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GB authorities seek foolproof security for its staff

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportGrameen Bank (GB) authorities sought foolproof security from the law enforcement agencies for its staff members after the recent abduction of its union leader Sagirur Rashid that created panic among the staff of the Nobel-winning organisation. An official statement...

Doa mahfil for Nuruzzaman today

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE Report A doa mahfil for Sector Commander Lt Col (Retd) Quazi Nuruzzaman, Bir Uttam will be held after Asr prayer today (Monday) at Old DOHS Community Centre, Road 2, DOHS Banani in the city, according to a press release....

Prof Azad Chy takes over as UGC chairman

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Newly appointed chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), former Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), Prof AK Azad Chowdhury joined his new assignment Sunday, reports UNB. Outgoing UGC chairman Prof Nazrul Islam, former chairmen and members of the commission, and...

Plane with 27 people crashes in Indonesia

2011-05-09 00:00:00

JAKARTA, May 7 (AP): A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed Saturday as it was about to land in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 15, officials said. Transportation ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said the Chinese-made Xian...

Libyan tribal chiefs urge amnesty to all fighters

2011-05-09 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, May 7 (AFP): Libya's tribal chiefs urged a general amnesty for all fighters engaged in the oil-rich nation's civil war, as Amnesty International said the regime's siege of Misrata could be a war crime. Rebels, meanwhile, braced for a...

Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully*****

2011-05-09 00:00:00

KOLKATA, May 7 (PTI): Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully Saturday, no untoward incident was recorded. in 38 constituencies in Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and parts of Burdwan districts where the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly...

news digest

2011-05-09 00:00:00

'Qaeda' cleric Awlaqi escapes Yemen drone attack ADEN, (Yemen), May 7 : US-Yemeni cleric and terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaqi escaped unhurt from a US drone attack which killed two local Al-Qaeda members in restive southern Yemen, a tribal source told...

weather

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...

Murder incidents rising in Bangladesh

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...

weather

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

Root cause of terrorism need to be addressed******

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Gopal SenguptaThe whole world is relieved to know that Osama bin Laden was killed by the US forces in Pakistan. He was America's one-time friend-turned-foe. His death will bring solace to many people who lost their loved ones due to...

Hasina visits Turkish Topkapi museum, Blue Mosque

2011-05-09 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, May 08 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday visited the historic Topkapi Palace Museum and Sultanahmet Camil (Blue) Mosque in the Turkish capital. The Bangladesh PM and members of her entourage arrived at the museum at around 10...

GB authorities seek foolproof security for its staff

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportGrameen Bank (GB) authorities sought foolproof security from the law enforcement agencies for its staff members after the recent abduction of its union leader Sagirur Rashid that created panic among the staff of the Nobel-winning organisation. An official statement...

Doa mahfil for Nuruzzaman today

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE Report A doa mahfil for Sector Commander Lt Col (Retd) Quazi Nuruzzaman, Bir Uttam will be held after Asr prayer today (Monday) at Old DOHS Community Centre, Road 2, DOHS Banani in the city, according to a press release....

Prof Azad Chy takes over as UGC chairman

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Newly appointed chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), former Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU), Prof AK Azad Chowdhury joined his new assignment Sunday, reports UNB. Outgoing UGC chairman Prof Nazrul Islam, former chairmen and members of the commission, and...

Plane with 27 people crashes in Indonesia

2011-05-09 00:00:00

JAKARTA, May 7 (AP): A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed Saturday as it was about to land in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 15, officials said. Transportation ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said the Chinese-made Xian...

Libyan tribal chiefs urge amnesty to all fighters

2011-05-09 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, May 7 (AFP): Libya's tribal chiefs urged a general amnesty for all fighters engaged in the oil-rich nation's civil war, as Amnesty International said the regime's siege of Misrata could be a war crime. Rebels, meanwhile, braced for a...

Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully*****

2011-05-09 00:00:00

KOLKATA, May 7 (PTI): Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully Saturday, no untoward incident was recorded. in 38 constituencies in Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and parts of Burdwan districts where the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly...

news digest

2011-05-09 00:00:00

'Qaeda' cleric Awlaqi escapes Yemen drone attack ADEN, (Yemen), May 7 : US-Yemeni cleric and terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaqi escaped unhurt from a US drone attack which killed two local Al-Qaeda members in restive southern Yemen, a tribal source told...

weather

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...

Murder incidents rising in Bangladesh

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...

weather

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

The unsung heroes

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Shasmul Huq Zahid Despite the fact that the share of the agriculture sector in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining constantly over the last few decades -- from over 50 per cent in the early eighties to only...

Alternatives and conservation initiatives

2011-05-09 00:00:00

The government-run Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) told the FE recently that its domestic biogas development component, launched in 2006 under the 'National Domestic Biogas and Manure Programme', looks like winning more and more households as an affordable alternative source...

Road safety and pedestrians

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamPedestrians are the largest single road user group, because all road users are pedestrians to some extent. Unfortunately, this group is subjected to higher risk of road accidents. In case of a crash with a motor vehicle, it is...

Vital decisions delayed as catastrophe nears

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Already, the first global warming refugees are preparing to leave their homes. Late last year, the Papua New Guinea government decided to start moving ten families at a time from the horseshoe-shaped Carteret atolls in the Pacific to Bougainville, a...

Dhaka faces danger

2011-05-09 00:00:00

The capital Dhaka is faced with a grave danger in the near future. According to experts, Dhaka city, the centre of administration, politics ,commerce and culture in Bangladesh, faces a grim prospect of total collapse within a decade, due to...

High-rises too high for some

2011-05-09 00:00:00

A number of high-rise apartments with all modern amenities are now available in the city. Most of these apartments are very expensive and beyond the reach of the low-income group of people. With the passage of time, apartment culture has...

Libyan tribal chiefs urge amnesty to all fighters

2011-05-09 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, May 7 (AFP): Libya's tribal chiefs urged a general amnesty for all fighters engaged in the oil-rich nation's civil war, as Amnesty International said the regime's siege of Misrata could be a war crime. Rebels, meanwhile, braced for a...

Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully*****

2011-05-09 00:00:00

KOLKATA, May 7 (PTI): Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully Saturday, no untoward incident was recorded. in 38 constituencies in Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and parts of Burdwan districts where the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly...