Say Yunus’ counsels, argue at HC as no show cause notice served; hearing resumes today Counsels for Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus yesterday argued that there is no legal bar for him to continue as the managing director of Grameen Bank since the Bangladesh Bank’s directive to remove him was illegal. The removal of Yunus ... Read more
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3 Bangladeshis fleeing Libya drown in Greek waters
47 jump ship, 14 missing, 3,994 return home Three Bangladesh nationals evacuated from Libya drowned in Greek waters on Saturday night while trying to swim to shore from a ship moored at Hania Port of Crete Island, according to the foreign ministry. ‘After berthing at Hania Port, some 47 jumped ship and three of them ... Read more
Children over burdened by syllabus
School going children are under heavy pressure as they have to spend all day studying to complete huge syllabus. Children say that they do not get the time even to play as they have to study for long hours work to be able to complete the syllabus
India stave off Ireland
Ireland provided further evidence that they are the most improved of the Associate nations after stretching India during their match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. They had astonished the world with their scarcely believable defeat of England at the same ground four days earlier, but yesterday India’s batting proved to be too strong ... Read more
DU files no case, sends body to Barisal
The Dhaka University authorities had not filed any case until 8:00pm on Sunday in connection with the killing of a DU student by some unruly transport workers at Motijheel in the capital on Saturday evening. DU proctor KM Saiful Islam on Sunday afternoon told New Age that the university Syndicate would take a decision about ... Read more
Stalker stabs 12-yr-old girl
A 12-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck by a stalker yesterday at Burhanpur in Hazaribagh of the city, while she was going home from school. The victim, Hira Akhter, was a student of class three at an NGO-run school at Ganaktuli lane. According to witnesses, Mamun, 27, a rickshaw-puller, who was lurking near Hira’s ... Read more
UK to arrange 3 evacuation flights
The British government said it will provide three emergency evacuation flights to repatriate 500 Bangladeshis stranded in Tunisia. Three commercial charter planes were to take the Bangladeshis home from Djerba airport later yesterday, the British government
All eyes on HC
Order on Yunus ‘removal’ today; BNP asks govt to scrap decision The High Court gives its order today on a writ petition of Prof Muhammad Yunus, who challenged his removal from Grameen Bank, amid calls at home and abroad for treating the Nobel laureate gracefully. Bangladesh Bank sought to remove Yunus from the post of ... Read more
Trapped Bangladeshis: Two die after crossing border
Govt urges IOM for more flights Two Bangladeshis died on Friday of heart attack in Tunisia and Egypt where they had taken shelter from the violence in Libya. Of the two, Selim Chowdhury of Noakhali sadar breathed his last in Tunisia and Jahangir Afrad of Narsingdi in Egypt, Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes said briefing journalists ... Read more
Finance ministry rejects Grameen claims
The finance ministry yesterday protested the Grameen Bank rejoinder published in different national dailies and said many of the claims made by the microlender are unfounded. In a statement, it said it is better not to make further comments on an issue that is being dealt with by court. The finance minister did not openly ... Read more
Abed points at trust of borrowers
A sudden exit of the Grameen Bank founder from its Board of Directors and a legal battle between its board and the government may dent borrowers’ confidence, putting the organisation’s future in doubt, said Sir Fazle Hasan Abed yesterday. The chairperson of Brac, the world’s largest non-government organisation, in a statement
Miseries mount on borders
Thousands of Bangladeshi workers in the Egyptian and Tunisian border of the trouble-hit Libya are facing serious crisis with no food, no shelter, and no help. Till yesterday 4:00pm, a total of 3,491 Bangladeshis returned to the country from Libya, while around 27,000 are yet to return home
Slumdog Millionaire child actress’s home in Mumbai fire
The child actress lost most of her awards in the raging fire in Mumbai Indian child actress Rubina Ali, who acted in Slumdog Millionaire, says she has lost precious souvenirs of the 2008 Oscar-winning film in a fire. The blaze late on Friday ravaged her home and scores of others in the Garib Nagar slum, ... Read more
Man stabbed, Tk 5 lakh snatched
Muggers yesterday stabbed a sales representative of a company and allegedly snatched money from his possession at the capital’s Jatrabari. The injured Amirul Islam, 42, an employee of Nestle Bangladesh, said he went to Jurain Bazar with two of his colleagues to collect money from shops in the
Windies blow Tigers away
Bangladesh made a mess in their pursuit of a second win in the World Cup and were shot out for their lowest ever total of 58 runs to concede a humiliating nine-wicket defeat to West Indies on Friday. The match ended well before the scheduled innings break as West Indies overhauled the total in little ... Read more
Grameen bins Muhith claims
Grameen Bank yesterday said it took prior permission from Bangladesh Bank for appointing Dr Muhammad Yunus as its managing director, rejecting Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s claims that it had not. The microlender also described Muhith’s comments on Yunus as incorrect and said it did not disobey the law in appointment of the Nobel laureate
Govt stake comes down to 3.5pc
Sajjadur Rahman A debate over the ownership of the Grameen Bank is brewing, as the finance and foreign ministers have repeatedly claimed Grameen is a government institution. A question about the government’s stake in the bank came to the fore after the “removal” of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus from the post of its
Over 24,000 Bangladeshis move to safety
Await evacuation from Libya About half of the Bangladesh nationals stranded in trouble-torn Libya are in the process of evacuation on security grounds, foreign minister Dipu Moni said Friday. ‘Those who want to stay back in Libya in general and in Tripoli in particular, should be careful about their security,’ she said, adding, ‘It might ... Read more
Senator Kerry worried at ‘removal’ of Prof Yunus
Senator John Kerry, chairman of the United States senate committee on foreign relations, has expressed concern over ‘removal’ of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank, saying the international community would keep a close eye on the situation. “I am deeply concerned by efforts to remove Muhammad Yunus as managing director of the
DWASA mulls water tariff hike to attain sustainability
Ignores pilferage and system loss Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is considering raising the water tariff instead of taking any substantial steps to end water pilferage and reduce system loss to make itself a sustainable organisation. The Dhaka WASA has already submitted a proposal to the government for increasing the water price by about ... Read more