Staff Reporter The Christian community will celebrate the largest religious festival ‘Christmas Day’ today across the country in remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christian community believes, God appeared on earth through his son, Jesus Christ, on Christmas Day. It is also a celebration of rebirth, new beginnings, forgiveness and peace as the ... Read more
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New situations being created as polls near, says Delwar
Staff Correspondent The BNP secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Wednesday said that with the election day approaching, ‘new situations’ were being created with an ulterior motive. The BNP-led alliance on Wednesday staged demonstrations across the country in protest against the ‘attempt’ on the life of the alliance chief Khaleda Zia. ‘With the day for ... Read more
US travel alert on Bangladesh elections
UNB, Dhaka The US State Department has warned its citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh and urged caution while traveling before and after parliament election on December 29. In its travel alert the State Department said the Bangladesh government lifted a State of Emergency on December 17 that had been in place since ... Read more
Public holiday on Dec 29
Unb, Dhaka The government has announced December 29 public holiday to enable all to cast their votes in the national elections in a holiday mood. “The day has been declared holiday so that all officials and employees of government, semi-government, autonomous and private organisations, and teachers and employees of government and non-government educational institutions can ... Read more
Noor Ali withdraws case against Hasina
Staff Correspondent The Unique Group chairman, Noor Ali, on Wednesday claimed that he did not file complaint against the former prime minister and Awami League president Shiekh Hasina, but a high-ambitious vested quarter lodged it, aiming to make his relation with the AL chief sour. ‘I did not file the case against Sheikh Hasina, rather ... Read more
EC cautions poll candidates over code breach
Staff Correspondent The Election Commission on Wednesday started cautioning polls candidates against whom the electoral inquiry committee had found evidence of breach of code of conduct. The commission in letters to the candidates concerned asked them to refrain from violating further the code of conduct and warned of actions if they continued to violate the ... Read more
Votes of working class to be decisive factor
DHAKA 4 CONSTITUENCY Votes of working class to be decisive factor Staff Correspondent Candidates vying for Dhaka 4 constituency with a high concentration of working class people, have geared up their campaigns with lofty promises as parliamentary elections are nearing. Workers, mostly garment workers, comprise the majority of the 20,1000 registered voters in the constituency ... Read more
50pc driving licence fake, admits BRTA
Govt faces Tk 20cr loss due to BRTA graft in last 5 years Staff Correspondent About 50 percent of driving licences carried by drivers across the country are fake and prepared through irregularities and corruption, says the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). Not only the fraudsters, a section of staffs of BRTA and ... Read more
3 lakh cases pending with High Court
Judges tell president Unb, Dhaka President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday urged the High Court judges to quickly dispose of the cases pending with the court. He made the suggestion when six newly appointed judges of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. The judges apprised the president ... Read more
Gordo lottery winners plan to open restaurant
Staff Correspondent Two young Bangladeshis living in Barcelona, Spain, are among the winners of this year’s El Gordo Christmas lottery, receiving 3 lakh euros worth Tk 2.9 crore each. They are Jamal Sahid, 18, and Shalim Ahmed, 29. Jamal, a cook, plans to open a restaurant with the money, reports a news agency. The incident ... Read more
Dhaka voices for cut in reducing of green house gas by 40 pc by 2020
BSS, Dhaka Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser in-charge of Ministry of Environment and Forests Raja Debashish Roy said, Bangladesh has recommended for reduction of emission of green house gas by 40 percent by the year 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050. In the 14th conference of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change ... Read more
Yet BNP, AL in trouble in Barisal
Many rebel candidates retire from poll campaign Yet BNP, AL in trouble in Barisal Our Correspondent, Barisal Both the two major political alliances are still facing problems from eight rebel candidates (five in BNP and three in Mahajote) even after withdrawal by others. In one constituency, both ‘boat’ (AL) and ‘plough(JP)’, and in another constituency, ... Read more
Poll campaign in south Ctg gains momentum
BSS, Chittagong The hustling for next week’s parliamentary polls has gained momentum in the five constituencies of south Chittagong. The candidates, their active supporters and even relatives have virtually no time for rest and sleep as they have been putting in maximum efforts by utilizing properly the time left for campaigning. Nominees of major parties ... Read more
Ershad blames AL for deadlock in seat sharing
Rangpur Correspondent Party chairman HM Ershad blamed the AL for violation of seat sharing treaty with JP in the election. He called the Awami League candidates in Rangpur-4 and Rangpur-5 to stop campaign for them in the greater interest of grand alliance. “There is no alternative of election symbol ‘plough’ in Rangpur,” said Ershad asking ... Read more
286 judicial magistrates on polls duty
Staff Correspondent The government on Tuesday appointed 286 judicial magistrates on election duties to deal with electoral offences and conduct summary trial in the 299 parliamentary constituencies going to polls on December 29. The law and parliamentary affairs ministry assigned the judicial magistrates and sent a list of 286 such magistrates to the commission six ... Read more
Manifestos skip job nationalisation for non-govt teachers
Staff correspondent Bangladesh Non-Govern-ment Primary Schoolteachers’ Association leaders on Tues-day expressed disappointment about the absence of any pledge for the nationalisation of their jobs in the election manifestos of major political parties. ‘In the manifestos for the 2001 elections, both the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Awami League pledged to nationalise all non-government primary schools. ... Read more
Long-distance bus owners say no to fare cut
Staff Correspondent Owners of long-distance buses have decided not to reduce fare despite the government’s directive to cut fare by Tk 0.02 per kilometre following the reduction in fuel prices. ‘We will not reduce fare until a new government takes office after the elections,’ the Bangladesh Bus Truck Owners’ Association chairman, Golam Md Siraj, told ... Read more
DU 45th Convocation on January 29
BSS, Dhaka The 45 Convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on January 29, 2009. Honorary ‘Doctor of Science’ degrees would be conferred on three persons on the occasion, said a DU press release here on Tuesday. The university will confer honorary Doctorate degree to Nobel laureate Emirates Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee of Taiwan. ... Read more
Policemen still work at Posta outpost marked ‘risky’ in ’95
Raihan Sabuktagin The government declared the building ‘risky’ in 1995, but the police department is running an outpost at the dilapidated building ignoring the risk of fatal accident. The members of police are forced to work at the Posta police outpost risking their lives. “When I arrived at the outpost several months ago, I was ... Read more
Privatisation Commission won’t offload Rupali stake
Staff Correspondent The advisory council committee on economic affairs in a meeting on Tuesday rejected the finance ministry’s proposal to assign the Privatisation Commission again to offload government’s shares in the Rupali Bank Ltd. ‘We have decided not to task the Privatisation Commission again with offloading government’s shares in Rupali Bank as the bank is ... Read more