Dhaka, (bdnews24.com)—Two factions of ruling Awami League’s labour front Sramik League clashed Monday at the city developer RAJUK’s head office, vandalising offices and leaving at least three injured. Adherents of Abdul Malek and Shamsul Alam Milky, RAJUK staffers, fought each other for half an hour. The unruly activists damaged the main access to the RAJUK ... Read more
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Trapped by nexus of brokers, employers
Shattered Dreams Of Migrant Workers -1 Trapped by nexus of brokers, employers The employment was supposed to be permanent and the monthly wages were promised to be 600 Ringgits (RM). But they were employed for only 22 days in the first three months and paid just RM 200. “Sometimes we could manage food with that ... Read more
Chairmen threaten legal action if upazila parishad bill passed
Representatives of the newly-elected upazila parishad chairmen at a press conference on Sunday threatened to go for legal action and agitation if the parliament passed the upazila parishad bill, which, they said, was against the spirit of the constitution. They said that the bill which empowered lawmakers to interfere in local governments’ activities, was placed ... Read more
Police sergeants paint grim picture of sealed fate
Many serving the same post for over two decades “It’s over 24 years that I am in the same post. Some people who were born in the year of our joining are now working with us in the same rank. There are instances of our batch-mates’ daughters getting married to see us as colleagues of ... Read more
Rubber industry gets a lift
Entrepreneurs want more supports to help cut imports A local entrepreneur is producing liquid rubber and marketing the item in a remarkable feat giving a lift to the country’s five decades old rubber industry. The Chokoria based HR latex successfully developed 60 grade rubber, popularly known as liquid rubber after an effort of four years ... Read more
S Alam under scrutiny
Share trading suspended The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday kept trading of the shares of S Alam Cold Rolled Steels halted as the bourse’s management initiated an enquiry after media reported that the company had acquired majority stakes of Oman Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial institution. ‘Trading of the shares of the ... Read more
Mobile operators get fewer customers
Six mobile phone operators added only 0.47 million customers to their networks in February, taking the number to 45.21 million. No customers were added to the network of Grameenphone, the largest mobile operator. In February, GP’s customer base remained unchanged at 20.94 million, the same as in January 2009, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ... Read more
Committee stresses Ctg port efficiency
The Public Undertakings Committee yesterday emphasised implementing the development projects required for turning Chittagong Port into a centre of regional transport in future. Members of the parliamentary body that reviews accounts and reports of public institutions was exchanging views with the officials of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Chittagong Customs during a meeting in the ... Read more
Home Economics College students block road
Students of Home Economics College, blocked the Azimpur-New Market road for almost five hours to press home of eight points demand including withdrawal of enhanced session fee. The students took the street at around 9.00 am and continued till 1:30 pm with shouting different slogans to realise their demand soon. The sit in programme of ... Read more
Move to strengthen VIPs’ security: Frequency Jammers for SSF
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday approved a proposal of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to procure three vehicle mounted frequency jammers (VMFJ) for the VIPs. Initially, one VMFJ will be procured and then two others will be purchased in phases. The Special Security Force (SSF) will use the equipment for security purpose of the ... Read more
25m people at risk of arsenic contamination
Speakers tell conference About 20-25 million people of the country are at risk of exposure to arsenic contamination, speakers said yesterday at the inaugural ceremony of an international conference. They also said there are more than 8,000 villages in the country which are at the risk of arsenic contamination. Department of Public Health and Engineering ... Read more
Sylhet airport flouts rules in allocating possession at new terminal
The Sylhet Osmani International Airport authorities have allocated possession for three shops in the newly constructed airport terminal allegedly flouting allotment rules. The allotment of the possession has been made illegally as the airport authorities did not invite any tender in this regard, local businessmen alleged. Airport officials, however, claimed that they had allotted possession ... Read more
Sylhet city littered with wastes
Shortage of dustbins blamed Shortage of dustbins forces the people in Sylhet city to dump wastes into canals, drains and road-sides, polluting environment and posing threat to public health. Not a single dustbin has been installed in the city after Sylhet district town was upgraded into the city corporation about a decade ago, according to ... Read more
RU to install CCTV cameras on campus
The University of Rajshahi has decided to install closed-circuit television cameras in different places on the campus to ensure security. Sources in the administration said the authorities at a recent meeting with the law enforcement agencies had decided to install the closed-circuit television cameras in places including the campus gates at Binodpur, Kazla and Station ... Read more
SIM sales drop as operators cut subsidy
The sale of the mobile phone’s SIMs has slowed down remarkably as the major operators withdrew the subsidy on the SIM tax considerably. Leading operators Grameen Phone and Banglalink, enjoying more than 50 per cent share of the country’s cellular phone market together, have already withdrawn major portion of the subsidy on the SIM tax ... Read more
Hasan Mashhud quits, quietly
Mashhud will have to account for Tk 13 crore expenditure on ACC lawyers The Anticorruption Commission chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury stepped down Thursday, saying there was no need to spell out the reason for his resignation. “I think you all know the situation now prevailing; there’s no need for me explain it,” the former army ... Read more
Sircar, Moudud, Rawshan return to JS in by-polls
In a turn of events, former Speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar, ex-Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed and former First Lady Rawshan Ershad staged a comeback in parliamentary politics as they won Thursday’s by-elections. They lost their seats in their respective home constituencies in Panchagarh, Noakhali and Mymensingh in the parliamentary elections held on Dec 29 last ... Read more
Sayedabad turns haven of extortion
Auto owners, Cops involved Esaraf Hossain A section of transport owners based at Sayedabad bus terminal, one of the three inter-district terminals in the capital city, have got involved in extortion, it is alleged. Terminal sources alleged that the so-called transport owners are realizing lakhs of taka everyday from other transport owners in exchange of ... Read more
Capital experiences hailstorm
Staff Reporter Dhaka city yesterday experienced hailstorm accompanied with rain late in the afternoon. The hailstorm and rain brought soothing relief to city dwellers from the scorching hit of the summer. The hailstorm was marked by gusty winds speed reaching up to 19 kilometers an hour. According to residents from different parts of the city ... Read more
1,800 BDR men yet to report: Mutiny tapes at audio, video internet
Mamunur Rashid Though the investigation teams on the carnage at the Peelkhana BDR headquarters have identified some of the killers of the army officers, they are yet to find out the identity of the people who orchestrated the plot to