New MBBS, BDS admission system HC asks govt to explain legality The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain in four weeks the legality of its decision to enrol students at medical and dental colleges based on their grade point average scores in the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations ... Read more
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Students give govt until Aug 26 to cancel decision
Admission seekers protesting against the decision to enrol students in medical and dental colleges without admission test on Tuesday gave the government an ultimatum to cancel the new system by August 26. The students said they would announce their next protest programmes on August 27 if their
Shab-e-Qadr tonight
Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessings and benediction, will be observed across the country tonight with due solemnity. The Qur’an was revealed on this night to show the mankind the path of worldly and eternal emancipation. According to the Qur’an, the night is better than 1,000 nights as the angels and the
Dhaka rated the least liveable city
Dhaka has been placed at the bottom of the world’s 140 cities this year in terms of living conditions, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2012 Global Livability Survey. Last year Dhaka was ranked the second least livable city in the world. The survey ranked Australia’s Melbourne as the most livable city in the
Illegal VoIP calls galore
Some quarters inside BTCL involved While a government move is on the way to bring illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) operation under a legal cover, some quarters within the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) is still terminating international calls with their E1 devices, sources have said. E1 is an all-digital communications line that ... Read more
Ask Myanmar to settle it
PM tells UK, other countries not to put pressure on Bangladesh on Rohingya issue Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the United Kingdom and the countries concerned about Rohingya refugees to talk to the Myanmar government instead of pressuring Bangladesh. She said this when British Secretary of State for International Development Affairs Andrew Mitchell ... Read more
US worried about GB
Mozena tells Muhith The US has reiterated its concern at the government’s move to curtail the power of Grameen Bank’s borrowers in the selection of the bank’s managing director. Its ambassador in Dhaka, Dan Mozena, expressed his country’s concern at a meeting with finance minister AMA Muhith at the latter’s secretariat
Women leaders rally behind GB
Say govt actions will make its owners powerless More women professionals and leaders have raised their voices against a government move to amend the Grameen Bank Ordinance of 1983, and thereby curb the autonomy of the Nobel-winning microlender. Forty-six women yesterday issued a statement under the banner of Friends of Grameen, condemning the proposed changes ... Read more
Hallmark loan scam under ACC probe
Several Sonali Bank officials involved in lending Tk 3,547cr to little known entities The Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a state-run bank’s illegal lending of Tk 3,547 crore to little-known Hallmark Group and five other companies, and the people involved in the scam. The amount embezzled by the six entities is equivalent to almost 15 percent ... Read more
Students burst into protests, writ petition filed
New admission system for MBBS, BDS courses Students burst into protests, writ petition filed Admission seekers on Monday burst into protests across the country against the government’s decision to enrol students at medical and dental colleges without admission tests. A Supreme Court lawyer on Monday filed a writ petition challenging the government decision to enrol ... Read more
Witness says Quader killed her husband in 1971
War crimes trial Witness says Quader killed her husband in 1971 A prosecution witness on Monday testified that detained Jamaat assistant secretary general Abdul Quader Molla had killed her husband along with 50 to 60 people at Ghatarchar village of Keraniganj in Dhaka on November 25, 1971. Nurjahan, the eighth prosecution witness against Quader, stated ... Read more
Country now without top 3 leaders
The country is running without top leaders, including the president and the prime minister, as all of them are on foreign trips. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been in London to attend a nutrition conference since August 11. She is expected to return at 8:40am today
ACC challenges granting bails to Destiny officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday challenged the legality of an order passed by the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court granting bail to five Destiny Group top officials including managing director Rafiqul Amin and president Left. Gen. Harun Or-Rashid. ACC deputy director Mozahar Ali and assistant director M Towfiqul Islam, also complainants
Rush for home begins today
Eid Holidays Rush for home begins today With the Eid-ul-Fitr now only days away, a mass exodus from capital will begin today as a six-day-long public holiday commences tomorrow. Thousands of people have already bought advance bus and train tickets to go to village homes to celebrate the festival with their families
Spices too hot at Eid market
Despite a drop of prices in the wholesale spice market, retailers are still charging customers high for items like raisins, cumin, cloves and cardamom. Prices of some spices dropped by as much as Tk 150 a kg a month ago, according to data gathered by The Daily Star. However, visiting Karwan Bazar, Palassy and Moulvibazar, a ... Read more
Govt to issue MRPs before getting police clearance
The government has asked the passport and immigration department to issue new Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) in 15 days for emergency and in 30 days for regular before getting police verification reports to contain sufferings of the passport seekers home and abroad. The decision came on Sunday at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s ... Read more
Russia agrees to provide 85pc fund
Nuke Power Plant Russia agrees to provide 85pc fund Loan agreement by year end Russia has agreed to provide as credit 85 percent of the estimated Tk 12,000-15,000 crore needed for setting up the first-ever nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. It will initially provide $500 million (around Tk 4,000 crore) for conducting necessary studies and ... Read more
PM for global actions to end poverty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for concerted efforts of the international community to fight against poverty and hunger as the two issues had global origins and implications. “The whole world needs to mobilise its resources, share experiences, research findings and technology, and fully commit themselves to implementing global and national plans and
No admission test this year
Medical Colleges No admission test this year There will be no admission tests for public and private medical colleges this year as students will be enrolled on the basis of their SSC and HSC results. This was decided at a meeting at the health ministry yesterday with Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque ... Read more
329 BDR rebels get jail terms, 7 acquitted
BDR mutiny case 329 BDR rebels get jail terms, 7 acquitted A special court of the Border Guard Bangladesh on Sunday jailed 329 members of the Bangladesh Rifles Sports Board and members of various directorates of the BDR for varying terms ranging from four months to seven years on charge of mutiny in its headquarters ... Read more