About 18 per cent of Bangladesh land will go under water and much of the Maldives would submerge following sea level rise at certain level, ‘World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change’ released yesterday in advance of the December meetings on climate change in Copenhagen said. “Rising sea levels are also of important concern ... Read more
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Lottery for plots at Purbachal today
The lottery for the allocation of residential plots in Purbachal satellite town of the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (RAJUK) will be held at Osmani Memorial auditorium at 11am today. ” The first phase of lottery will be held for those belonging to the category of freedom fighters, artists and expatriate Bangladeshis,” state minister for
Trackers bust car thefts
Businesses are increasingly using the device The newly introduced vehicle tracking system has become popular among corporate houses as it promises to retrieve stolen or lost cars and provides a means to cost-effective logistics management. Along with donors and NGOs, corporate houses, like telecom operators, banks, insurers and garment makers have adopted the
Prevalence of Swine flu virus on decline
The prevalence of H1N1 swine flu virus has been on decline in the capital. According to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDRC), the number of swine flu affected
JS body to summon BDR DG
The parliamentary standing committee on home ministry has decided to ask the director general of Bangladesh Rifles to appear before it to explain his move to change the name and uniform of
No action yet from forest dept
The forest department is taking time to go for legal action against the plunderers of over 30,000 Jhau (tamarisk) trees on Teknaf beach of
More amendment made in RPO
Parties to lose registration if failed to submit charter by Jan 25 next year The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of the National Identity Registration Bill 2009 with a provision that any misuse of the national identity cards would be a
Rajuk may hold lottery for Purbachal plots tomorrow
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is likely to hold tomorrow the lottery for allotment of plots under Purbachal New Town Project under three
BDR men turn up at hospital after quizzing
Two Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday after they were allegedly tortured by the members of Task Force for Interrogation
BDR chief under JS body fire
Members of the parliamentary standing committee on home ministry have demanded action against the Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Major General Mainul Islam
2 killed in ‘shootouts’
Two alleged criminals, including a top outlaw, were killed in separate incidents of shootout in the city and Kushtia early yesterday. In the capital, Abu Bakkar Ronny alias Lal Ronny, 26, was killed in a firefight between
Tender for nine power plants floated thru’ website
The Power Division yesterday floated tender for installation of nine power plants with generation capacity of 800MW in public sector through
Newspaper holiday
The offices of all newspapers and news agencies will remain closed from September 20 to 22 on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. Therefore, there will be no newspaper
Grabbers feast on beaches
Sea Beach too Inherited, Owned! Grabbers feast on beaches Influential people continue to plunder the “ecologically critical” beaches in Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf and Kuakata by setting up structures there in the name of promoting tourism. Over 90 percent of the 100-kilometre stretch of the beach from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf has been taken over by ... Read more
Municipality bill passed dropping MPs as advisers
Parliament yesterday passed the Local Government (Municipality)-Bill 2009 dropping the controversial provision of making the MPs advisers to the local government body. The change came at the final stage of passing the bill when ruling party MP and former chairman of Gazipur municipality AKM Mozammel Huque opposed the provision for making the MPs the advisers ... Read more
Sugar sold at all-time high
Refiner, trader blame each other Sugar sold at all-time high prices for the third consecutive day yesterday with the middle and lower-middle class people queuing longer than ever at the mobile fair-price points. The refiners and traders continue blaming each other amid government’s failure in checking the price due to lack of sugar imports and ... Read more
Liquidity glut proves economic malaise
Muhith tells JS; laments TIN defaulters Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday admitted in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) that the increase in liquidity means that the economy of the country is not operating properly. Replying to a supplementary raised by Awami League legislator from Bogra Abdul Mannan during the question-answer hour at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) ... Read more
Jail killing case: Leave-to-appeal petition filed against HC verdict
The state petitioned for permission to file appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the High Court judgment in the Jail Killing Case concerning the assassination of four national leaders in captivity during the 1975 political topsy-turvy. Advocate-on-Record Musfiqur Rahman filed the leave-to-appeal petitions with the relevant sections of the SC on ... Read more
Hartal passes off peacefully: Ultimatum to meet demands
The half-day hartal called by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas Mineral Resources, Power and Ports passed off peacefully in the city excepting some stray incidents. Traffic movement at some places in the city was partially disrupted and some vehicles were damaged by pro-hartal elements during the period. The activists of the national committee brought ... Read more
PDB floats tender for 10 power plants
Power Cell shortlists 4 bidders for 450MW Bibiyana plant The Power Development Board (PDB) on Sunday floated tender for 10 public sector power projects totalling 820 megawatt capacity, while the Power Cell pre-qualified four out of seven interested bidders for its tender for 450 MW Bibiyana power project. The PDB power projects would mostly be ... Read more