4 top leaders of JMB splinter outfit claim of friends in administration of 3 districts The four top leaders of the new JMB splinter Islam O Muslim claim they along with the mainline outfit have “supporters and well-wishers” in the administration in three districts in Rajshahi Division. Senior police officials who interrogated the four till ... Read more
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Tender soon for machine readable passport, visa
The government is likely to invite international tender for making Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV) within a month for introducing them by April 30 of 2010 as per instruction of the international civil aviation organisation (ICAO). Newly appointed project director of ‘Introduction of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa ... Read more
Sound pollution ups health risks in city
Millions of people in Dhaka city, especially the children and the elderly and also expectant mothers are exposed to a number of health risks, mental as well as physical – from deafness to heart attack-due to sound pollution, which
Outsourcing of top jobs in govt banks may go
Extension of EGBM project unlikely The government is less likely to continue recruiting top executives for the state-owned commercial banks from outside the banks after the tenures of the present managing directors of Sonali and Janata banks end in
Dhaka should press for joint impact assessment
Experts on Tipaimukh Project Dhaka should press for joint impact assessment As a few reports on the impact of Tipaimukh project on Indian territories were published in India, Bangladesh should negotiate for a joint impact-assessment on both countries with experts of Bangladesh and India,
Green chillies make people see red
Prices of most essentials record rise Prices of most of the essential commodities, particularly green chillies and all kinds of vegetables, marked a sharp rise in the city’s kitchen markets this week compared with their prices in the previous week. The prices of most
Old city fire highlights risks to thousands
Hundreds of thousands of residents of old Dhaka, the most densely populated area in the city, live daily amid deadly fire risks from the teeming factories and workshops that line the streets of Lalbagh, Armanitola and
Malaysia to continue its freeze on Bangladesh workers
Malaysia decided to continue the freeze on hiring workers from Bangladesh although it allowed electronics and textile sectors again to recruit foreign workers, reported Malaysian newspaper The Star Online
Basic foods still expensive in many developing countries: FAO
Staple foods such as rice and wheat remain expensive in many developing countries despite a fall in international prices, making life tough for millions of people, a UN agency warned Thursday. Cereal prices in many African, Asian and Latin American countries are 25 per cent higher than before the start of the food crisis
Top criminal Bikash sent to jail
Bikash Kumar Biswas, one of the most wanted criminals by the police, was sent to jail again on Friday after being arrested at the jail gate soon after he was freed on bail on Thursday after 12 years in jail. The Joydevpur police produced
JCD fails to name full committee yet for internal rivalry
Internal rivalry grips JCD The recently formed committee of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), students’ wing of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has failed to form a full-fledged committee even two weeks after BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia
Father sues villagers for torture on son
A father filed a case with Gomostapur Police Station yesterday accusing some unidentified people of brutal torture on his son allegedly for shallow machine theft in the locality. The victim was Tobarak, 33, a mechanic and son of Taimur Rahman of Boalia village under Gomostapur
Jamuna embankment caves in again
Another 500-ft stretch breached in Sirajganj The hard point of the town protection embankment suffered the second collapse in a week Friday, exposing the fragility of the huge wall built by Korea’s Hyundai only 12 years ago and intensifying threat to Jamuna Bridge structures. While engineers are still probing the reasons behind last Friday’s breach ... Read more
Bombs rip through Indonesia hotels, killing 9
July 17: Bomb blasts ripped through luxury hotels in the heart of Indonesia’s capital on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens in attacks which the president said badly hurt confidence in the country. The bombs targeted the JW Marriott hotel, scene of a car bomb attack in 2003, and the Ritz-Carlton, both popular with ... Read more
Laskar-e-Taiyeba active in Bangladesh for 14 years
Arrested top Indian militant also tells police that he is linked to Huji, Daud Ibrahim Pakistan based Islamist terrorist organisation Laskar-e-Taiyeba has been active in Bangladesh for the last 14 years, intelligence sources said quoting one of the most wanted Indian terrorists recently captured here. Local leaders of the organisation have links to the network ... Read more
Tax Ombudsman’s office fails to create any impression
The Tax Ombudsman’s office has failed to create any appreciable impression on the taxpayers as it received only one complaint every three days on average during its three years of existence. Moreover, only half of the complaints were registered for investigation during the period by the office that started function in July 2006 to address ... Read more
Govt may let 21,500 to continue with jobs
INCOMPETENT PRY SCHOOLTEACHERS Govt may let 21,500 to continue with jobs The Awami League government is likely to allow 21,500 incompetent primary schoolteachers to continue with their jobs even after they have failed to meet the minimum required minimum qualifications by the June 30 deadline. ‘As the 21,522 non-government teachers have failed to meet the ... Read more
Govt wary of data being revealed if experts included: BNP
JS body’s proposed visit to Tipaimukh Govt wary of data being revealed if experts included: BNP BNP Vice-Chairman M K Anwar on Friday alleged that the government is not interested to include experts in the parliamentary team to visit Tipaimukh Dam. “The government fears that experts would disclose the possible adverse impacts of the Tipaimukh ... Read more
Internal strife due to ‘wrong decisions’ puts BNP in trouble
Khaleda faces tough task of reuniting party BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is faced with the difficult task of reuniting the party, as the rank and file says the organisation is racked by internal strife due to some ‘wrong decisions’ taken by the current leadership. The party workers are saying some controversial leaders, who are known ... Read more
AL likely to introduce new posts including executive president’s
July 24 National Council AL likely to introduce new posts including executive president’s Awami League may introduce some new posts including that of an executive president at the national council on July 24. Currently, its 73-member central committee has a president, a general secretary, a 13-member presidium, three joint general secretaries, seven organisational secretaries, 19 ... Read more