Says Muhith; Mashiur says he is on leave, gets dropped from Ecnec, economic affairs committee too The government plans to begin the construction of the much-talked about Padma bridge in April-May next year, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday. “Now we should float the tender; it will be done next month,” he told reporters at ... Read more
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No hilsa fishing for 11 days
The government has imposed a countrywide ban on catching, transporting, marketing and selling hilsa fish for 11 days, starting from today, to facilitate its egg laying and boost hilsa production. Uzzal Bikash Datta, secretary of the fisheries and livestock ministry, announced the ban yesterday at a press conference at the Department of Fisheries in the
IDCOL to install 1,500 solar-powered irrigation pumps by 2016
The Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) plans to install 1,500 solar-powered irrigation pumps across Bangladesh by 2016, in a bid to promote alternative energy and limit reliance on fossil fuels. The new pumps will run on a combined 12 megawatts (MW) of power to be generated by solar panels, projected to save the government nearly ... Read more
Implementation of anti-tobacco law demanded
Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi on Monday called for protecting the non-smokers from passive smoking through creating a smoking-free environment everywhere in society. The law against smoking in public spots should be strictly implemented to free all the public places and transport from smoking
Registration deadline for RU convocation extended
The Rajshahi University authorities have fixed October 18 as the deadline of registration for the 8th convocation of the university in spite of October 6, says a press release on Monday. Earlier, the registration began on September 7. The convocation was scheduled to be held on December 2. The authorities in a press release said ... Read more
Science education on the wane
Number of science students declining alarmingly, no govt initiative to encourage them, The Daily Star- Freedom Foundation roundtable told Science education in the country has suffered an alarming decline over the last two decades as it is no longer considered lucrative and the government remains indifferent to the situation, eminent scientists told a discussion yesterday. ... Read more
Micromax rolls out new devices
Micromax Informatics Limited, the 12th largest handset manufacturer in the world, has announced the launch of 10 new products which includes 7 smart feature phones, 2 superfones and one 7” tablet PC in the local market. All the devices are available in the price range of Tk 1,399 to
Western Marine to build a ship for local buyer
Western Marine Shipyard started the construction work of a container vessel on Thursday, which will transport goods from Chittagong Port to Dhaka. This is the first time the company will build a container ship for domestic use. Earlier the shipbuilder made a number of sea vessels for foreign
Tourism fair calls for linkage among Asian countries
The 2nd Asian Tourism Fair 2012 began on Friday in the capital, aiming at improving tourism linkage among the Asian countries. Tour operators, travel agents, airlines, hotels and resorts of 10 Asian countries including the host, Bangladesh, are taking part in the three-day fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The fair is a collaboration of ... Read more
Entertaining draw for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh national football team had to be satisfied with a tense 1-1 draw in their first international friendly match in a year against hosts Nepal at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu yesterday. After the cancellation of the first of the two international friendly matches due to heavy rain on Tuesday, there was also concern of ... Read more
Int’l conference on Bangladesh to be held at Harvard
An international conference on “Achieving Edge for Bangladesh” will be organised at Harvard University in the United States on October 13. The conference will discuss “Sustainability of Good Governance” and “Management of Strategic Resources” in reference to Padma Bridge and
Full judgment vs short order
Caretaker Govt System Full judgment vs short order 2 judges dissent from suggestions for polls time govt with MPs, small cabinet Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque’s suggestions for a caretaker government comprising lawmakers and a small polls-time cabinet do not conform to the short order delivered in May last year. Appellate Division Judge Abdul ... Read more
SIM cards to be regulated
The telecom regulator has decided to come down heavily on the sale of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to curb illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) operations, and to prevent crimes from being committed with the help of mobile phones, sources said. The
IMF wants more clout for BB to govern banks
The head of a visiting IMF team yesterday suggested greater authority for the central bank to govern all banks, both private and state-run, to ensure prudential management of the financial sector. David Cowen, chief of the International Monetary Fund’s team, said the amendment to the
Fakhruddin’s govt unconstitutional
Caretaker System Verdict Fakhruddin’s govt unconstitutional SC condones it for people’s sake The nearly two-year rule of the past caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed was “absolutely unconstitutional”, observed the Supreme Court in its verdict in the constitution’s 13th amendment case. It also said keeping the state of emergency for about two years without the ... Read more
Govt blocks access to YouTube
Bangladesh authorities blocked the access to YouTube on early Tuesday as the video-sharing website failed to remove the contentious movie that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. An official of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said that they had decided to block You Tube in consultation with the
48 Bangladeshi workers sent back from UAE
Authorities decline to let them work on existing visa Forty-eight Bangladeshi workers yesterday returned to the country from the United Arab Emirates as the authorities had rejected their new employer’s plea to let them work on their existing visas. Mainuddin Hossain, a Dubai returned diploma engineer, said among the repatriated workers, 35 used to work ... Read more
Down with the hills!
Probir Kumar Sarker Though Bangladesh is prominently a plain land, its Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Sylhet have hilly areas with forests and rich biodiversity. These areas are full of natural resources fulfilling needs of the people and other living species. But at present, the destruction of hills in every area has become ... Read more
CG may be in place in new form for next two polls
SC releases full text of 13th amendment verdict The Supreme Court on Sunday released the full text of its judgment that declared unconstitutional and illegal the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1996 with prospective effect from May 10, 2011. The full text of the verdict was released by former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque and six ... Read more
Govt moves to lay down rules
MLM Swindle Govt moves to lay down rules Draft bill goes to cabinet today The government will enact a law to clamp down on multi-level marketing (MLM) companies, such as the Destiny Group, which are blamed for swindling people out of their money with their controversial marketing system. The law will ban the so-called pyramid schemes ... Read more