staff Reporter Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the submission of charge sheet against nine officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) for accumulating about Tk 4 crore beyond known source of income and concealing information about another Tk 4 crore. One of them is former director Mohammad Toufiq of BTCL, who was accused of ... Read more
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BB warns 5 foreign banks on zero farm lending
Sajjadur Rahman Despite the central bank’s mandatory order, five foreign commercial banks, including the banking giant Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), have failed to disburse a single penny as farm credit in the first half of the current fiscal year. “The banks providing no farm credit have already been served warning letters by ... Read more
Shipbuilders dispel recession fears
Sohel Parvez Local shipyards still receive enquiries from foreign buyers about building small vessels despite a downturn in the global shipbuilding industry amid an economic recession and uncertain demand outlook
High interest rates hamper industry, says Dilip Barua
Bdnews24.com . Dhaka The industries minister, Dilip Barua, on Wednesday said current interest rates were hindering industrial development in Bangladesh. ‘It’s hard to make profit at the current 14-15 per cent bank interest against industrial credit,’ Dilip told a delegation of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh at his ministry on Wednesday. Sympathising with businesses ... Read more
Malaysia plans to freeze recruitment of foreigners
AFP, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is preparing a second economic stimulus package to fend off the threat of recession and is considering freezing the recruitment of foreign workers, reports said yesterday. The stimulus package, which comes after a 2.0-billion-dollar programme unveiled last November, is focused on helping companies and workers affected by the global slowdown, The ... Read more
Nation goes to polls of hopes today
Shakhawat Liton A landmark chapter is going to be written in the history of the country’s local government system as the upazila parishads go to polls today amid high expectations of people after around 19 long years. The most crucial local government body in terms of formation and functions, an upazila parishad is viewed by ... Read more
Govt plans to keep local govt men in party posts
Wants to modify ordinances to remove restrictions; LGC opposes bid to make such changes, asks govt not to give block allocation to MPs for fear of graft Shakhawat Liton and Hasan Jahid Tusher The Awami League-led (AL) government is likely to bring major amendments to local government ordinances, allowing elected representatives to continue holding posts ... Read more
Police and AL party men start collecting tolls jointly from traders
Staff Correspondent In association with police, leaders and workers of different associate bodies of ruling Awami League have started collecting toll from retailers, traders, businessmen, transport owners, footpath vendors at different places in the city as well as throughout the country. These groups had remained inactive in the last seven years but soon after the ... Read more
Andaman tragedy: Thai PM agrees to talk with UN agencies
Staff Reporter Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday agreed that he would allow international agencies to talk about the alleged abuse of illegal migrants by the Thai authorities, according to news agencies. “They (the agencies) should talk with us and see how we can work together. But they also have to recognise the fundamental problem ... Read more
BNP partymen asked to work hard to strengthen party: Delwar
Chaotic situation may arise centring Deputy Speaker: MK Anwar Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar on Wednesday asked party leaders and activists to be united and work together to strengthen the party’s organisational activities. He said as the number of women is half of the total population in the country, “we along with women ... Read more
Fishermen earn right to fish
Tanguar Haor Fishermen earn right to fish Wasim Bin Habib, back from Tanguar haor, Sunamganj It could have been just another day in the life of Dinesh Barman, a fisherman who along with his mates had just reeled in a 5kg ruhi onto his boat. But the catch was not the only reason to celebrate ... Read more
Mashhud meets Hasina, discusses fate of anti-corruption purge
PM assures co-op in continuing the drive UNB, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of necessary cooperation in continuing the anticorruption drive, which climbed its climax during the past interim regime throwing many high-profile graft suspects behind bars. “The PM has assured us of providing all cooperation for continuation of the ... Read more
BNP finds it hard to get Mr Rights
Looks for honest leaders for party revival Staff Correspondent BNP is now suffering from a severe crisis of suitable and clean- image leaders for the posts of secretary general and national standing committee members of the party. Party insiders said change of the incumbent secretary general is now a matter of time as most of ... Read more
Double blow for AL bigwigs
Not considered for ministerial job, they will now miss front row in JS Rashidul Hasan Some of the old guards of Awami League (AL), who were excluded from the cabinet of ministers, might also not get the privilege of sitting in the front row of the treasury bench in parliament, according to party insiders. The ... Read more