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Rice traders held with OMS rice

2011-03-21 00:00:00

Police and RAB, in a joint drive, arrested three rice traders along with 204 sacks of OMS rice at Ganguria Bazaar in Porsha Upazila of Naogaon early Saturday. The arrestees were identified as Tofazzal Haque, Hasan Ali and Rabiul Islam....

Sammilito Parishad wins BGMEA polls

2011-03-21 00:00:00

The Sammilito Parishad, led by Tipu Munshi, has swept the BGMEA polls. Election board chairman Shafiullah Chowdhury confirmed the news agency about the Parishad's sweeping victory around 9:20pm on Sunday. - bdnews24.com

Seven die as bus ploughs into procession

2011-03-21 00:00:00

BARGUNA, Mar 20: At least seven people were killed and 50 others injured as a passenger bus ran into a pre-UP poll procession and fell into a roadside ditch at Ghotkhali in Amtali Upazila Saturday night. The deceased were identified...

Taka depreciates by a big margin

Siddique Islam | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated by 0.58 per cent against the US dollar in a single day on Sunday following increased demand for the greenback to settle import payments by the commercial banks. The rate of US dollar in...

Libyan scene: What "Odyssey Dawn" is expected to accomplish?

Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryThe international 'coalition', acting under an important resolution of the United Nations security council, has, as was expected, finally launched an air strike operation -- 'Odyssey Dawn'-- in several places in the strife-torn Libya to enforce a "no-fly"...

Main challenge lies in ensuring access of the poor to food, says Muhith

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE Report Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said Sunday that the availability of food is not a problem for the coming days but it may be a challenge to ensure access of poorer section to food. This was stated...

Matter to be settled in court: FS

2011-03-21 00:00:00

Visiting US assistant secretary of state Robert O Blake has requested the government to make a 'compromise' on Yunus issue, report agencies. "I have discussed with the prime minister the Dr Yunus issue. I have expressed the hope that a...

ERL picks German firm to help build floating platform

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has taken a move to build a floating platform in the mid-sea of the Bay of Bengal to allow oil tankers to unload crude and petroleum products in an effort to cut soaring cost of...

Most decades-old power plants consume more energy

M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanMost of the country's decades-old power plants are either remaining shut or their units are operational at lower capacitates, a top Power Development Board (PDB) official told the FE. The maximum acceptable life-span of any power plant is...

Gaddafi vows long war

2011-03-21 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, March 20 (Agencies): US, British and French forces hammered Libya from the air and sea, prompting leader Moammar Gaddafi to warn Sunday of a long war in the Mediterranean "battlefield" as Tripoli reported dozens of deaths. Col Muammar Gaddafi...

India beat WI by 80 runs

2011-03-21 00:00:00

CHENNAI, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com): India beat West Indies by 80 runs to grasp the second spot of Group B Sunday. This confirms that India will face Australia in the quarter final while West Indies face Pakistan. West Indies were bowled...

15 days for ministers, MPs to submit wealth reports

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE ReportWealth statements of all ministers and members of parliament (MPs) will have to be submitted within a 15-day limit, finance minister AMA Muhith said Sunday. He said a letter in this connection has already been drafted in which ministers...

EC to use electronic voting machine in next national polls

2011-03-21 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) plans to use the electronic voting machine from next national elections, an Election Commissioner said Sunday, reports UNB. Talking to reporters at the EC secretariat Commissioner M Sohul Hussain said they would soon discuss the issue...

HC quashes judgment on Huda couple bribery case

2011-03-21 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Sunday quashed the trial court judgment punishing ex-Communication Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda along with his wife Advocate Sigma Huda in a bribery case, reports UNB. An HC division bench comprising Justice Siddiqur Rahman Mian and Justice...

Speaker saves JS from witnessing heated debate on constitution issue

2011-03-21 00:00:00

The dynamic stewardship of the Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad saved the House from witnessing a heated debate and unpleasant atmosphere at the very outset of Sunday's proceedings in Parliament, reports BSS. Commotion was about to be flared up, when BNP...

FFs frustrated at govt's behaviour with Yunus

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE ReportFourteen freedom fighters expressed Sunday their deep frustration over the government's behaviour with Nobel Laureate Professor Mohammad Yunus. In a joint statement issued to the press, they said the government's role totally disheartened the freedom fighters. The deplorable treatment...

White Panel DU teachers criticise VC's "partisanship"

DU Correspondent | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) teachers, belonging to BNP-backed White Panel, Sunday formed a human chain in protest of alleged partisanship of university authorities. The teachers, led by its convener and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof Sadrul Amin,...

ERL picks German firm to help build floating platform

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has taken a move to build a floating platform in the mid-sea of the Bay of Bengal to allow oil tankers to unload crude and petroleum products in an effort to cut soaring cost of...

Most decades-old power plants consume more energy

M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanMost of the country's decades-old power plants are either remaining shut or their units are operational at lower capacitates, a top Power Development Board (PDB) official told the FE. The maximum acceptable life-span of any power plant is...

Gaddafi vows long war

2011-03-21 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, March 20 (Agencies): US, British and French forces hammered Libya from the air and sea, prompting leader Moammar Gaddafi to warn Sunday of a long war in the Mediterranean "battlefield" as Tripoli reported dozens of deaths. Col Muammar Gaddafi...

India beat WI by 80 runs

2011-03-21 00:00:00

CHENNAI, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com): India beat West Indies by 80 runs to grasp the second spot of Group B Sunday. This confirms that India will face Australia in the quarter final while West Indies face Pakistan. West Indies were bowled...

President for establishing edn institutes outside capital

2011-03-21 00:00:00

President M Zillur Rahman Sunday urged the authorities of higher educational institutions to build their establishments outside the capital for reducing infrastructural pressures on Dhaka city as well as opening higher education opportunities to all, report agencies. The President made...

700 policemen to receive training in ICT

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE ReportSeven hundred policemen from six divisions of the country will undergo training in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) under the aegis of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The five-day training as part of the Police Reform Programme (PRP) commenced...

Titas severs 272 illegal connections

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE ReportTitas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) severed 272 domestic gas connections for illegal use in Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayan-ganj and Mymensingh. A special monitoring team of TGTDCL visited 5,532 residences during a 25-day drive ending March 8. It...

Mother of Pubali Bank MD dead

2011-03-21 00:00:00

Mrs. Ahmuda Khanam Chowdhury, mother of Mr. Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Pubali Bank Limited and Dr. Kamal Ahmed Chowdhury, Head of Sociology Department, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology passed away Saturday in Sylhet due to...

Businesses need to be aware of effects of climate change

FE Report | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

FE ReportBusiness leaders and experts at a workshop Sunday said incorporation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) into industry can benefit the country in various ways. They said the CDM under Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol can cement an environment-friendly...

Jahan Moni crew return Ctg today

Pankaj Dastider | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Pankaj DastiderCHITTAGONG, Mar 20: Crew members of Bangladesh cargo ship MV Jahan Moni return home from Oman tomorrow (Monday) afternoon, one day ahead of earlier announced schedule, ship's management said. A flight of the Oman Airways with the crew members...

ERL picks German firm to help build floating platform

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has taken a move to build a floating platform in the mid-sea of the Bay of Bengal to allow oil tankers to unload crude and petroleum products in an effort to cut soaring cost of...

Most decades-old power plants consume more energy

M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-21 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanMost of the country's decades-old power plants are either remaining shut or their units are operational at lower capacitates, a top Power Development Board (PDB) official told the FE. The maximum acceptable life-span of any power plant is...

Gaddafi vows long war

2011-03-21 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, March 20 (Agencies): US, British and French forces hammered Libya from the air and sea, prompting leader Moammar Gaddafi to warn Sunday of a long war in the Mediterranean "battlefield" as Tripoli reported dozens of deaths. Col Muammar Gaddafi...