United News of Bangladesh Accusing Awami League (AL) of killing around 40,000 freedom fighters during its 1971-1975 rule, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said the nation will one day put the ruling party on trial for the murders. “They…
Day: December 19, 2012
8 of 12 Islamic parties distance from hartal
bdnews24.com Eight of the 12 likeminded Islamic parties on Wednesday announced that they had nothing to do with Thursday’s general strike called in the name of alliance for eight hours in Dhaka and from dawn-to-dusk elsewhere. The announcement came in…
No backing for independence opposers: India
bdnews24.com India has decided never to back those who had opposed Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971, its Acting High Commissioner in Dhaka said on Wednesday. Sandeep Chakraborty also said at a discussion that this position was taken at the…
60MW private wind power project for Cox’s Bazar
United News of Bangladesh The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Wednesday approved a number of proposals, including the setting up of a 60MW wind power plant in Cox’s Bazar in private sector. As per the proposal, a US-based company, ‘Taylor Engineering…
‘2 more Tipaimukh-like dams in offing’
bdnews24.com After Tipaimukh, India is again planning unilaterally to build two hydroelectricity dams on two common rivers in its Meghalaya state, and Bangladesh has expressed concern over it. The government has officially taken up the issue with the Indian authorities…
Padma fund uncertain despite graft case
Greenwatch report World Bank Country Director Ellen Goldstein has said the decisions by the global lender regarding future project financing and implementation in Bangladesh depend on the outcome of its external panel’s assessment. “World Bank’s Panel of internationally-recognised anti-corruption experts…
Tk 21,985 crore for overhead metro rail
United News of Bangladesh The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved the much-awaited Tk 21,985 crore Metro Rail project aimed at reducing traffic jam in the capital. The approval was given at the 9th Ecnec meeting…
Cultural deal with US sought
Bangladesh has sought US support to sign a deal on cultural exchange as there is no such agreement between the two countries to strengthen cultural ties. “Bangladesh has agreements with 39 countries on cultural exchange…but there’s no such deal with…
Manpower export to double in 5 years
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said that the annual number of manpower export to different countries of the world would reach 10 lakh annually in the next five years from the present five lakh a year, helping the remittance inflow…
Sustainable politics is the way out
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The historic Victory Day has been celebrated on 16 December in remembrance of the victory of our nine-month-long War of Independence on this day in 1971 over the occupation forces, that led the emergence of Bangladesh as…
Supporting climate-friendly agriculture
Worldwatch Institute This summer, record temperatures and limited rainfall parched vast areas of U.S. cropland, and with Earth’s surface air temperature projected to rise 0.69 degrees Celsius by 2030, global food production will be even more unpredictable, according to new…
School Nurse grieves Connecticut carnage
ABC News Blogs via Yahoonews Crouched in fear underneath her desk, Sally Cox, the Sandy Hook Elementary School nurse, watched gunman Adam Lanza through a small hole holding computer wires as he walked into the school’s office and faced her…
Global malaria battle stalls for fund crunch
Reuters via Yahoo Health Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are “remarkable recent gains” in the battle to control one of the…
Guidelines on media for more freedom: Inu
United News of Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Monday said work to formulate various guidelines is underway to ensure more freedom of the mass media. “The mass media are enjoying freedom in Bangladesh,” he said. The minister made…
BD-US air services accord
banglanews24.com A bilateral air services agreement was signed between Bangladesh and United States of America recently. Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air-Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain and Brian J Hedberg, Senior Negotiator, Office of the Secretary, US Department…
Japan expresses concern on BD politics
banglanews24.com The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh has expressed deep concerned over the frequent observance of hartals with sporadic incidents of violence against innocent civilians. The concern came from a statement given by the Embassy in Bangladesh on Monday. The…
Tazreen fire probe finds sabotage
banglanews24.com The inquiry committee formed by the home ministry made five final and 16 general recommendations, including punishment of Tazreen’s owner Delwar Hossain. Convener of the investigation committee Mainuddin Khandaker Monday submitted the probe report to the home ministry. Mainuddin…
1000 New Internet domains in 2013
banglanews24.com Around 1,000 new internet domain names, such as Christmas and search, are to launch in 2013. Just like Christmas coming early, a new internet domain name for all things festive could be among the first to go live in…