Narsingdi ‘Gunfight’ Rab’s claims questioned Family members of the six alleged muggers killed during a shootout with a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) team in Narsingdi on Monday claimed yesterday that the men shot dead were not muggers. Fazila Begum, mother of victim Mosharrof, said her son was a driver by profession. He was the father ... Read more
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Green abroad, polluter at home
He is a Bangladesh born Spaniard. His family members campaign to protect and conserve the environment abroad. But back in his own country, his garment factory in Gazipur pollutes the river Turag. His name is Giasuddin Murad. The Department of Environment yesterday fined him Tk 39 lakh for emptying his factory’s
6 ‘muggers’ killed
‘Gunfight’ in Narsingdi 6 ‘muggers’ killed Rab refuses to disclose identity of robbed businessman Six alleged muggers were killed and three others injured in a gunfight between the Rapid Action Battalion and the gang fleeing after mugging a businessman in Narsingdi yesterday. Two Rab members were also wounded during the one-hour shootout that began around ... Read more
Destiny under scanner
Cheating Thru’ Mlm Destiny under scanner Regulators have moved to probe the Destiny-2000 Ltd scam spotted by Bangladesh Bank, following a series of news reports on the issue over the last few days. The Department of Cooperatives (DoC), which is the principal regulator of cooperative societies, has formed a high-powered committee to investigate the
OC Helal in jail, finally
Torture, False Case OC Helal in jail, finally Md Helal Uddin, former officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station, landed up in jail yesterday for torturing Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar in custody and falsely implicating the youth in several crimes. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mizanur Rahman sent Helal to prison on the latter’s surrender in a case ... Read more
Finance passes the buck
‘Cheating’ Thru’ MLM Finance passes the buck Central bank says it only can probe, but govt can take action; JS body wants law Bangladesh Bank is surprised by Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s remark that the government would take action against Destiny-2000 Ltd only if the commerce ministry and the BB want. “The ball is now ... Read more
Destiny magic
Multi-level marketing concept posts astronomical growth in 3 years Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society, a concern of controversial multilevel marketing (MLM) company Destiny 2000, has seen an astronomic rise in its capital, shareholders, profit and investment since 2009, a central bank report reveals. The company’s paid-up capital has increased to nearly Tk 300 crore in 2009-10 ... Read more
62 failed to sit for exams
Principal arrested for pocketing fees! Sixty two examinees of Dhaka Model Degree College could notsit for the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations which began on Sunday asthe college principal allegedly misappropriated their exam fees and failed toprovide them with admit cards. Afzalul Haque Aziz, the principal of the college in Mirpurof the city, was arrested around ... Read more
HSC exams begin
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalentexaminations of 2012 began yesterday across the country with 9,26,814 examineestaking part from 7,556 educational institutions. Of the total examinees, 4,96,395 are male and 4,30,419female. The number of examinees rose by 1,47,373 this year. As many as 7,50,852candidates including 3,65,258 female are appearing
Against All Odds
One lost a leg in Rab shooting. The other lost four fingers of her right hand — her husband chopped them off to compel her to stop study. But Limon Hossain, the Rab victim, and Hawa Akhter Jui, the victim of her husband’s brutality, defied their odds and appeared in the HSC examinations that began
Rajshahi reels from power outage
8-12 hours load-shedding a day People in Rajshahi zone including the boro growers in the Barind region have been experiencing eight to 12 hours of load-shedding every day as the zone is facing power shortfall of about 50 percent megawatt (MW). The distribution units were provided with 277 MW power yesterday against the daily demand ... Read more
No Yunus
Muhith rules out Nobel hero-led search committee for Grameen Bank MD The government yesterday dismissed the proposition of making Prof Muhammad Yunus the head of a committee to find the managing director for Grameen Bank. “Some members [of the Grameen Bank board] proposed appointment of Dr Yunus as the chairman of the search committee. But ... Read more
Our Earth Hours!
While the world called for an hour of energy conservation on Earth Hour, Bangladesh, by not choice though, yesterday went for overkill and had on an average six hours of power cuts across the country. It was not unusual for Bangladesh to “conserve” energy like that. It has been experiencing regular power cuts since the ... Read more
Pvt varsity class at DU!
A Dhaka University teacher yesterday took a class of some students of a private university at DU’s business studies faculty violating rules. Professor Ali Ahsan of Department of Management Studies was found taking the class of around 30 students of American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) around
New system, old result
Train Ticket Crisis in Ctg New system, old result Scalping of train tickets at Chittagong Railway Station is not being curbed despite the railway authorities’ preventive measures. The authorities reduced the lead time for buying advance tickets from 10 days to 3 days since February 17 in an attempt to make saleable tickets available at ... Read more
Satellite by 2015
Deal signed with US firm Bangladesh will launch its first satellite into space by 2015 in a landmark move towards opening a new era in communication and broadcasting and creating new businesses. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission yesterday signed a Tk 82.5 crore consultancy deal with a US firm, Space Partnership International (SPI). The
Electricity price hiked
Effective from March 1 The government yesterday hiked electricity prices by Tk 0.28 per unit for bulk consumers and Tk 0.30 per unit for retail users with retrospective effect from March 1 this year. As a result, power tariff for bulk clients increased by 7.49 per cent from Tk 3.74/kilowatt-hour to Tk 4.02 a unit ... Read more
9.26 lakh appear at HSC exams from April 1
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations under the ten education boards will begin on April 1 across the country with 9.26 lakh sitting for the test. This is for the first time the examinees facing creative type questions in Bangla First paper. Earlier, these students needed to face creative type questions in ... Read more
Rab men assault DU teacher
Members of Rapid Action Battalion beat up a Dhaka University teacher as he requested them to move their car that was obstructing a narrow lane, the victim has claimed. Muhammad Saif Uddin Khan, lecturer of finance, was admitted to Pongu Hospital with severe injuries in his abdomen, forehead and left
Minar Mahmud found dead
Noted journalist Minar Mahmud, editor of weekly Bichinta, was found dead at a residential hotel in the capital yesterday. The cause of his death could not be known immediately but police recovered empty strips of 150 sedative tablets, Rivotril, and a letter along with