War Crimes Trial Kamaruzzaman led Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams: witness Freedom fighter Md Zahurul Haque Munshi Bir Protik, on Thursday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that the detained assistant secretary general of Jamaat, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, was the commander of Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams in Sherpur during the War of Independence in 1971. Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams ... Read more
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Muhith still hopeful
Padma Loan Muhith still hopeful Finance Minister AMA Muhith has expressed hope that the government may reach a settlement with the World Bank on funding the Padma bridge project. “It is possible to reach a solution with the World Bank soon,” Muhith told BBC Bangla Service on Wednesday. Mentioning the steps taken to fulfil the ... Read more
Nepal to get access to Ctg, Mongla ports
Says Dipu Moni Bangladesh is working towards providing Nepal with transit to access Chittagong and Mongla seaports, said Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday. She said this to Durga Prasad Bhattarai, visiting foreign secretary of Nepal, when he called on her at the foreign ministry in the
BUET teachers to appeal against HC injunction
The teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology said that they were consulting lawyers to appeal against High Court’s injunction on their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and the pro-vice chancellor. They postponed their rally on Wednesday night following the injunction. BUET Teachers Association said it would take a decision on the next course
EC to sue voters enrolled twice
The Election Commission is preparing to take legal action against those who enlisted themselves twice in the electoral rolls, election commissioner Md Shah Nawaz said on Thursday. He said the commission had found out that many people became dual voters like in the past. Using Automated Fingerprint Identification System, the commission in
Bangladesh improving safety standards for NY flights
Bangladesh’s aviation regulator is now working to comply with the requirements of United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow the country to resume its Dhaka-New York flights. Recently, Bangladesh has cleared its name off the list of countries with unsafe civil aviation system. The FAA had earlier raised objections in 61 areas in ... Read more
Global recession hits RMG exports
No sign of early recovery The RMG sector, which contributes about 75 per cent to the country’s export earnings, has been hard hit by global recession with a considerable fall in orders across the world. According to experts, the situation is not likely to improve in near future. Recently, the export orders have declined by ... Read more
80 lakh bank accounts of farmers remain inactive
Around 80 lakh farmers’ bank accounts out of a total 95.86 lakh, which were opened with Tk 10 initial deposit, remained inactive in the just concluded financial year of 2011-12, according to Bangladesh Bank data. Among the 16 lakh active farmers’ accounts in FY2012, farm loans were disbursed through 5.41 lakh accounts while 10.01 lakh ... Read more
Shrimp exporters in gloom as global crisis lingers
Shrimp exporters continue to face difficult times due to declining demand for the expensive food items in the crisis-hit developed world. Industry-people said they fear a further drop in overseas sales as people in Bangladesh’s export destinations are cutting back on their consumption
Govt to clip board wings
Grameen Bank Govt to clip board wings Proposal to amend ordinance goes to cabinet division today The government plans to amend the Grameen Bank Ordinance 1983 to reduce the powers of the bank’s board and give more authority to its chairman to pick the managing director of the microcredit organisation. The finance ministry may place ... Read more
BUET teachers postpone movement
VC puts web site offline following call for his resignation The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teachers who have been rallying for removal of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of the university have postponed their agitation following the High Court order that put an injunction on their movement. The postponement was decided at an emergency working ... Read more
Govt decided to allow more fuel oil-run power plants
Ignoring financial crisis and widespread criticism against power generation using fuel-oil, the government had decided to allow installation of more power plants fired by diesel or furnace oil. The decision would further hit the consumers. The government already increased the price of electricity five times since February 2011 due to soaring cost of generation using ... Read more
Bangladesh cut off from cyber net
Internet connections in Bangladesh were totally disconnected for three hours on Thursday morning between 2:00am and 5:00am due to repairs carried out on the submarine cable between Singapore and Malaysia. Managing director of the Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited
Mega serial involving Bangladesh and West Bengal
A mega serial titled “Roshni”, an adaptation of the novel “Prem Jeno Ek” by Rupok Shah, featuring artistes from Bangladesh and West Bengal (India) will be telecast simultaneously starting from August 6 on Channel i and ETV Bangla. The serial will be aired from Saturday to Wednesday at 5:10 pm. Harinath Chakravarti has made the ... Read more
Bhawaiya on verge of extinction
Eminent singer Ferdousi Rahman observes that bhawaiya, one of the most melodious music genres of the country, is under threat of extinction due to lack of patronisation and practice. In an interview with New Age Ferdausi Rahman, one of most popular bhawaiya singers the country has ever produced, revealed the present condition of the rich ... Read more
Qubee gets new chief
Faisal Hyder has been appointed as the acting chief executive officer of wireless broadband operator Qubee Bangladesh replacing founding CEO Jerry Mobbs, the company said in a statement yesterday. “It has been a pleasure living and working in Bangladesh with such a talented group of people, and is a source of great pride to hand ... Read more
Indo-Bangla meet on Tipaimukh dam begins Aug 27
India has told Bangladesh that it is now ready for a bilateral meeting of experts from both the countries on Tipaimukh dam for two days in New Delhi from August 27. According to a senior official of the Central Water Commission in Shillong, the members of this expert group, to be drawn from both the ... Read more
RU students hold demo for RUCSU election
Rajshahi University students on Tuesday went on a demonstration on the campus, demanding immediate election to the university’s central students’ union and revival of Teachers-Students Cultural Centre of the university. At around 11:30am, under the banner of ‘progressive students’ union’, around a hundred leaders and activists of the university unit Bangladesh Students’ Union,
Kuakata boat has historical value
Says expert A French-born Bangladeshi expert on local traditional boats has examined an ancient boat that surfaced from beneath the sandy beach in Kuakata recently and said it was a national heritage bearing ethnic history. “I have never seen such an unusual traditional boat,” Yves Marre told The Daily Star after examining it on the ... Read more
Fakhrul, 45 others indicted
Trial in arson case begins Aug 7 A Dhaka court on Tuesday charged 46 leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led opposition alliance, including the acting BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, with setting a bus on fire near the Prime Minister’s Office on April 29. The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal of Harun-or-Rashid posted for ... Read more