Although the power tariffs were raised by 6.96 percent at the retail level to offset revenue loss, yet the government may have to provide subsidy of about Tk 6,000 crore in the current fiscal. According to official sources, the total…
Day: March 14, 2014
BNP protests power tariff hike
BNP on Friday staged demonstrations across the country protesting the hike in power tariffs. The demonstrations were held in all the cities, district towns and upazila headquarters throughout the country. As part of the countrywide programmes, different thana BNP units…
New power sources planned to replace nuclear plant
Los Angeles — California regulators Thursday approved a plan for two utilities to develop replacement power to help fill the void left by the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, but environmentalists warned it could open the way…
Federer rolls on at Indian Wells
March 13 – Roger Federer charged into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Thursday with a straight sets win over South African Kevin Anderson.
Brazil stays ninth in FIFA Rankings
Brazil remained in ninth place in the newly-released FIFA World Rankings.
Jamaica dancehall star Vybz Kartel guilty of murder
Popular Jamaican dancehall and reggae star Vybz Kartel has been found guilty of murder in a high-profile trial.
Ancient China coffin ‘rescued’ from tomb raiders
Chinese archaeologists have “rescued” an ancient coffin from tomb raiders trying to break in to a grave site via a 10m (33ft) hole, it appears.
US and Russia in key London talks on Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry is holding talks on Ukraine with his Russian counterpart in London, in an attempt to defuse tensions two days before a disputed referendum in Crimea.
Trapped by an avalanche, saved by an app
An app developed at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology makes it possible for skiers with smartphones to find people buried in the snow after an avalanche.
What is at stake in Crimea?
The speed at which events in Ukraine are unfolding is astounding.
Don’t legalise marriage for 9-year-olds: HRW tells IRAQ
Iraq’s Council of Ministers should withdraw a new draft Personal Status Law and ensure that Iraq’s legal framework protects women and girls in line with its international obligations. The pending legislation would restrict women’s rights in matters of inheritance and…
Designs on capture centres, manipulate UZ election results: BNP
Apprehending manipulation in the third phase of upazila polls set to be held on Saturday, BNP on Friday threatened to lay a siege to the Election Commission (EC) in case of any vote fraud. “We together with people will lay…
Do massive dams ever make sense?
By Lauren Everitt A new report from researchers at Oxford University argues that large dams are a risky investment – soaring past projected budgets, drowning emerging economies in debt and failing to deliver promised benefits. Do they ever really make…
Govt to ban Jamaat by June: Mozammel Huq
The government is planning to ban Jamaat-e-Islami by June this year for its war crimes against humanity during the war of liberation in 1971. Minister for Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Huq disclosed this on Friday while the 13th Muktir…
BNP-backed panel wins SC Bar Asociation polls
The BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad (JAOP) swept the Supreme Court Bar Association elections against the ruling Awami League-supported Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP). JAOP bagged 13 posts, out of 14, including the posts of the president and the general…
GM crops: UK scientists call for new trials
By James Morgan A new report on genetically modified (GM) crops, commissioned by the prime minister, calls for more UK field trials and fewer EU restrictions. The Council for Science and Technology (CST) wants “public good” GM varieties to be…
Middle East ban for Hollywood’s Noah epic
The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are among Middle Eastern countries banning Hollywood epic Noah as it breaks Islam’s taboo of depicting a prophet. “There are scenes that contradict Islam and the Bible, so we decided not to show it,” Juma…
Indian Ocean search for missing Malaysian jet
The US has sent surveillance teams to the Indian Ocean to help search for the missing Malaysian plane, after claims emerged that it may have flown for longer than investigators had thought. Unnamed officials said the plane sent signals to…
Only 10 percent water flowing down the Teesta
The Indian authorities have been diverting water and so Bangladesh get only 10 percent water at the Teesta Barrage. The Teesta is supposed to have 5,000 cusecs water at the time but we receive only 500 cusecs that is the…
Parents punished for arranging child marriage
Shahneawz Khan Sumon Jhenaidah: Father get 15 days jailed and mother one thousand taka penalty for arranging their minor girl’s marriage, by mobile court led by upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) at Sundorpur village under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah Thursday morning.
28 Jamat leaders sent to jail in Jhenaidah
Shahneawz Khan Sumon Jhenaidah: 28 Jamaat Islami Bangladesh, Moheshpur upazila unit activists were sent to jail on Wednesday after noon when they went to the court in a case filed on the charge of torching vote centers during last general…
SC Bar Association polls end
The voting in the two-day election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended on Thursday afternoon. The voting was held from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday with a one-hour break from 1pm every day. Some 3,143 lawyers,…
BB to fix loan refinancing for small women investors
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman on Thursday said they are going to issue an order to fix the loan refinancing for some small women entrepreneurs below Tk 50,000. Addressing the Women Entrepreneurs’ Conference and Product Display 2014, the BB…
Tazreen MD’s bail petition rejected
Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge’s Court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of Tazreen Fashions’ Managing Director (MD) Delwar Hossain and set March 20 to pass order on the prosecution’s petition to scrap the bail of Delwar’s wife and also…
ACC gets money laundering info of five former ministers, MPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has collected some information on money laundering by some former ministers of the BNP-Jamaat led government, says Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu. “The commission has received specific information on money laundering by about four or five BNP…
Dandy Dying-Sonali issue framing on anvil
The mediation between Sonali Bank Limited and the directors of Dandy Dying Limited in the case filed for a defaulting loan amount of Tk 45.49 crore failed and the court fixed March 23 to frame issue of the case. Judge…
PM wants updated terrorist list
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Home Ministry to update the lists of terrorists. While talking to journalists at the secretariat in the afternoon, the state minister said that the Prime Minister had given the direction when she attended…
Defence counsel accuses PMO of being behind Nizami case
The defence counsel on Thursday accused the Prime Minister’s Office of planning the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami out of political vengeance. “It’s purely a politically-motivated case designed and planned by the Prime Minister’s Office, and…
Perpetrators of communal attacks to be tried: Minister
Law Minister Anisul Haq on Thursday said the government is committed to bringing to justice those who attack minority community members. “The anti-liberation forces are still active. They’re involved in conspiracies against the pro-liberation forces. They’re carrying out attacks on…
PM switches gala opening of T20 World Cup
The fifth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup kicked off in the city as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday evening formally opened the gala event seeking cooperation of all in making the tournament a grand success. “I seek…