She will attend conference on autism, receive first Bangladesh Freedom Honour for Indira Gandhi today Sonia Gandhi was given a red carpet welcome last night on her first-ever visit to Bangladesh to attend a conference on autism. She will receive the posthumous award to be given by Bangladesh to Indira Gandhi for her contributions to ... Read more
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Deals with India have to be based on equity, says Fakhrul
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday said it has no objection in signing deals based on equity and expected that the Dhaka tour of Indian Congress party leader, Sonia Gandhi, would leave a positive impact on Indo-Bangla relations. The party’s acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said his party wants fair bilateral
No psychologists for autistic children
PM for one psychologist at every school The authorities concerned seem reluctant to appoint psychologists at the schools to help the mental development of autistic children despite a prime ministerial directive in this regard. Sources at the ministries of education and primary & mass education told The Independent on Sunday that no steps had been ... Read more
168 teachers leave JnU
A total of 168 temporary appointed teachers of Jagannath University (JnU) are about to leave the campus as the Supreme Court Appeallate Division on Sunday rejected their prayer of being a permanent employee of the institute. With this decision, five and a half years long fight has finally got a solution. Court sources said the ... Read more
Campbell’s parting words to batsmen
Outgoing Australian batting coach of the GP-BCB Academy Allan Campbell urged the Bangladeshi batsmen to know where their off-stump is while facing the fast bowlers in bouncy wickets. Campbell will return home today after ending his month-long training camp during which he not only worked with the Academy batsmen and wicketkeepers, but also had a ... Read more
Salvaging Dhaka
Md. Mahbubul Huq for The Daily Star The engine behind a city is, apparently, its mayor. He is the chief of local government administration. Local government administration is responsible for providing services such as: fire safety, police protection, any emergency services, public school, water and sewerage, city planning, maintaining local environmental health, garbage collection, public ... Read more
Hilsa catches too frustrating for fishermen, traders
The ongoing hilsa season sees poor netting of the popular fish in the coastal waters, much to the frustration among fishermen and traders. Fishermen’s families are passing hard days as the catches are not sufficient even to recover the cost of deep sea trips on trawlers for the purpose, according to our correspondent in Patuakhali. ... Read more
Erosion makes 300 families homeless in a week
Lalmonirhat, Kurigram Erosion makes 300 families homeless in a week Erosion by Teesta and Dharla rivers in Lalmonirhat and Brahmaputra in Kurigram has rendered around 300 families homeless in the last one week. At least a hundred families at five villages under two unions in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila became homeless due to erosion by Teesta ... Read more
Border haat starts journey in Kurigram amid festivity
The first ever border haat was inaugurated on Saturday at the no man’s land between Kalaichar (India) and Baliamari (Bangladesh) for trading commodities of both countries in a bid to strengthen bonds between the peoples. The Indian minister of commerce and industry, Anand Sharma, and the Bangladesh minister of
City goes short of sugar
Sugar has become scarce like gold dust in the capital but the government is yet to take any measure to ensure supply and fair price of the essential sweetener, with the month of Ramadan approaching fast. Most of the grocers in the city did no sell any sugar on Saturday, claiming that they had no ... Read more
Govt spurred to stop it
Extra-judicial killing Govt spurred to stop it At least one person has been beaten to death by mobs in every two days in the first 21 days of this month taking the number of deaths to 11 in such incidents, says a report of Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation. The ASK ... Read more
Premier Bank’s half yearly confce held
The half yearly management conference-2011 of The Premier Bank Limited was held on Saturday at a city hotel. Dr HBM Iqbal, chairman of the board of directors of the bank graced the occasion as the chief guest. Managing director of the bank Masihul Huq Chowdhury presided over the conference. Director’s Moin Iqbal, Md. Imran Iqbal, ... Read more
EBL introduces EBL 365
EBL 365, a brand new service proposition of EBL started its operation recently at New Market, Elephant Road and Uttara in the city, says a press release. This anytime banking service proposition gives flexible banking hours to its customers 24 hours a day and 365 days a year
BRAC to aid Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre
BRAC and Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) signed a memorandum of understanding on July 20, 2011 at BRAC, whereby BRAC will fully finance refurbishment of BYLC’s new leadership training centre in Baridhara, Dhaka. The deal is seen as a significant step forward in the development of the first leadership institute in Bangladesh
Ensure sale of safe iftar
Green activists urge govt Green activists demanded the government to take all necessary steps to ensure sale of safe iftar and other food items at reasonable prices during Ramadan. They made the call at a human chain programme in front of Institute of Fine Arts at Shahbagh in the city yesterday organised by Poribesh Bachao ... Read more
Sirajganj town threatened
Breach in protection embankment widens as Jamuna erodes About 105-metre stretch of Sirajganj town protection embankment along with an adjacent road has collapsed in the River Jamuna. Locals became furious after they did not found any officials of Water Development Board when the portion at the Hard Point started to go into the river on ... Read more
Safety rules defied
Workers face rising risks of accidents Most construction firm owners directly or indirectly force workers to work without any safety gear and in hazardous conditions which lead to frequent accidents at construction sites. With a high unemployment rate, firm owners have the luxury of firing anyone who talks about safety, and hiring someone who does
Border Haat opens today
Bangladesh and India will jointly inaugurate their first ever Border Haat today along the borders of Kurigram district in Bangladesh and West Garo Hill district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Bangladesh Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan and his Indian counterpart Anand Sharma will formally open the market, reports our New Delhi
Bangladesh awarded in Int’l Physics Olympiad
Bangladesh has won the Best Newcomer Award in the 42nd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Thailand from July 11-17. The country also received two Honourable Mention Awards for its maiden participation in the Olympiad, said a press release here yesterday
Nahid against coaching business
Says immoral activities must be stopped Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday criticised the teachers who are busy with coaching business instead of teaching in classes. He also strongly criticised a section of people for their immoral activities in educational institutions. “Some teachers engage in teaching outside classes in exchange of money and attract students ... Read more