Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the people of Bangladesh would not allow India to construct the Tipaimukh dam on the River Barak because it would spell disaster downstream and turn Sylhet into a desert. ‘India has turned the country’s northern region into a desert by constructing the Farakka Barrage and now it ... Read more
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A day of human chains, rallies near Press Club
Rallies and human chains formed by different organizations marking the international human rights day on Saturday in front of the Jatiya Press club virtually turned the street in front of the club into a public meeting ground. As many as three to four rows were formed in front of the club. The use of the ... Read more
Sluggish real estate jolts glassmakers
A sluggish real estate sector has affected the growth of glass processing industry, market players said. Float-glass manufacturers, who saw a jump in domestic demand in 2009 and 2010, have been facing a sort of stagnation since early this year. “No gas and electricity in new buildings has put a brake on our growth,” said
Garos dance away harvest festival
Dancing and singing, hundreds of jubilant Garos yesterday celebrated the conclusion of their two-day long Wanna (harvest) festival at Askipara of frontier Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh. Wanna, one of the greatest Garo festivals, marks the beginning of the harvesting season. This festival is the ninth of its kind. On Thursday evening, William Hanna, ambassador, Head ... Read more
Workers block road over house rent hike
Several hundred garment workers barricaded the main thoroughfare in Chittagong for several hours yesterday after police obstructed their rally called to protest frequent rise in house rents. Due to the blockade, traffic remained stranded on the Airport Road since 3:30pm until police high officials around 9:15pm assured the agitators of steps to meet their
Now comes more quotas for schools
FFs’ grandchildren too to get preference The government has decided to introduce a quota system for children of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) employees, as well as grandchildren of freedom fighters, for admission to all public secondary schools in the capital. This will come into effect from the 2012 academic session. In the ... Read more
Anomalies galore in private medical colleges
Different lobbyist groups responsible for helping flout guidelines Most of the private medical colleges in the country are providing medical education with acute shortage of regular teaching staff, laboratories, hospitals with proportionate patients, adequate infrastructure and transparency in accounts. Sources at the medical wing of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) informed that private ... Read more
JS panel wants action against Fakhruddin, Moeen
A parliamentary subcommittee set up to investigate the August 20-22, 2007 violence in Dhaka and Rajshahi universities on Thursday put into the final form its report recommending action against former chief adviser to the caretaker government Fakhruddin Ahmed and former army chief Moeen U Ahmed. The committee also suggested action against former adviser MA Matin, ... Read more
JP starts march towards Tipaimukh Saturday
The Jatiya Party led by Hussein Muhammad Ershad, a major ally the Awami League, will start a two-day ‘long march’ towards Tipaimukh on Saturday to register its protest against the Indian government’s plan to build a dam on the River Barak. Ershad, the party chairman, will led the march which will start from in front ... Read more
Civil servants’ salaries to proceed by e-payment
The government will process all public transactions electronically within the next couple of months, said Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) Governor on Thursday. While addressing the launching ceremony of ‘ICBI Easy Pay’, a new product developed by ICB Islamic Bank Ltd based on Electronic Fund Transfer Network (EFTN) in Motijheel, Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said, “Initially, public ... Read more
An event to promote the positives
THE World Marketing Summit (WMS) would present a new platform to portray Bangladesh as there is a gap between reality and perception about the country in the global arena, said experts. To be held on March 1-3 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka, it will discuss how marketing philosophies, ethos and insights can be ... Read more
First census of birdwings in the forests of Bangladesh
Dr. M.A. BASHAR Ecosystem itself is the phenomenon of interaction between biotic and abiotic factors in the nature. Man becomes victim of environmental disasters or environmental degradation at the community level. It is obvious that environmental soundness must be ensured at the micro level. Then it is possible to maintain at the community level. We ... Read more
WB to provide $29mn for creating jobs in EPZs
The World Bank will provide US$ 29 million for creating jobs in the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs) for 11,000 poor women of Monga-prone areas. The government on Sunday signed a US$29 million financing agreement with the World Bank for the Northern Areas Reduction of Poverty Initiative (NARI) project, said a World Bank
6 killed in Rangpur bus plunge
At least six people were killed and 25 injured when a bus plunged into a roadside pond on Rangpur-Badarganj road in Rangpur Sadar upazila early Wednesday. Five of the deceased were identified as Asad Ali, 55, of the district town; Rezaul Karim, 55, of the upazila; and Kafil Uddin, 55, Sadeque Ali, 60, and Akil ... Read more
NSU to host int’l debate championship
The North South University authorities on Monday announced the opening of ‘NSU Asian British Parliamentary Debate Championship 2011’ at a press conference on their Bashundhara campus in the capital. After organising the 15th All Asian Debate Championship in 2008, the NSU Debate Club is continuing its legacy in hosting international tournaments and helping debaters from ... Read more
BNP reiterates demand for joint survey at Tipaimukh
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called upon the Indian government not to proceed with Tipaimukh dam project until a joint survey is done. At a press conference held at the party’s headquarters at Naya Paltan on Monday, Alamgir told this referring to Indian response to Khaleda’s November 22 letter to the ... Read more
No harm if Tipai project goes ahead
Prime minister’s adviser Gowher Rizvi has rubbished the idea that construction of Tipaimukh dam on the River Barak in the Indian state of Manipur would harm Bangladesh. ‘Notions about the adverse impacts of Tipaimukh dam on Bangladesh are groundless’, Rizvi said on Monday, after meeting the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on Saturday to discuss
Robi posts Tk 12.5cr loss in Q3
Robi yesterday declared a third-quarter loss of Tk 12.5 crore, although the mobile operator touched the break-even point in the previous quarter. The company earned Tk 782.1 crore in revenues in Q3, 13 percent higher than the same period in 2010 and 3 percent higher than Q2 this
An exposition of IT strengths
Asia’s mega technology event, eAsia 2011, ended saturday amid huge enthusiasm among visitors. Companies showcased how information and communications technologies (ICT) helped people get better services with ease at the event held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Public and private organisations at the mega exposition showed their preparations in entering
821pc duty sends reconditioned car market crashing
Sales slump by 30pc A crippling 821 percent duty – highest in the world – imposed by the government on reconditioned vehicles has reduced sale by 30 per cent in recent months. The reconditioned cars business is in the doldrums because of staggering import duties. Taxes have also hit the sale of brand new