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Spl committee to give reaction on meetings Monday: Suranjit

2011-05-06 00:00:00

The parliamentary special committee on constitution amendment will give formal reaction Monday on the outcome of its opinion exchange meetings with political parties, constitutional experts, lawyers, intellectuals and editors, reports UNB. Special committee co-chairman and spokesman Suranjit Sengupta told this...

Murder incidents rising in Bangladesh

2011-05-06 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

2011-05-06 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...

Pakistan walks a tight rope on the Osama issue

2011-05-06 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryPakistan is facing a number of vexing and embarrassing questions on the issue of Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of Al Qaeda, who was killed by the Americans in a military operation in Abbottabad, near capital...

Of pledges and reality

2011-05-06 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamRecently, the main opposition party BNP has submitted memoranda to deputy commissioners across the country, as part of its five-day agitation programme in protest against what it said the government's failure to run the country and demanding steps to...

No substitute for price monitoring

2011-05-06 00:00:00

Economic factors such as scarcities of goods against their higher demand, snags in production or distribution and the better purchasing power of consumers, do normally drive up prices. But to a very large extent and most of the time, price...

weather

2011-05-05 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...

EC for detention of terrorists, recovery of illegal arms before UP polls

2011-05-05 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has asked the Home Ministry and the law enforcing agencies concerned Wednesday to take immediate measures to detain identified terrorists and recover illegal weapons before upcoming Union Parishad (UP) elections, reports UNB. "Identified terrorists will have...

Bangladesh now a role model for outside world: Dipu Moni

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni Wednesday said Bangladesh has been recognized as a role model in the outside world due to its achievements in different sectors including agriculture, food security and climate change, reports BSS. "Bangladesh was known as a...

Nizami faces interrogation today*****

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Detained war crimes accused Jama'at-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami will face interrogation today (Thursday) while Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid on May 8 at a designated 'safe home' in the city, reports UNB. Both will be interrogated from 10:00...

BNP warns of holding programme in front of Bangabhaban

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Opposition BNP warned that if the government does not allow the party to hold its programmes at Paltan Maidan, Muktangon or other places the party would organise it in front of Bangabhaban, reports UNB. BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul...

Amini barred from attending party confce

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Ameer of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini Wednesday warned of taking legal action against the government for what he said, the government was interfering in his personal activities, reports UNB. "The government has been...

Govt eyes foreign operator for port

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Syful Islam The government may allow a foreign operator to manage the affairs of the Chittagong sea port. However, a decision to this effect would depend on the experience to be gathered from the New Mooring Container Terminal (NMCT), Shipping...

Global Integrity report points out lack of progress in Bangladesh

2011-05-05 00:00:00

FE Report Very little progress has been made in shoring up Bangladesh's accountability and transparency institutions since 2008, a report released Wednesday by the US-based Global Integrity (GI) said. "An ombudsman agency focused on investigating a wide range of concerns,...

Govt rejects Santos-Oakland plea to explore blocks 17, 18

2011-05-05 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe government has rejected a plea of Australian Santos and its partner US's Oakland to explore jointly two gas blocks and sell output to private buyers, officials said Wednesday. The energy ministry has informed Santos and Oakland officially...

India, Pakistan may enter wheat market: CWB

2011-05-05 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...

Gold set for seventh weekly gain as dollar sags

2011-05-05 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-05-05 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-05-05 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...

Metro rail route may not go beyond Motijheel point

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Munima SultanaThe cost of the first-ever metro rail construction in the city's busiest corridor is likely to drop due to cut in its length by two kilometres, the metro rail study team said. The study team earlier found the 21.5...

Forex reserve falls following ACU payment

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Bangladesh has made a routine payment of nearly US$ 1.0 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) against imports during the March-April period of this calendar year. The payment pushed the country's foreign exchange reserve down to $...

Rooftop garden in city's Baridhara draws visitors

2011-05-05 00:00:00

An environment-friendly retired military officer and his spouse have developed a garden of diverse trees and plants on 2,400-square feet rooftop of their six- storey building at Baridhara DOHS in the city, reports BSS. In the midst of concrete jungle...

Book reading competition launched at DIU****

2011-05-05 00:00:00

To enhance English language proficiency of the students of Daffodil International University (DIU), the department of English has launched a book reading competition recently, said a press release. Daffodil International University and British Council jointly organised the competition at the...

BB urges all to abstain from writing on currency notes*****

2011-05-05 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday urged all concerned not to write anything on currency notes to keep their original features intact and visible. A statement, signed by the central bank deputy general manager A F M Asaduzzaman, said it...

32 police officers given new posting

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Thirty two police officers, ranking from Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Superintendent of Police (SP), have been given new posting, reports UNB. The Ministry of Home Affairs Wednesday gave the new postings in a notification, according to the police...

Global Integrity report points out lack of progress in Bangladesh

2011-05-05 00:00:00

FE Report Very little progress has been made in shoring up Bangladesh's accountability and transparency institutions since 2008, a report released Wednesday by the US-based Global Integrity (GI) said. "An ombudsman agency focused on investigating a wide range of concerns,...

Govt rejects Santos-Oakland plea to explore blocks 17, 18

2011-05-05 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe government has rejected a plea of Australian Santos and its partner US's Oakland to explore jointly two gas blocks and sell output to private buyers, officials said Wednesday. The energy ministry has informed Santos and Oakland officially...

India, Pakistan may enter wheat market: CWB

2011-05-05 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...

Gold set for seventh weekly gain as dollar sags

2011-05-05 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-05-05 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...