Extortion in the transport as well business sectors continues ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, despite various measures taken by the law enforcing agencies, according the transport owners and businessmen of different city markets. The transport owners and employees alleged that they have to pay tolls regularly to extortionists at different spots on the highway. Traffic police ... Read more
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Two-man team to probe graft charges against Gen Matin
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is to appoint a two-member team within a week to investigate the allegations of corruption brought by a JS body against former shipping adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin and eight others in the Tk 9-crore container handling deal for Chittagong Port. “We received the findings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee ... Read more
30,000 children withdrawn from hazordous works in last 5yrs
As many as 30,000 children, who were engaged in various hazardous works, have been imparted training on non-formal education (NFE) and skill development training (SDT) after withdrawing them from their workplaces in the country. They were also given six-month skill development training under a five-year project titled ‘Elimination of Child Labour in Hazardous Works Phase-II’ ... Read more
US missile attack kills 10 Taliban militants
Pak troops kill 24 extremists A US missile strike from a drone aircraft Tuesday killed at least 10 militants in a tribal area of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan while 24 other militants were killed in fighting in Khyber district, Pakistani officials said. “The strike targeted a Taliban compound in Dargamandi village of North Waziristan, killing 10 ... Read more
Obama invites Hasina to join meeting on UN peacekeepers
US President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join a meeting of heads of the governments of 10 UN peacekeeper contributing nations with him in New York on
Sircar petition hearing deferred as two amici curiae feel embarrassed
The High Court yesterday deferred till October 14 the hearing on a writ petition filed by former speaker Jamiruddin Sircar challenging the legality of formation of a parliamentary
Extortion, mugging go unabated
Gangs, political elements active ahead of Eid Petty crimes–extortion and mugging–have increased at an alarming rate in the capital in recent times as criminal gangs and a section of ruling party men are desperate to make a quick buck
41pc DU students, teachers, employees tobacco addicts
Some 41.27 percent of the teachers, students, officers and employees of Dhaka University (DU) on an average are addicted to tobacco products, reveals a survey of a DU-based
Steps taken to build 2nd Padma bridge
The government has taken initiative to build the second ‘Padma Bridge’ at Paturia -Daulatdhia point for smooth road communication from the capital to the southwestern
BCS cadre for primary edn underway
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament said formation of a BCS (primary education) cadre for officials involved in primary education management is under
Foreigners begin cleanliness drive in city
Good Neighbours Inc in Bangladesh, an international humanitarian and development organisation with its headquarters in Seoul, on Wednesday volunteered cleanliness drive on the Shaheed Minar
Manpower export falls by almost half
Lack of diplomatic efforts to nurture old and explore new job markets blamed As the government finds it tough to tackle the fallout of the ongoing global recession and fails to explore potential manpower destinations, the country’s overseas job market experienced
Outlaw killed in ‘gunfight’ with RAB
An outlawed party leader was killed in ‘crossfire’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Mahadebpur village under Mirpur Upazila in Kushtia district in the early hours of
Half of seized vehicles given back to owners
The Dhaka metropolitan police have returned half of the vehicles seized on allegation of being unfit during the ongoing drive to their owners, the police said on
Saifur laid to rest at family graveyard
Bangladesh’s longest-serving finance minister M Saifur Rahman was buried on Monday at the family graveyard in Baharmardan of Moulavibazar after he died in a car crash on the Dhaka-Sylhet
Tk 10cr for reconstructing houses of Aila victims
The government has sanctioned taka 10 crore for the victims of the cyclonic storm Aila in four upazilas of Satkhira and Khulna districts for constructing
Dipu Moni reaches New Delhi
The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, reached New Delhi Monday afternoon for bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart, SM Krishna, today. The meeting between the two South Asian next-door neighbours scheduled to be held at the
New edn policy draft handed over to PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday received the draft of the Education Policy 2009 that envisages basic changes to set the country’s outmoded education system in tune with the
Northern farmers weather out poor monsoon
Allaying the fear of a gloomy aman prospect due to delayed monsoon, the northern region has lived up to its ‘food bowl’ reputation by well surpassing the target acreage of tilling
US leads world in foreign weapons sales
The United States accounted for more than two-thirds of foreign weapons sales in 2008, a year in which global sales were at a three-year low, The New York Times reported