Non-functioning of the CHT Land Commission, designed to settle longstanding disputes over land ownership in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, is mainly responsible for the recurrence of ethnic violence in the once conflict-ridden south-eastern hills, said ethnic leaders and
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Cabinet okays draft of climate change trust fund law
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘Climate Change Trust Fund Act, 2010’ to create a permanent fund for ‘protecting lives and property of the people from adverse effects of climate change’. The environment and forests ministry placed the draft in the weekly meeting of the cabinet at
New trend in judicial administration: SC takes up expeditious delivery of justice
The Supreme Court authorities have taken administrative reforms programme to bring back discipline and improve the overall environment of court activities, and infuse dynamism in dispensing justice. Along with the administrative reforms, the authorities are also carrying out cleanliness
EC against redrawing of ward boundaries
Union Parishad Polls EC against redrawing of ward boundaries Decides to ask govt for amendment to act, avoid delay in holding polls in May-July The Election Commission has decided to ask the government to amend the union parishad act to avert possible ‘social disorder’ due to redemarcation of the parishad wards maintaining no more than10 ... Read more
Loadshedding crosses 1000MW: Electricity consumers face more sufferings
Peak summer is still far away, but load shedding has already crossed 1000 MW in the country, an ominous sign that more sufferings are in store for the electricity consumers in the coming days. The consumers in and outside the capital city are experiencing frequent power cuts, no
Anti-cancer drugs now made in Bangladesh
Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited yesterday launched a few anti-cancer drugs, first of its kind in Bangladesh. Beacon Managing Director Mohammad Ebadul Karim said, “Beacon Pharmaceuticals is the first to produce anti-cancer drugs in the country. The drugs with
SA countries including India not to be able to eradicate poverty by 2015
BSS, New Delhi: South Asian nations including India will not be able to eradicate poverty and ensure minimum education for all by 2015, according to a new poverty index released here today. The Basic Capabilities Index (BCI), 2009 has found that South Asia will get 80 points on the index by 2015, 10 points higher ... Read more
75 out of 97 level crossings left open
Bangabandhu Bridge-Joydevpur Rail Line 75 out of 97 level crossings left open At least 75 of the 97 level crossings on the Bangabandhu Bridge-Joydevpur rail line have been left without gates and gatemen rendering them risky for pedestrians and vehicles, reports The Daily Star. Even the level crossings with gates and gatemen are unsafe too, ... Read more
Govt bank borrowing declines
The government’s dependence on bank borrowing has reduced substantially largely because of the fact that it could not utilise much of the projected allocation for implementing the annual development programme. On the other hand, the government has paid back a large part of the bank borrowings it had
Bidding for shares of Ocean Containers begins tomorrow
Institutional bidding for the shares of Ocean Containers Ltd (OCL), an off-dock service provider, will begin tomorrow under book building method. The company will be listed directly. The three-day bidding, however, will start on Chittagong stock exchange first, as the Dhaka Stock Exchange is yet to give listing approval to the
Bangladesh software to go global
Bangladesh would quickly emerge in the world market in software export as the country has tremendous potentialities in development of IT sector. This was stated by the newly appointed Honorary Consul General of Bangladesh in Germany, Arndt Huesges in an exclusive interview with the
Rahimafrooz best distributor of Castrol in SA sub region
Rahimafrooz Distribution Limited is accredited as the best distributor of Castrol lubricant for the year 2009 in Castrol South Asian Sub Region (SASR) Partner’s Conference 2010, held in, Malaysia recently. Having a growth rate of 45 per cent in the lubricant market of Bangladesh was the key indicator for
Nokia unveils new X6
Entertainment just got a whole lot more interesting with the introduction of the new Nokia X6, the flagship music device from Nokia and a dedicated web portal to engage music lovers. Nokia unveiled this combo of full blown entertainment experience giving Bangladeshi music lovers an exciting platform to
Festive flavour floats at Ekushey Book Fair
Publishers, salesmen and visitors at the Ekushey Book Fair were in a festive mood on Saturday, on the eve of Ekushey February and International Mother Language Day, reports NewAgebd. Presence of hundreds of booklovers at the fair made the publishers and sellers happy as they were satisfied with the sales on the day when 152 ... Read more
Sales up at Khulna Ekushey book fair
Sales have got momentum at the month-long Khulna Ekushey Book Fair 2010 on the premises of the Khulna Divisional Government Public Library in the Khulna city. Organised by the district administration, the fair that began on February 1 will end on February 28. A total of seven titles by local writers have so far hit ... Read more
Toxicity lab at DU to test efficacy of locally produced drugs
The Dhaka University (DU) yesterday proposed to set up a bioequivalence and toxicity lab at its pharmacy department in order to ensure quality of locally produced drugs and widen export market for Bangladesh’s pharmaceuticals abroad. The proposal came at a regional seminar held at the Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University, amid
British Council extends its edn services in Ctg
The British Council extended its educational services here at the port city Chittagong by opening two resource centres in partnership with the Shishu Academy and Chittagong City Corporation-run Premier University. Students (children to university goers) and professionals of the port city now can be more
Trouble flares in hills again
2 ethnic people die in army firing, Bangalee settlers torch 200 houses At least two indigenous persons were claimed by the authorities to have been killed as the army opened fire on agitated indigenous people feuding with settlers in remote Gangaram Mukh area of Baghaichhari upazila in the
Homage paid to language movement martyrs
The nation paid homage to the language movement martyrs a minute after midnight past Saturday, with thousands of people walking barefooted to the shaheed minars across the country with wreaths and flowers. People in Dhaka started streaming along the roads leading to the Central Shaheed Minar on the Dhaka University campus to place flowers at ... Read more
Govt plans downsizing manpower in admin
The government plans to outsource lower-grade jobs and make the position of assistant officers, who should have a minimum graduation and computer literacy, the lowest rank in civil service. The draft of the civil service act 2010 proposes that general services should be outsourced to