Thousands of people thronged Savar National Mausoleum on Friday, to pay tributes to Liberation War heroes and raised demands for speedy trial into 1971 war crimes. “Try them, hang them…,” the crowd raised slogans, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the country’s victory in the Liberation War, demanding authorities speed up on-going trial
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Country swept by cold wave
Spell to continue for couple of days Heavy fog with mild to moderate cold wave, sweeping over the northern and southwestern region for the last few days, killed at least four children yesterday affecting many others. Enveloping the country’s ports and disrupting the key ferry services, the fog of this year’s first cold wave has ... Read more
Cost of living in Ctg goes beyond most
Arun Bikash Dey, Chittagong Schoolteacher Sourav Guha has become depressed about life as it has become very difficult to meet his family expenditures with his limited income. Last week he had a shouting match with a staff of an emergency power supply company when the staff asked him to pay an extra Tk30 for supplying ... Read more
Victory Day today
The nation today celebrates the 41st Victory Day when in 1971 the people triumphed in a war of independence against the Pakistani occupation forces. People of all walks of life pay their tribute today to the martyrs of 1971 by holding and joining programmes across the country. This day in 1971, the country achieved its ... Read more
Lottery made must
Admission System Lottery made must The government has made lottery system mandatory for enrolling students in class I in all non-government junior secondary, secondary and higher secondary schools from next year. The admission policy, formulated this week, says the lottery must be conducted in presence of the admission committee members to ensure transparency
Nation pays tributes to martyred intellectuals today
The nation will observe the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day today (Wednesday) commemorating the killing of the illustrated sons of the soil two days before the country’s victory through a nine month bloody war in 1971. Sensing a humiliating defeat, Pakistani forces with their local collaborators–Rajakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams– picked up leading Bengali intellectuals and professionals on ... Read more
Time to redeem the old pledge
Martyred Intellectuals’ Day today Syed Badrul Ahsan The wounds remain as fresh as they were four decades ago. The memories of those done to death by the murder squads of the collaborators of the Pakistan occupation forces are, forty years on, as agonising as the moment when we first discovered that they had been abducted, ... Read more
Risking life to save money
Trucks unload vegetables Flouting laws, a section of truck drivers carry passengers to northern districts from the capital’s Karwan Bazar every night to earn extra bucks. The passengers, most of whom are day labourers and rickshaw pullers, choose to travel by truck risking their lives as it costs them five to eight times less than ... Read more
Criminal database underway
Rab hopes for quick crime-busting The government is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database, the first of its kind, to facilitate law enforcers in detecting criminal elements quickly by cross-checking the bank of biometrics and other records. The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) began implementing the Tk 2.5 crore-project in June last year in cooperation with ... Read more
Highway police seldom seen on highways
Even after six years in operation, the highway police have failed to check road accidents and discipline traffic on highways across the country. The government in 2005 launched the police unit to ensure a safer highway network and a smooth traffic management system. Highway police officials, however, put the blame on the shortage of manpower ... Read more
Bangladesh on firm footing in global remittance: WB
Bangladesh has emerged as the eight largest remittance earner, riding on the back of migration in flocks to the Middle East, according to a global survey by the World Bank. Migrant deployments from Bangladesh grew strongly this year, the global lender said in its report after conducting the survey last week
ICMAB awards best corporate players
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) yesterday awarded 23 financial institutions, insurers and pharmaceuticals and telecoms companies for their efforts to establish corporate governance in their entities. Finance Minister AMA Muhith gave away the ICMAB Best Corporate Award 2011 at a
SUST celebrates Pitha Utshab
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet celebrated its 14th anniversary with Pitha Utshab (rice cake festival) on December 8 in its campus. The day-long festival began with the delectable Pitha Utshab. The event drew hundreds of people including students, teachers and many others. The students attended the Utshab with their variety of traditional ... Read more
Lathi Khela to celebrate Tangail Free Day
Lathi Khela (A traditional Bangladeshi martial art form) was held in Tangail town last Sunday to celebrate Tangail Free Day (December 11). Tangail district was freed from the Pakistani Armed Forces on this day during the Liberation War. Lathial Mohammad Azhar and his group from Aloa Bhabani village, Tangail staged a performance at Shaheed Memorial ... Read more
Weeklong Bijoy Utshab at Liberation War Museum
A weeklong ‘Bijoy Utshab’ (Victory celebration), titled ‘Manobadhikar Dibosh Thekey Bijoy Dibosh’ (From Human Rights Day to Victory Day) is on at the Liberation War Museum (LWM) premises in Dhaka. The festival opened on December 10 and will continue till Victory Day (December 16). One of the trustees of LWM, Mafidul Haque, delivered a welcome ... Read more
Bangladesh among top rice-eaters
Bangladesh stands fourth in per-capita rice consumption in the world, show data prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Brunei Darussalam tops the list with per-capita rice consumption of 245 kilograms a year, according to Faostat, a regular food supply data prepared by the
Rab to get 2 copters
The government has procured two copters for Rapid Action Battalion so the force can perform better in fighting crime and militancy. This is the first time a Bangladeshi law enforcement agency is getting choppers of its own. Commander M Sohail, director of Rab’s legal and media wing, said the police authorities signed a contract with ... Read more
Fog cripples waterway, road links
Ferry services suspended A blanket of dense fog shrouded different regions of the country crippling traffic on the highways and inland waterways from Friday night to Saturday morning. Low visibility forced the suspension of ferry services between Paturia and Daulatdia as well as Mawa and Kawrakandi, linking key highways, for more than 11 hours beginning ... Read more
Over 30,000 licences issued without proper tests: BRTA
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has issued 30,000 driving licences mostly to drivers of buses and trucks on ‘easy terms’ without holding proper tests since 2006. The authorities in the period issued about three lakh driving licences, according to an affidavit submitted by the agency’s chairman Md Ayubur Rahman Khan to the High Court on
No water yet for Buriganga, Turag from Jamuna river
The “Buriganga River Restoration Project (New Dhaleswari-Pungli-Bangshi-Turag-Buriganga river system)” has been virtually stalled for various reasons, including delay in funds allocation, non-availability of dredgers and non-participation of bidders in the tender process. The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) project, worth Tk. 944.09 crore, was supposed to take off in December last