The High Court has quashed a writ petition seeking a stay on the execution of the 1320MW Rampal coal-fired power plant.
Day: October 6, 2013
No ‘threatening’ ICT, says Khandker Mahbub
BNP leader Khandker Mahbub Hossain has said he has not ‘threatened’ the International Crimes Tribunal judges over Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s war crimes conviction.
BSF kills Bangladeshi cattle trader in grenade attack
A Bangladeshi cattle trader who was injured in a grenade attack by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Agrabhulat border early Sunday died in the afternoon.
Preparations for Durga Puja progressing fast in Gaibandha
Preparations for holding Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, are progressing fast throughout the district as the commencement of the annual event draws nearer.
Unrest, political uncertainty hold back economy: IMF
Dhaka- The ADB has made a lower economic growth projection. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday also said Bangladesh’s real GDP growth is likely to slow down below 6 percent in the fiscal year 2014.
No bar in MPs contesting polls: EC
Dhaka – Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz on Sunday said a healthy democratic practice is needed for creating a level-playing field for all candidates in the upcoming general election.
T-Aman cultivation exceeds target in Mymensingh
The cultivation of T Aman paddy has exceeded target in the district during the current season.
People to retain AL in power against militancy: Hasina
Dhaka–Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm belief that people would bring back her party to power as they are deadly against terrorism and militancy.
Views exchange meeting on quality education held in Faridpur
A daylong views exchange meeting initiated by Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO) to assess the attainment of quality education across the district in the light of National Education Policy-2010 was held here on Saturday.
ACC to file two cases against RAJUK against 57 mission files
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has given approval to file two cases against two employees of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhhya (Rajuk) for hiding of 57 files on design endorsement.
War crimes convicts lose voting right
Parliament has passed a bill to bar anyone convicted under the Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunals) Order 1972 and the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 to vote in Bangladesh.
BCL activist killed in Jessore
A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death allegedly by some Jubo Dal men in front of Shilpakala Academy in the district town on Friday night.
Medical, dental entrance results out
SMSs conveying the results of a combined medical and dental admission test for both public and private institutions started being sent to the candidates on Sunday, two days after the test.
‘Drug peddler’ chopped to death in Faridpur
An alleged drug peddler was chopped to death by some criminals over drug trading at Alipur in the district town on Saturday night.
2 jail guards held with arms in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two jail guards along with pistol and bullets in Faridpur Medical College Hospital area in the town on Saturday.
Man dies from snakebite in Khulna
A fisherman died from snakebite at Bakultala village in Sharankhola upazila on Friday.
Indian cloths worth Tk 1cr seized in Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh members seized Indian smuggled cloths worth Tk 1 crore from a shallow-engine run vehicle (Nasimon) along Gatipara border here Sunday morning.
21 held in Benapole while going to India illegally
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested 21 people, including women and children, while going to India illegally through Putkhali frontier Sunday morning.
Another Ten HC judges confirmed
Dhaka – Ten additional judges of the High Court division were regularised as judges on Sunday.
Graft case in Zia orphanage case deferred again
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others until October 27.
Eid-ul-Azha Sept 16
Dhaka – The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated throughout the country on October 16 as the moon for the Hijri month of Zilhaj has been sighted in the sky of Bangladesh.
Moudud admitted to hospital for chest pain
Dhaka, Oct 6: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed was admitted to a city hospital as he suddenly fell sick on Sunday afternoon.
Hasan Mahmud slams TIB for its climate change fund report
Dhaka – Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday slammed Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) for its recent study report on utilisation of government’s climate change trust fund.
Jamaat demo against move for ‘one-party election’
Dhaka – Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday staged demonstration in the city and elsewhere in the country protesting what it called “conspiracy to hold one-party farcical election” and demanding the release of 18-party leaders including top Jamaat leaders.
Steve Jobs Died Two Years Ago Today
By JOANNA STERN Apple’s visionary co-founder is a constant presence even now, living on in movie posters that adorn bus stops and periodically in the news, like when his childhood house is considered for historical landmarking.
Moon Dances with Three Planets in Sky Shows on Sunday, Tuesday
The moon will meet up with three different planets in the evening sky during two upcoming celestial encounters, one on Sunday (Oct. 6) and the other on Tuesday (Oct. 8).
Leonardo Da Vinci painting surfaces in Swiss bank vault?
A legendary 500-year-old portrait by Leonardo da Vinci has turned up in a Swiss bank vault ¬after decades of debate by art ¬experts over whether it existed, New York Post reported. The 24-by-18-inch painting depicts Marquesa Isabella d’Este, a Renaissance…
Thousands march in US for immigration reform
Thousands of people poured into streets across the United States on Saturday in a push to overhaul immigration and end the legal limbo of more than 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Two hydrogen and one oxygen don’t make water!
True to its name, New Society Publishers are surely into the business of spreading ‘good’. Else, it won’t have been as eager in getting ‘Small Stories, Big Changes’ across to this reviewer. Fourteen ordinary folks narrate their unique ‘inner’ journeys…
Dhaka University passes critical phase, centenary programme told
Greenwatch Desk Speakers at a roundtable in the city on Saturday underscored the need for celebrating the centenary of the University of Dhaka for seven years from the date of announcement of the decision to set up the highest seat…