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GP, TMSS team up to set up blood bank at Bogra hospital

2007-09-20 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentGrameenphone (GP) will provide financial assistance to Thenghamara Mohila Shobuj Shongha (TMSS) to set up a full-fledged blood bank at Rafatullah Community Hospital (RCH) in Bogra, a health programme of TMSS.The GP authorities signed a corporate social responsibility (CSR)...

Music Awards contest inaugurated in city

2007-09-20 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe 'Third CityCell-Channel i Music Awards-2007' competition was launched Wednesday with an aim to ensure a fair environment for music practice and honour the dedicated singers and artistes of the country's music world.CityCell's marketing division chief Ananda Rajshingham and...

Engineer drowned in Kushiara river

2007-09-20 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 19 (UNB): Engineer of Public Health Engineering Department under Jakiganj Upazila Jotindra Kumar Biswas drowned in boat capsize in Kushiara River while carrying relief goods for the flood victims Tuesday.Local people said Biswas and volunteers were going to...

Death anniversary of Saadat today

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentThe first death anniversary of Kazi Nazmus Saadat, an educationist and politician, will be observed today (Thursday) through a two-day programme in Jessore.Popularly known as Professor Rawnak in South-western Khulna-Jessore region, died of massive heart attack on the day...

Six temporary slaughterhouses opened at Barisal

2007-09-20 00:00:00

BARISAL, Sept 19 (UNB): Barisal City Corporation Monday opened six slaughterhouses to ensure supply of standard meat among the consumers. Health and Sanitary Inspector of the corporation Jahangir Hossain Molla said the temporary slaughterhouses have been opened at Puran Bazar,...

British govt honours top Bangladesh businessman

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan, one of the country's top businessmen, has been appointed honorary officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), reports UNB.British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury, on behalf of the British Queen, gave him the appointment...

Slain BRAC employee buried in Tangail

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Slain BRAC employee Abdul Alim was buried at his village home in Tangail district Wednesday, reports UNB. Earlier, the body of Alim was brought back to the country from Kabul on an Emirates Airlines flight at 11:00 am. Family members...

16 more die in flood-hit areas

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Sixteen more deaths were reported in flood-related incidents like drowning, snakebites and waterborne diseases in the last 24 hours until Wednesday, reports UNB.According to Health Department, the death toll climbed sharply to 970 during the period from 954 in the...

BD Scouts start distributing packed seeds in flood-hit areas

2007-09-20 00:00:00

FE ReportWith the support of United Nations Development Pro-gramme (UNDP), Bangladesh Scouts has started distributing a good number of vegetable seeds as part of post-flood rehabilitation programme Wednesday.The seeds include reddened vegetable, sweet pumpkin, bean, okra, etc. A total of...

EC to allot symbols to parties permanently after registration

2007-09-20 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) will allot electoral symbols to the political parties permanently just after finishing the process of political party registration as part of the ongoing reforms.Election Commissioner M Sohul Hussain said this at a press briefing at his...

US 'is not dictating' steps to restore democracy in Bangladesh: Gastright

2007-09-20 00:00:00

The United States (US) supports free and fair elections in Bangladesh so people will have confidence in an elected government. The US 'is not dictating' measures for the restoration of democracy in the country. US Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright...

AL extends by a month time for proper probe of Sept 12 incident

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) extended the time for party presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, heading a one-member probe committee, to investigate the September 12 incident of heckling of pro-reform leaders by a group of AL adherents by a month.The AL presidium...

BNP faction leader wants ban totally lifted before council

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Secretary General in-charge of the breakaway BNP faction Ashraf Hossain Wednesday asked the government to completely lift the ban on politics for a BNP council to take place, reports bdnews24.com. The leader said for a big political party such as...

Jamaat condemns Prothom Alo for publishing offensive cartoon

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has condemned the daily Prothom Alo for publishing an objectionable cartoon in its supplement, 'Aalpin', hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims.In a joint statement Wednesday, Jamaat Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid said...

Bangladesh seeks US help in releasing kidnapped BRAC employee

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh sought United States (US) assistance in releasing Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) employee Nurul Islam who was kidnapped in Afghanistan recently.Adviser for Foreign Affairs Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the request during a meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary John...

DSEC concerned over shut down of Ajker Kagoj

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Dhaka Sub-Editors Council (DSEC) has expressed deep concern over the shut down of Bangla daily Ajker Kagoj, reports UNB.In a statement Wednesday, DSEC President Shah Muhammad Mutasim Billah and General Secretary Masum Billah said such a decision taken by the...

Confce on 'Voters' list Preparation' held in B'baria

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sep 19: Brahmanbaria district Collectorate and Fourth Horse Bangladesh Army jointly arranged a conference on the preparation of voters' list with photographs and national identity card' in the conference room of district collectorate office Sunday.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md...

Prothom Alo's cartoonist sent to jail

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Prothom Alo's freelance cartoonist Arifur Rahman was sent to jail with a pending proposal for one-month detention, a day after he was arrested on charges of hurting religious sensibilities with a cartoon story, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Magistrate Abdul Fattah issued...

What's happening inside BTTB?

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanBTTB subscribers could never find the mystery behind large overbloated land phone bills despite the fact that call rate has been reduced considerably. So have been the line rent and the long distance call charges. When the customers began...

Central bank takes hardline on higher deposit-lending spread

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to take a hard-line against the commercial banks that are maintaining over 5.0 per cent spread between lending and deposit rates, official sources said.The central bank will impose restrictions on some major...

Gastright iterates US support to reform activities of govt

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said the main goal of the caretaker government (CG) is to hand over power to an elected government through holding a fair and acceptable general election within or ahead of the set deadline, reports...

Two oil cos increase paid-up capital prior to going public

2007-09-20 00:00:00

FE ReportState-owned Jamuna and Meghna petroleum companies have enhanced their paid-up capital ahead of their listing on the bourses.The paid-up capital of Jamuna now stands at Tk 450 million and that of Meghna Tk 400 million as against their previous...

Legality of graft case against Khaleda under EPR to be challenged

2007-09-20 00:00:00

A group of lawyers are soon going to file a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of placing under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) the corruption case against detained former premier Khaleda Zia, her younger son...

Foreign ministry to deal with transit issues with India instead of MoC

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Shakhawat Hossain The ministry of communication (MoC) has handed over the responsibility of dealing with issues related to transit facilities to India to the ministry of foreign affairs (MoFA), sources said.A committee headed by secretary of the MoFA from now...

Historic Asia trade route to be rebuilt

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Raphael Minder in Manila and Isabel Gorst in MoscowFT Syndication ServiceChina and seven countries in and around central Asia have reached a preliminary agreement to build a $19.2bn (£9.6bn) modern-day equivalent to the historic "Silk Road" trade route between China...

Bangla daily Ajker Kagoj shut down

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Bangla daily Ajker Kagoj was closed Wednesday by its owner, citing 'financial crisis' as the reason behind the decision. Arif Rahman, a senior reporter of the daily, said management of the daily announced the decision at its regular meeting with...

Justice MA Matin takes oath

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Justice MA Matin, who was elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court superseding his senior, took oath of office Wednesday. Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin administered the oath at a simple ceremony. Judges of both the divisions of...

Hearing in Hasina's ACC notice held back for a week

2007-09-20 00:00:00

The scheduled hearing on the legality of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notice asking detained former premier Sheikh Hasina to submit her wealth statement was held back Wednesday for a week. A division bench, comprising Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman...

EMRD plans to develop 7 gas fields thru' BAPEX

2007-09-20 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has planned to develop seven small gas fields through the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) in a bid to strengthen the latters' capacity in hydrocarbon exploration."We have...

Open sky policy for country's three int'l airports from Oct

2007-09-20 00:00:00

The council of advisers of the caretaker government (CG) Wednesday decided to open the sky in the country's three international airports for three months for quick journey of foreign-bound passengers, particularly Bangladeshi expatriates, amid a heavy rush, reports UNB.The open-sky...