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Speaker awarded Autish Dipankar Gold Medal

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Speaker Abdul Hamid is awarded the Autish Dipankar Gold Medal-2009 for his contribution to politics, reports UNB.Autish Dipankar Gobeshona Parishad (Research Institute) also awarded 26 other personalities in different fields.Receiving the award at a ceremony at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre...

Joy offers fateha at his father's grave

2009-05-17 00:00:00

PIRGANJ (Rangpur), May 16 (UNB): Sajib Wazed Joy offered fateha at the mazar of his father, Dr MA Wazed Miah, at Fatehpur village Saturday and sought blessings of the Almighty Allah for the departed soul.He also placed wreaths at the...

Anti-British movement hero passes away

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Kasimuddin (97), a hero of the Anti-British Movement and Tevaga Andolon, died of old age complications at his Deluabari residence in Manda under Naogaon Thursday night, reports UNB. He was buried at his village graveyard after Namaz-e-Janaza Friday. Kasimuddin was...

Company yet to set up two power plants as three years elapse by

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirA state-owned power generation company has failed to start installation work of two plants with 300-megawatt capacity within the stipulated time of three years despite availability of funds, officials said Friday.The company has now sought extension of time...

BRT to enable commuters travel in city with ease

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government is planning to launch Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to enable commuters travel with ease within the capital plagued with traffic jam.According to Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB), BRT will operate good quality passenger buses at affordable costs...

Involving grassroots people in budget preparing stressed

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar underscored the need for involving grassroots level people in preparing budget to make it a farmers and workers-friendly one. They were speaking at a seminar organised by Equity and Justice Working Group, Bangladesh (EquityBD) on...

Govt believes in free flow of information: Azad

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad Saturday said that the present government believes in free flow of information, reports BSS.The government has got passed the Rights to Information Act in the parliament, and the media is enjoying complete...

Govt working to develop IT based edn, human resources: PM

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said that the present government was relentlessly working to develop IT-based infrastructure, education, administration, management and human resources through expansion of information technology (IT) to build 'Digital Bangladesh', reports agencies.In a message on the...

Sustainable architecture can ensure best use of resources

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Architects at a programme Saturday said Bangladesh needed sustainable architecture to ensure the best use of its existing resources, reports UNB."Bangladesh suffers from various problems due to mismanagement of wealth and lack of sustainable architecture," Architect Ahsan Ullah Mojumder of...

Canada wants to assist Bangladesh in edn, environmental protection

2009-05-17 00:00:00

OTTAWA, May 16 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud passed a busy day here Saturday holding meetings with Canadian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai, State Minister for Canadian International Cooperation Jim Abbott and Chairperson of...

Throwing of industrial wastes into Karnaphuli pollutes water

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 16: Following unabated dropping of harmful chemical wastes from different industrial units located by the side of the river Karnaphuli the water of the river is being polluted gradually.With the use of the polluted water thousands of...

NBR urged to impose duty on imported plastic goods

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE ReportNaseem Group has urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to impose supplementary duty (SD) on import of finished plastic products in order to protect local industries and create employment opportunities. "We want the NBR to impose SD on...

CU halls raided,16 arrested

2009-05-17 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, May 16 (UNB): Police detained 16 students in raids at Chittagong University (CU) dormitories early Saturday following campus violence.Campus sources said police raided six male dormitories from 11:00 pm Friday to 5:30 am Saturday and picked up 16 students...

Woman found dead

2009-05-17 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, May 16 (UNB): The decomposed body of a woman was recovered from a bush near a garment factory in Fatullah BSCIC estate Thursday. On information, police rushed to the spot, recovered it and sent the body to the district...

NSU convocation today

2009-05-17 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe 12th convocation of North South University (NSU) will be held on the university's main campus at Bashundhara at 10 am today (Sunday).Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will preside over the function on behalf of NSU Chancellor and President...

Assailants kill businessman

2009-05-17 00:00:00

COMILLA, May 16 (UNB): A businessman was killed by assailants at his village home at Tarashail in Chouddagram Upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Yusuf Bhuiyan Tipu (52) owner of three shoe-factories in the port city Chittagong and used...

Finance ministry short-lists 28 tax proposals for next budget

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Doulot Akter Mala Finance ministry has short-listed 28 tax and revenue proposals from the lawmakers, economists and charities for 'serious perusal' for the upcoming budget, officials said Saturday.The proposals include raising minimum income tax threshold to Tk 250,000 from Tk...

Data cast fresh doubts on apparel manufacturers' export pains

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Mushir AhmedA series of data has cast doubt on whether or not the country's garment exports have been significantly affected by the global economic recession.Although the manufacturers have been harping since September last year that they were badly hit by...

CPA to dredge Karnaphuli after 18 yrs to ensure safe movement of ships

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Chittagong Port will start a Tk 4.11 billion dredging of the river Karnaphuli to keep the country's most import port channel navigable for ocean going ships and prevent vessels from being run aground, officials said Saturday.The biggest...

India's Congress heads to resounding victory

2009-05-17 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 (AP): The Congress party headed to a resounding victory Saturday in India's month-long national elections, defying expectations of a poor showing to secure a second term in power as the country battles an economic downturn. Prime...

Two former NSI DGs held over 10-truck arms haul

2009-05-17 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, May 15 (bdnews24.com): Police probing the 10-truck arms haul have arrested two former chiefs of National Security Intelligence (NSI), according to highly-placed home ministry officials. The officials, who declined to be named, told the news agency Saturday that retired...

Bangladesh to officially protest Tipaimukh dam construction

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh would raise protest officially against construction of the Tipaimukh dam soon after the new government in India assumed office as the project might cause a catastrophic ecological impact on the country's north-eastern region, reports UNB.Two senior cabinet ministers, who...

BUET tops in int'l design contest

2009-05-17 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has become champion in an international architectural design competition titled 'Design for the Children' and held in the US. The three-member BUET team, consisting Dilruba Ferdous Shuvra, Asifur Rahman and Sharmina Sultana,...

Rules, regulations should be made 'business-friendly'

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government rules and regulations should be made business friendly and demand driven, said Chairman of Regulatory Reform Commission Dr. Akbar Ali Khan."The prevailing business rules and regulations in the country are more of supply driven rather than demand...

JMB bomb expert Mizan on 7-day remand

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Police Saturday remanded Jahidur Rahman Mizan, the bomb expert of banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in custody for seven days to question him. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Dhaka Syeda Minhajum Munira put Boma Mizan, as he is commonly...

Three drown in trawler capsize

2009-05-17 00:00:00

KERANIGANJ, May 16: Three members of a family drowned as a trawler capsized in the Buriganga river following a collision with another vessel near Jajira in South Keraniganj Upazila Friday night. Mohammad Hossain (35), his wife Kajal Rekha (25), and...

Benapole checkpost OC stand released

2009-05-17 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, May 16: Acting officer-in-charge (OC) of Benapole check post police immigration has been stand released nine days after his joining. — UNB

Managing stress

2009-05-17 00:00:00

Mahmudur RahmanSweaty palms, a thump-thump of the heart, a tightness in the neck and shoulder muscles, a slight heaviness in breathing and a redness in the face. The tell-tale signs of stress are all too familiar. It sends negative signals...

RMG export escapes first round of recession shock : NCC Bank chief

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE ReportManaging Director of a leading private bank on Saturday said export earnings from country's Readymade Garments (RMG) sector has escaped the first round shock wave of ongoing global financial downturn as the apparel companies' mostly worked against advance export...

PPP can help speed up infrastructure uplift

2009-05-17 00:00:00

FE Report The government can pool at least US$ 5.0 billion into a dedicated infrastructure fund by tying up with private investors, a top economist said.Ahsan H Mansur, executive director at the new research firm, Policy Research Institute (PRI), said...