The general strike called by the opposition to protest against the latest hike in fuel oil prices ended without any major incident on Sunday.
Year: 2013
Bangladesh ‘far ahead’ of India : Amartya
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Bangladesh has overtaken India in “every parameter of human development”.
Serena: ‘I’m at my best’
Serena Williams posted an ominous message to her rivals after starting 2013 by taking the Brisbane International title Saturday with a straight sets demolition of Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
India salvage some pride
India managed to salvage some pride after defeating Pakistan by 10 runs in the third and final one-day international at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday.
BNP leader’s handcuffed body recovered
Kushtia – A BNP leader of Dhaka city unit who was picked up allegedly by Rab men in Jhenidah district on Saturday evening was found dead in Kumarkhali upazila here early Sunday.
Sheikh Hasina’s grip on AL firmer
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The reconstitution of the Awami League Central Working Committee the other day has reflected the party high command’s will to basically retain the faces in its hierarchy and take no risks in the year of preparedness for…
PM ‘s address postponed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was address the nation on Sunday as the Awami League-led government enters the final year of its tenure has not made the address which was postponed late in the afternoon. Her speech was to be…
Govt agents torch vehicles, blame opposition: Tariqul
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam on Sunday alleged that the government agents were torching vehicles and the blame was being shifted to the opposition with a view to oppressing the opposition men more.
Govt picks public’s pocket: Anu Mohammad
Fuel expert Professor Dr Anu Mohammad categorically said that the incumbent government is picking the pockets of the public through hiking fuel price. He came up with the observation while addressing a rally organized by National Committee on Oil, Gas,…
Mozena hates hartal
US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena said he hates hartal. He made the comment in a programme organized by American Club in the city on Saturday. Dan W Mozena said that he hate hartal and there is no alternative…
Tazreen fashion fire: CID begins investigation
Two high profile teams of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police have started their investigation of Tazreen Fashions fire which killed 112 workers in Ashulia of the district. On Saturday afternoon two teams of CID visited the burnt building of…
13 Shibir women held in city
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police personnel allegedly held 13 female activists of Chhatra Shibir from National Press Club area of the capital on Saturday afternoon. Three of the detainees are Joshna Begum, Fatema and Sadia. Wishing anonymity an RAB…
E-Commerce to reduce bank expense: Atiur
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman categorically said that the electronic commerce (E-commerce) system will reduce the infrastructure costs of the bank. “The system has also opened a new door and we all can work together now,” he added. He…
Directors’ recruitment in state-run banks: Process not transparent: CPD
Distinguished Fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) economist Debapriya Bhattacharya termed the process of directors’ appointment to state-run banks ‘not transparent’. “The director-recruitment is not transparent, rather they are being recruited basically upon political decision, he added. Debapriya Bhattacharya…
5 bombs explode in DU campus
Three locally-made crude bombs exploded in the Dhaka University campus in the evening ahead of Sunday’s countrywide dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance. Proctor Amjad Ali said that the bombs went off between 5:15pm and 5:45pm. He said…
‘Govt corruption fuelled oil price hike’
The BNP has alleged that the government was forced to effect the fuel oil price hike due to its own corruption. The government raised the prices of diesel, octane, kerosene and petrol on Thursday for the fifth time in four…
Students seek raise in govt job entry age
Students from various universities and colleges on Saturday staged a demonstration at the city’s key Shahbagh intersection demanding raise in the current age limit for government employment to 35 years from 30. The three-hour demonstration by the students, united under…
4 vehicles torched on hartal eve
Four vehicles were torched in the city’s Ramna, Azimpur, Tejgaon and Mirpur areas on Saturday afternoon ahead of the countrywide dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance for Sunday.
Econ Achievements look fragile: CPD
Dhaka – The declining private sector investment appears to be the potential risk for the economy in the coming months making the projected 7.2 percent economic growth unachievable in the current fiscal, said a civil society think thank on Saturday.
Delete them before they hatch…
Sudhirendar Sharma I’m no longer worried because I know many others feel the way I do and that is: the present-day gadget-friendly generation has run out of emotional mechanism they were born with! Else, why would bland text, passive status…
18-party call countrywide shutdown Sunday
Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Friday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in protest against the fuel price hike.
Pol will must to resolve water conflicts: Hasan
Dhaka – Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday underscored the need for forging a strong political will to resolve the ongoing trans-border water problems in the South Asia region.
Slow treaty execution worsen salinity intrusion: Inu
Dhaka – Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Friday said the execution of 1996 Ganges water sharing treaty between Bangladesh and India is lagging behind and leading to rapid saline water intrusion in the Southwestern river channels of the downstream…
Population, graft main hurdles
DHAKA – Rising population growth and large-scale corruption are the principal barriers to the economic progress of Bangladesh, according to an American opinion poll survey.
Yet another fuel price hike
DHAKA: The government on Thursday hiked fuel prices to reduce subsidy on imports of petroleum products.
Ziauddin asked to explain skype talks
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 asked expatriate legal expert Ahmed Ziauddin residing in Belgium to explain why legal proceedings should not be taken against him on charge of obstructing fair process of war crimes trial.
ICT rejects retrial pleas
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Thursday rejected the retrial pleas of Jamaat’s former Ameer Ghulam Azam, Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami and Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee detained for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war in…
I wasn’t in Padma Bridge graft: Mosharraf
DHAKA: Former Bridges Division Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan threatened to nip off the case filed against him.
Pak beat India by five wickets in Ist T-20
DHAKA: Shoaib Malik`s unbeaten half-century ensured Pakistan began their ground-breaking tour of India with a five-wicket victory in the opening Twenty20 international.
Michael Hussey to retire from int’l cricket
Hobart: Michael Hussey has left the cricket world wondering why he is retiring, rather than why not. In the midst of one of his most productive summers and with his place in the team completely beyond question, Hussey, 37, will…