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Breaking News From Bangladesh :Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:12:51 -0400 Bangladesh government faces political furore over Indian dam projectThe Bangladesh government is coming under increasing pressures from its own ministers and ruling Awami League lawmakers to hold urgent bilateral talks with India, which is planning to build a dam on the Barak river the two neighbours share, a media report here said Saturday. Only 2 out of 30,000 NGOs working for "suffering" Pak refugees in Bangladesh Karachi, July 4 : Only two out of 30,000 Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations are working for the welfare of the Pakistani refugees living in 66 camps in that country, it has been claimed. A tale of Dhaka-based diplomats Mostafa Kamal MajumderTwo government Ministers appear to be in a debate on the role of the Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakrabarty. Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni's contention ... Fiscal year 2008-09 Bangladesh receives $1,096m WB loan Staff ReporterBangladesh received US$1,096 million loan from the World Bank Group from latter's US$6.6 billion commitment to South Asia for just ended fiscal year 2008-09, which focused especially on ... Six killed in Bangladesh flash floods A family of six were killed in northern Bangladesh on Saturday after heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods that destroyed their house and left tens of thousands stranded, police said. "The... Bangladesh floods maroon thousands, landslides kill 6 DHAKA (Reuters) - Torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing six people and stranding half a million in their homes in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. Bangladesh struggle in tour match The Bangladeshis were given a stern test by West Indies A in the opening day of the tour match at Barbados, on a day in which 14 wickets fell. Kemar Roach and Ryan Austin took five wickets each as Ban... 159 illegal electricity lines snapped Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) disconnected 159 electricity lines on the first day of its drive against illegal electricity connections, says a press release.A taskforce formed by the BPDB ... Journo beaten to death A journalist was beaten to death by some unidentified criminals at Uttara in the city yesterday.The victim, Nurul Islam Rana, a reporter of the fortnightly magazine Mukta Mon, came under attack when h... BPO awaits govt nod for setting up ATMs at post offices Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) is awaiting the government's nod to set up automated teller machines (ATM) at the post offices across the country.BPO had applied for such services few months ago with a v... Young girl dies as roof of bldg collapses A young girl was killed and his younger brother injured as the roof of a shabby building collapsed on them at the Railway Colony in Narayanganj yesterday. The dead was identified as Nargis Akhter, 20,... Establish expat welfare bank for NRBs Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need to establish an expatriate welfare bank to help the Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) living and working abroad in sending remittance to the country th... AL leader killed in Bogra clash A local Awami League leader was killed and five people were injured during a clash over control of a pond at Nanglu in Dhanut yesterday. The dead was identified as Abu Saim, 48, president of Nanglu un... RTI Forum hails Info Commission The Right to Information Forum, a network of more than 30 organisations and individuals, has hailed the formation of the Information Commission headed by former secretary M Azizur Rahman.The RTI Forum... Nazim Kamran, his brother, son-in-law released on bail Former lawmaker Nazim Kamran Choudhury, husband of former adviser to a caretaker government Geeteara Shafiya Choudhury, his brother and son-in-law were set free on bail yesterday 16 hours after their ... Call to implement pledges made for youths Speakers at a meeting yesterday urged the government to announce specific programmes for implementing the pledges made for youths in its election manifesto. They said the government must implement the... 3 injured in roof collapse Three construction workers were injured as the roof of an underconstruction building of Kalkini Health Complex collapsed on them yesterday. The injured, identified as Zakir Hossain, 30, Akhter Hossain... Call centre, telecom solution business launched Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan speaks at the launching ceremony of call centre and telecom solution of Inspire Communications Limited at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in th... Four killed in road accidents Four people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Manikganj, Jhenidah and Gaibandha yesterday. Our correspondent in Manikganj reports: A woman and her son were killed in a ro... Indian govt approves $239m for South Asian University The Indian government has approved payment of 239.39 million US dollars for setting up the South Asian University. The approval of the amount, which is about 79 percent of the total cost of the full e... Rail link snapped as train derails in Thakurgaon Railway communications between three northern districts remained suspended for the last 24 hours as a passenger train derailed at Harinarayanpur village in Thakurgaon on Thursday noon.Dinajpur railway... 'One-third of country may go under water' Regulatory Reforms Commission Chairman Dr Akbar Ali Khan yesterday warned that one-third land of the country would go under water if effective measures are not taken to tackle the climate change impac... AL may seek more time from EC for council Ruling Awami League (AL) may seek an extension of time from the Election Commission (EC) to hold its central council to ratify the provisional changes made to its constitutions for registration.AL lea... Coal import thru' four land ports suspended Import of coal from India through four land stations in Sylhet division remained suspended since Thursday due to a government ban on import of coal containing over one percent sulphur.The ban was impo... 30 war crime suspects sued in Bagerhat A case has been filed against 30 suspected Rajakars in Morelganj on charges of killing 11 freedom fighters and looting houses during the War of Liberation in 1971.Morelganj police recorded the case as... Fate of Benarasi Estate still hangs in balance Benarasi saree weavers at Mirpur in the capital are passing a miserable life as the future of proposed Benarasi Estate at Bhashantek is hanging in balance even 25 years after the land allocation by th... Tiger kills one in Satkhira A villager who went to the Sundarbans to collect firewood was killed in an attack by a tiger at Kolmaria in Bara Keyakhali canal area in Satkhira yesterday.The victim was identified as Abdul Karim, 45... Eviction of freedom fighters protested Muktijoddha Nou-Commando Bahumukhi Samobai Samity leaders yesterday condemned the mindless eviction of freedom fighters from their government-allotted land at Kafrul and demolition of the commando she... Son commits suicide after killing father A young man committed suicide being crushed under the wheels of a train yesterday after he had stabbed his father to death at Pirgachha upazila here on Thursday night.Pirgachha police identified the w... Subimal Dewan passes away Subimal Dewan, former adviser to late President Ziaur Rahman, passed away at his residence at College Gate in the town yesterday at the age of 93. He was also the president of Rangamati Pratibandhi Sc... 'Dhaka trying to eradicate hunger' Bangladesh is actively trying to eradicate hunger and poverty, end gender discrimination, increase endowment for primary education and support human development, Chief Whip M Abdus Shahid said at a se... OFA Dhaka Chapter executives The installation ceremony of the newly elected Executive Committee of Old Faujians' Association (OFA) Dhaka Chapter for the term 2009-2011 was held at OFA Secretariat at Mohakhali DOHS in the city yes... Bangladesh Arrests Key Militant (RTTNews) - Bangladesh authorities have arrested Abdur Rahim, alias Shahadat. He had operated for two-and-a-half-years in the border districts of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on the instru... Dhaka nabs militant who set up terror unit in India Dhaka, July 3 : Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in bordering districts of India's West Benga... Carlsbad Teachers Invited to Bangladesh to Lead Faculty Development Discussions at Newly Established Asian University for Women CARLSBAD, CA, July 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On July 4, 2009, Amy Wasserman and Todd Burckin will embark on a two-week trip to participate in the Asian University for Women (AUW) faculty developm... Reduce taxes on hilsa fish, say Bangladesh, Indian traders Dhaka, July 3 : Bangladesh's exporters have made common ca use with Indian importers to urge Dhaka to reduce taxes on the prized hilsa fish and place it on par with frozen shrimp and other marine prod... Govt to implement CHT agreement Deputy Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury said the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Agreement would be implemented following discussions with the indigenous people, which Awami League h... Manipur dam will not harm Bangladesh, says India India's Tipaimukh dam project, coming up in Manipur on the river Barak that flows into Bangladesh, will not harm that country as feared by its politicians and civil society, say officials here.'India ... Dakhil students to take 2 exams in 2011 The government has decided to take examinations of two subjects at Dakhil level of madrasa education under 'creative question method' in 2011.The students will have to take the exams on Bangla and Isl... Bangladesh's Grameenphone IPO plan gets green light would be raised in IPO and pre-IPO sales, up from the 8.95 percent it had planned earlier. Experts said the Grameenphone IPO would shatter all records on Bangladesh's two bourses, as the compan... DU students confine 3 teachers for installation of furnace Students of the Ceramics department of the Fine Arts Faculty at Dhaka University kept three teachers confined for an hour yesterday demanding installation of a new chulli (furnace) for their practical... Bangladesh ex-ruler has heart op Bangladesh's former military ruler, Gen Hussein Muhammad Ershad, is recovering in hospital after a heart operation, doctors in Dhaka say."He is in a satisfactory condition following a successful ... 'Sit with Delhi to stop Tipai dam project' Tipaimukh Bandh Protirodh Andolan (dam resistance movement) yesterday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through the acting deputy commissioner, urging her to immediately sit with ... 32 more sued in 3 districts for war crimes Thirty-two alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for killing, arson and looting in Satkhira, Moulvibazar and Gopalganj in 1971.In Satkhira, a petition case was filed with... Monira Rahman wins Americans for UNFPA Int'l Honoree Award Monira Rahman, executive director of Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF), has won the Americans for UNFPA International Honoree Award 2008 for her contributions to preventing violence against women, speci... Outlaw held in Narail Kalia police on Wednesday night arrested an outlaw and recovered pistol, pipe gun and bullets from his possession. Arrestee Alam alias Anu alias Maruf Hossain, 35, of Chacharpur Naldanga village in Jh... Bangladesh, United States to hold bilateral talks Bangladesh and the United States are going to hold their first-ever bilateral talks in September to discuss entire range of issues between the two countries, local news agency UNB reported on Wednesda... G4S deal with Dutch embassy G4S Bangladesh, a security service provider, signed an agreement with the embassy of the Netherlands on Wednesday to provide comprehensive security solutions, including access control, at the embassy ... BCU protests Indian envoy's remarks Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU), a left-leaning student organisation, yesterday demanded expulsion of Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty for his "audacious comment" on local experts who ... 23 sex workers start life anew in Khulna Christian Service Society (CSS), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has provided 23 sex workers with jobs to encourage them to return to normal life. The NGO has brought the sex workers under an e... Bangladesh approves $52 mln Chevron investment plan DHAKA, July 2 - Bangladesh's state-run oil and gas authority said on Thursday it had approved a plan by U.S. energy firm Chevron <CVX.N> to invest $52 million to augment natural gas supp... ANALYSIS-Bangladesh struggles to tame violent militants ANALYSIS-Bangladesh struggles to tame violent militants --> By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, July 2 (Reuters) - Violent militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan get more attention, but militant groups also challe... Germany calls for climate commitment at G8 Germany's Angela Merkel called yesterday for G8 leaders meeting next week to reaffirm their commitment to limiting the rise in global temperatures to under two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit)... BDR chief visits 4 battalions BSF Maldah Sector Commander CS Sidhu receives BDR DG Major General Mainul Islam at zero point near Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj yesterday. They later held a meeting at Mahdipur BSF camp in ... 4 hurt in Rangamati clash Four madrasa students were injured in a clash with the Jamaat activists at Al-Amin Senior Madrasa at Banarupa in the town yesterday. The injured are Rezaul Karim Sabuj, Abu Taleb, Abu Bakkar and Mohiu... PM seeks UN help to improve child, maternal health Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought enhanced assistance from the United Nations (UN) for improving child and maternal health as well as empowering the womenfolk in the country, as she listed... Sahara operated upon at Singapore hospital Home Minister Sahara Khatun was successfully operated upon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore yesterday to heal her injured waist.She suffered waist injuries when she fell in the washroom of her... Ershad for increasing wages of workers Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has called for increasing the wages of workers and introducing other allowances for them. In a written statement yesterday he also urged the governme... Flood in Khagrachhari, fresh areas in Netrakona inundated Heavy downpour for the last 2-3 days coupled with onrush of hill water has triggered flash flood in several areas of Khagrachhari while floodwater has submerged more low-lying areas in Netrakona. Heav... Two Dutch ministers due on July 5 Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders and Vice Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management Tineke Huizinga will arrive here for a two-day official visit on July 5 and ... 31 Bangladesh forex reserves at record high in June DHAKA, July 2 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves surged to a record high of $7.47 billion at the end of June from $6.56 billion in May, the central bank said on Thursday. It attrib... 3-day IT fair begins in Sylhet A three-day IT fair styled 'Sylhet IT Fair-2009' began at Hafiz Complex in Sylhet town yesterday. Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran inaugurated the fair.The fair was organsied to k... Bangladesh textiles unravelled by price war, protests DHAKA (AFP) – Two years ago, Mohammad Kamaluddin packed his meagre belongings and left behind a paltry farmhand's salary in search of a better wage in the booming textile factories of the B... 10 injured, 25 vehicles ransacked in Bogra Ten people were injured and about 25 vehicles owned by members of Bogra Transport Owners' Association were ransacked at Adamdighi in Bogra yesterday as cadres of Naogaon District Transport Owners Asso... Four held for cheating joint secy out of Tk 21 lakh Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested four members of a fraud gang at Baridhara in the city yesterday on charges of cheating a joint secretary out of Tk 21 lakh. The alleged frauds are Zamal U... Draft national health policy to commercialise health services The draft National Health Policy-2009 tends to privatise and commercialise health services, viewed leaders of the Health Rights Movement National Committee at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Un... Contempt rule on Prothom Alo editor, columnist The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule on the Editor and Publisher of the Prothom Alo, Matiur Rahman, and its Associate Editor and columnist Mizanur Rahman Khan for publishing an art... Fujairah Crown Prince receives French Envoy, Bangladeshi Consul Jul 2, 2009 - 03:44 - WAM Fujairah, Jul 02nd, 2009 (WAM)--Fujairah Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, received today at emiri court French Ambassador to UAE Alan Azwaw, ... Bangladesh school holds graduation ceremony Mohammed Rasooldeen | Arab News RIYADH: Education alone is not enough to become a good citizen. Confidence, wisdom, piety and good morals are also equally important, Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Hussein, pri... Body to evaluate creative question method The government has formed an evaluation and advisory committee for making necessary recommendations to evaluate the creative question method and training standards of teachers in this regard, said an ... Send expert team along with MPs Pro-BNP lawyers yesterday demanded of the government to send a team of experts along with the parliamentary delegation to visit the site of 'controversial' Tipaimukh dam in order to determine what con... BSMMU faculty opens outdoor for evening shift Dental Faculty of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) opened outdoor for the evening shift yesterday, says a press release.Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque inaugurated the outdoor.Th... 200 makeshift houses demolished at Mirpur The National Housing Authority (NHA) authorities yesterday knocked down around 200 makeshift houses at Mirpur-11 in the city.Locals alleged that NHA conducted a more than six-hour eviction drive at se... Japan assures help in socio-economic dev Japan lauded the new national budget 2009-2010 of Bangladesh with the expectation that it would accelerate the desired socio-economic and infrastructural development of the country and assured assista... Anis slams bureaucrats for high migration cost Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on expatriates' welfare ministry, yesterday criticised the bureaucrats for not being able to contain high cost that the overseas j... Strengthen local govt as per constitution Speakers at a view exchange meeting yesterday urged the government to strengthen the local government as per the constitution for the overall development of the country. They said the development of t... Join movement for saving earth British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans yesterday met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud at the foreign ministry.They discussed different important issues of bilateral interes... NRB confce on manpower dev begins today A three-day conference of Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) begins at a city hotel in the evening today with special focus on development of manpower.President Zillur Rahman will inaugurate the confere... Meradia residents suffer as Eastern Housing wall blocks road Residents of Nayapara in Meradia have been suffering for over three months as Eastern Housing authorities have blocked a road passing through its Banasri project area by constructing a wall in violati... Stop encroachment of land of indigenous people Indigenous people will continue to suffer land-related problems unless Bangalee settlers are withdrawn from the hilly region and camps of army, BDR, police and Ansar are removed, speakers at a seminar... HC asks Proshika governing body to explain The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the governing body of Proshika to explain within 10 days why an injunction should not be imposed on its (governing body) decision removing Qazi Faruque... 'Garment workers not involved' Garment workers were not involved in June 27-29 mayhem in Ashulia rather a vested interest group was taking advantage of the situation, said leaders of Garment Workers Unity Forum yesterday.They said ... Body to improve level of English edn The government has formed a 16-member committee to give suggestions to improve the level of English education in the country, said a press release yesterday.The committee, headed by University Grants ... Hillary calls Dipu Moni, lauds govt US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni over telephone on Tuesday evening and discussed bilateral issues.During the conversation, Hillary recollected her last meetin... Contempt petition against Huda, Kamaruzzaman A contempt of court petition was filed yesterday with the High Court (HC) against BNP leader Nazmul Huda and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman on charges of making 'derogatory' remarks abou... Desco pays Tk 78.17cr in taxes Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) has paid Tk 78.17 crore in taxes for 2008-09 through the National Board of Revenue (NBR), says a press release. Of the amount, Tk 56.27 crore was paid in ... Cop killed in road accident at Trishal A policeman was killed in a road accident in Bogar Bazar area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Trishal here yesterday as a passenger bus hit a motorcycle, leaving its rider dead.The victim was identifie... Benajir chairman of Lions Past Dist Governors Forum Benajir Ahmed, vice chairman and past chairman of the board of governors of North South University Foundation and an industrialist, was elected chairman of Lions Past District Governors Forum (PDG For... Bangladesh Mulls Decision on Award of Offshore Gas Blocks Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the energy division to send a proposal to the cabinet committee on economic affairs to award nine offshore gas blocks to two international oil companies, said... Dhaka's information rights law comes into force Bangladesh's Right to Information Act 2009 came into effect Wednesday, but officials who would enable information to be delivered are yet to be appointed. Although the act, excepting three of its p... Bangladesh may give gas exploration contracts to foreign firms Dhaka, July 1 : The Bangladesh government may award offshore gas exploration contracts to multinational companies in the Bay of Bengal while excluding blocks that may fall in the territories under dis... Turnover on Bangladesh's main bourse hits record of $134 mln Turnover on Bangladesh's Dhaka Stock Exchange crossed 9.00 billion taka mark for the first time on June 30, a day after a hoax bomb threat that halted trading in the country's main bourse for nearly a... Politicisation may hamper proper utilisation of budgetary allocation BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday said it would be tough to implement the budget as the tendency of politicisation may hamper proper utilisation of the budgetary allocation.All ... Ordeals of a mother The mother, whose child was killed by unknown criminals on Monday afternoon, was compelled to sell her another child due to abject poverty around four years ago at Mirpur in the city.Extreme poverty c... Talk show presenter receives death threat Kazi Jesin, presenter and director of a television programme 'Point of Order', has received a death threat from Islamist militants. 'Point of Order', a talk show, is aired on Bangla Vision, a private ... More BDR men deployed in Bandarban, Teknaf Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) yesterday strengthened its two battalions -- Naikhyangchhari in Bandarban and Teknaf in Cox's Bazar -- by adding one company of border guards to each battalion, says a press re... 35 sued for '71 war crimes in Khulna, Bagerhat dists Thirty-five collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for killing, looting and arson in Khulna and Bagerhat districts in 1971.Freedom fighter Jalil Mallick of Shantoshpur village und... Natural disasters hamper access to safe water A stakeholder consultation on searching the ways of safe water and sanitation facilities for the hard-to-reach was held at NGO Forum conference hall in the city yesterday. From left are Mark Ellery, R... Consult political parties before adopting edn policy The authorities should consult the political parties before adopting an education policy in order to avoid frequent changes in the policy every time a new government comes to power, speakers at a roun... No hike in student fees Without any raise in student fees, a Tk 56.92 crore budget of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) for the fiscal 2009-10 was approved at a syndicate meeting yesterday.Besides, a... |
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