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Day: November 7, 2013
NSP progresses creating jobs for unemployed youths
The second phase of the epoch-making National Service Programme (NSP) has been progressing successfully creating jobs for the unemployed educated male and female youths in Rangpur division.
AL to start selling JS polls nomination forms Sunday
Ruling Awami League will start on Sunday (Nov 10) the sale of nomination forms to party men aspiring to contest the 10th parliamentary polls.
Wrok suspended in 9 factories as RMG workers protest in Gazipur
Production in nine garment factories in Savar and Gazipur district was suspended for Thursday following workers’ demonstration demanding implementation the new salary structure recommended by the government-appointed wage board for the workers.
RAKUB disburses Tk 344.06-cr loan in N-W region
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has disbursed around Tk 344.06 crore as loan to boost rural economy alongside employment generation in the country’s northwest region in the first four months of this current 2013-14 fiscal.
‘Police not nabbing Santhia attackers’: HRC chief
National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman has alleged that police are arresting ‘innocent people’ sparing those involved in communal attacks at Santhia in Pabna.
RMG manufacturers ‘can find good partners in S Korea’
South Korean Ambassador in Dhaka Lee Yun-Young on Thursday said the readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh could thrive further through diversification of its export destinations.
1 killed in Chuadanga road crash
A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a tractor hit a bike in Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday.
Three to die for murder
Three people have been sentenced to death for killing a poultry businessman in Barishal three years ago.
One dies taking rectified spirit at Benapole
A government employee died after taking excessive rectified spirit at Gurulia village in Jessore sadar upazila early Thursday.
‘All pro-71 forces’ get united: Nasim
There is no middle ground left and everyone will have to take a stand in view of the current political situation, says Awami League Leader Mohammad Nasim.
Newly married housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Sylhet
Got married barely three months back, a housewife allegedly committed suicide at Chandpur village in Jagannathpur upazila on Wednesday night.
‘Stop use of orphan children in pol programs’
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday expressed their concerns over using orphan children in the political programmes.
3 held with heroin, Yaba tablets at Benapole
Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with heroin and Yaba tablets at Ghup Nauapara in Jessore sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
EU envoys urge BNP not to boycott polls
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna on Thursday urged opposition BNP not to boycott the upcoming general election and engage in dialogue to break the political deadlock.
Woman killed in C’nawabganj road crash
A woman was killed and five people were injured as a truck hit a human-hauler (Leguna) at Saharatala in Shibganj upazila on Thursday morning.
Jamaat can’t contest polls: says EC
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Thursday said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami cannot contest elections as it is no longer a registered political party as the High Court (HC) declared illegal its registration.
Oppositionn’s door not closed yet for dialogue: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the opposition’s door for dialogue is still open although the government has closed its door by tagging conditions.
Bombs hurled at Satkhira journo
A journalist was injured in a crude bomb attack by miscreants in Badhghata area in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
Notification Friday for complaints over BNF registration
The Election Commission will publish a public notification over registration of the newly-floated Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) on Friday, seeking complaints from the existing registered political parties within the next seven days.
Octogenarian electrocuted in Sylhet
An old man died from electrocution at Bilai village in Chhatak upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Comilla Govt College beset with multifarious problems
Academic activities at Comilla Government College are being hampered due to manifold problems, including acute crisis of teachers and lack of residential and transport facilities. Inadequacy of infrastructures and other logistics also adds to the situation at the institution providing…
‘Victory hinges on war crimes verdict executions’: Gen Safiullah
Execution of convicted war criminals alone can ensure the victory the Awami-League-led Grand Alliance in the next parliamentary election, Sector Commander KM Safiullah has said.
4 additional secys, 10 joint secys transferred
The government has made key administrative changes, shaking up the top positions in several departments even as its term nears its end.
Saudis release 13 Bangladeshis
Saudi authorities have released 13 Bangladeshis out of 17 initially detained during a nationwide raid on illegal workers beginning on Monday.
Remembering Nobel Laureate Albert Camus on his100th birthday
Sarker Shams Bin Sharif Albert Camus, the French existentialist philosopher and one of the most influential writers was born one hundred years ago in French Algeria on November- 7, 1913. His life has been a rebellion as his philosophy was…
Hazaribagh among world’s 10 worst polluted places
By by Megan Gannon, News Editor Remote industrial towns, e-waste processing centers and the site of an infamous nuclear disaster top 2013’s worst polluted places, according to a new list from the New York-based nonprofit Blacksmith Institute.
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘reckless use of public funds’
By Matt McGrath The world is spending half a trillion dollars on fossil fuel subsidies every year, according to a new report.
UN: Hurry up on climate action or we’re screwed!
By John Upton World, don’t lose heart, but you really need to hustle. That’s the message from the United Nations as international climate delegates prepare to launch into a new round of negotiations next week aimed at cutting global greenhouse…
World powers seek nuclear deal with Iran
By PanArmenian World powers will seek to hammer out a breakthrough deal with Iran to start resolving a decade-old dispute over its nuclear program in two-day talks that begin on Thursday, November 7 although both sides say an agreement is…