Speakers at an advocacy meeting have stressed for strengthening the local government institutions to give democracy an institutional shape ensuring accountability in the activities of the local government bodies at the grassroots.
Year: 2013
‘Professional skill must for success in banking sector’
Speakers asked the newly recruited bankers to gain professional skill as it is inevitable for attaining success in the banking sector for overall socio-economic development of the region.
JU academic activities resume
The academic activities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) resumed Saturday after a 15-day vacation of Eid-ul-Azha, Durga Puja and Luxmi Puja.
17 crude bombs recovered in Joypurhat
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recovered 17 crude bombs from outside a college in Joypurhat town on Saturday night, Rab headquarters sources said.
30 shanties, 15 shops gutted in Ctg fire
A devastating fire gutted at least 30 shanties and 15 furniture shops at Askar Dighirpar in the city on Sunday.
Cox’s Bazaar dropped as World T20 venue
Cox’s Bazaar has been dropped as a venue for the 2014 World T20 to be held in Bangladesh between March 16 and April 6. Sylhet, another venue considered doubtful due to ongoing work at the stadium, has been retained.
Swechhasebak Dal leader killed in Faridpur
A Swechhasebak Dal leader was killed and 11 others were injured, three with bullets, in a clash between police and hartal supporters in the early hours of the opposition’s 60-hour hartal in Nagarkanda upazila headquarters on Sunday.
Sebastian Vettel wins fourth F1 world title at the Indian GP
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel clinched his fourth consecutive world title with a victory in the Indian Grand Prix.
United tops Stoke; 3 goals for Liverpool’s Suarez
London- Manchester United rallied to beat Stoke 3-2 on Saturday in the English Premier League on second-half headers by Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez.
Burma and social media: Good, bad and the ugly
By Democratic Voice of Burma With internet access rapidly expanding in Burma and the price on SIM-cards and smartphones falling, more and more people are using social media.
Can Maldives avert a constitutional crisis?
By Anand Kumar Though a new date for presidential elections in Maldives has been announced the people in Maldives and the international community still remain anxious whether the elections would be held. The term of present Mohammed Waheed’s government ends…
‘Redefine poverty indicator to include life of unborn child’
The World Bank must define life expectancy, its key poverty indicator, as starting at the time of conception and not at the time of birth if millions of lives are to be saved from injury or death.
Greenpeace man fears ‘losing years of life’ in Russia
A British journalist detained in Russia after a Greenpeace protest has said he fears “losing years of his life” being kept away from his family and friends.
Modelling future behaviour of oceans, atmosphere
Cordis — Over the past century, the atmosphere and ocean have warmed, sea ice extent has reduced and greenhouse gases have increased. How future changes will evolve and how humankind can protect itself from possible calamities depends on the implementation…
Bomb blasts before Indian opposition rally kill 5
Patna — A series of small bomb blasts killed five people and injured dozens Sunday in an east Indian city just before a massive campaign rally by the country’s main opposition prime ministerial candidate in a nearby park.
New reports in German media deepen US-Merkel spy row
Fresh reports in German media based on leaked US intelligence documents are prompting damaging new questions about the extent of US surveillance.
Simpsons actress Marcia Wallace dies aged 70
The US actress Marcia Wallace, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson’s teacher Edna Krabappel, has died at the age of 70.
Kesha concert banned in Malaysia
A planned concert by US pop star Kesha has been banned by Malaysian authorities, who say it would hurt cultural and religious sensitivities.
Stars’ most awkward award show encounter
Ever have an awkward awards show run-in? That’s the question Yahoo Movies posed to celebs at the Hollywood Film Awards earlier this week.
Blasts in the capital
A homemade bomb exploded in front of Appellate Division judge Justice SK Sinha’s residence at the capital’s Minto Road on Saturday.
Crude bomb blasts near CEC’s residence
A crude bomb was exploded in front of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmad’s residence in the city’s Baridhara area on Saturday evening.
31 held for ‘exploding bombs, torching vehicles’ in city
Police arrested 31 people suspecting their involvement in exploding bombs and torching vehicles from different parts of the capital on Saturday.
2 crude bombs hurled at Law Minister’s residence
Two crude bombs were hurled at Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed’s Indira Road residence while a journalist of Channel Ekattor was injured in crude bomb explosion at Baridhara in the city on Saturday evening.
Strong resistance in case of violence: Hanif
Dhaka – Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday called upon his party leaders and activists to strongly resist if BNP-Jamaat unleashes subversive acts during their 60-hour hartal beginning at 6am on Sunday.
GP profits soar GP’s third quarter profit has risen by 82%, but the corporate behemoth reported a 16% decrease of cumulative profit over the last nine months.
GP profits soar GP’s third quarter profit has risen by 82%, but the corporate behemoth reported a 16% decrease of cumulative profit over the last nine months. “But the company’s performance in the next quarter is uncertain primarily because of…
Sitting after hartal, agitation dropping if demand conceded: Khaleda
Apparently turning down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer to have a dialogue over the current political crisis on Monday, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said she would sit with her after the end of their scheduled hartal programme.
PM shocked as BNP ‘rejects’ her offer
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is upset and concerned after the BNP rejected her dinner invitation to Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia and refused to withdraw the shutdown.
18-party set to enforce 60-hr nonstop general strike: 31 held
The BNP-led 18-party alliance is set to enforce a 60-hour nonstop countrywide hartal from 6am on Sunday despite the Prime Minister’s request to the opposition leader to withdraw the shutdown. The hartal programme will end at 6pm on Tuesday.
Digital Bangladesh
We expected that cost of internet packages would be reduced during the Awami League tenure. But neither the cost nor the Internet speed is in favour of the Internet users.
Civil society members for seizing opportunity
Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Prof Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday said the telephonic conversation between two top leaders has opened up a ‘bright and big chance’ for an amicable solution, and there will be nothing left except uncertainty if…