Robert J. Burrowes
Month: September 2013
Lending rate 12 percent for onion
Bangladesh Bank has fixed the lending rate ceiling for onion imports at 12 percent.
Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood ‘activities’
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
2 more hartal arson victims die at DMCH
Two more drivers who sustained severe burn injuries when pickets torched their vehicles in Comilla and Gazipur during the countrywide 48-hour hartal enforced by Jamaat on Wednesday died at a city hospital on Monday.
IO to appear as last PW against Nizami Wednesday
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday allowed the prosecution plea seeking acceptance of their three witnesses’ statements, recorded by the investigation officer, as their evidence against war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami sans cross-examination.
GP launches hospitality facility at Balaka Lounge of Shahjalal airport
Private mobile phone operator Grameenphone has recently launched a hospitality facility at the Balaka Lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for its Platinum Plus STAR customers.
Shipping Minister urges RMG workers to join work
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Monday urged all the garment workers to get back to their work as the factories which have been shut following labour unrest reopen on Tuesday.
Papia files GD over audio
BNP MP Syeda Ashifa Ashrafi Papia has filed a general diary against a Bangladeshi expatriate in the United States.
Seoul makes actress Tisha its goodwill ambassador
South Korea has stepped up its public diplomacy with Bangladesh to bolster its 40-year-old relationship with the South Asian country.
ACC summons ex- state minister Alamgir Kabir
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former state minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir for interrogation into his alleged involvement with misappropriation of around Tk 40 crore.
Committee suggests 11 measures for Bangladesh RMG units
The special inspection committee, constituted by the Bangladesh Government on May 1, 2013 to look into the building structure and environment of readymade garment (RMG) factories in the country, has submitted its report to the Cabinet Committee on RMG enlisting…
Mufti Wakkas sent back to jail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent Mufti Muhammad Wakkas, Jamiatey Islam and Islami Law Implementation Committee Secretary General back to jail rejecting his bail petition.
Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C meets BAF chief
GOC-in-C of Eastern Command of Indian Army Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh met Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari at the Air Headquarters on Monday.
Fake ACC official apprehended
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday detained an alleged fraud who was demanding money from a businessman, claiming she is an ACC official.
Huda declares abolition of BNF, Jahanara his expulsion
Dhaka – Founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) Barrister Nazmul Huda on Monday announced abolition the party formed with some ousted leaders of main opposition BNP.
RMG workers go berserk in agitation for higher wages
RMG workers in Gazipur have attacked an Ansar camp and looted firearms and ammunition on the third day of their protests for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 8,000. At least, five Ansar personnel were injured in the attack.
Nat’l oil, gas committee starts 5-day long march to Rampal Today
National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Power and Ports starts its five-day long march on Tuesday from the National Press Club towards Rampal Power Plant site in Bagerhat.
Get ready for response to every attack, Fakhrul warns govt
Opposition BNP on Monday denounced the chargesheets against five Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men, including its president and general secretary, in a case filed for hurling crude bombs at the house of Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu.
Hasina reaches NY to attend UNGA meet
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New York where she will attend the 68th UN General Assembly (UNGA).
DCC polls couldn’t be held for ministry’s negligence: Shah Nawaz
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Monday said the arrangement of elections to bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation and other local government body is not possible right now as the national election is approaching fast.
Stray clashes mark Jamaat demonstration
Dhaka – Stray incidents of clash between police and demonstrators, vandalising of motor vehicles at different places in the city and elsewhere in the country marked the demonstration of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organisation Chhatra Shibir leaving at least 20…
Govt shy of 40 as cut-off
The government has failed to set 40 as the minimum MCQ test mark required for enrolling at any medical and dental colleges in Bangladesh.
‘Proper cooperative management for poverty alleviation stressed’
Discussants at a training course here have stressed for ensuring proper management in the cooperative societies to alleviate poverty through attaining self-reliance by the poor in building a medium income nation.
United efforts for smoking-free Rangpur city stressed
Speakers at an advocacy meeting here on Sunday put maximum emphasis on united efforts of all concerned in turning the public places and transports in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) area into smoking free.
Eight inter-district transformer lifters arrested in Rangpur
Eight members of an organised gang of inter-district electric transformer-lifters were arrested with four stolen transformers and a truck here yesterday, police sources said.
Boro rice procurement progressing fast in Gaibandha
Boro rice procurement drive of the food department has been progressing fast in the district since May 19 amid much enthusiasm to the millers.
NBR earns Taka 77 lakh in Rajshahi tax fair
Income tax of more than Taka 77 crore was collected in a weeklong Tax Fair-2013 that concluded formally on Jafar Imam Tennis Complex here yesterday.
Minor boy killed in Sylhet road crash
A minor boy was killed in a road accident at Rashidpur in Surma upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Youth strangled in Bogra
Police recovered strangled body of a young man from Bezore area of the town on Sunday night.
KCC to manage cattle market
Getting no response despite repeated calls for tender submission for the lease of the city’s makeshift cattle market for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, the KCC authorities have decided to run the market under its own management this time like the past…