Veteran actor John Hurt has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. The 74-year-old was appointed for his services to drama after a career lasting more than five decades. Actress and writer Joan Collins has been made a dame,…
Day: January 1, 2015
90 million voters now in Bangladesh, latest list shows
The latest draft voter list was published today with an additional 46,72,176 voters. Secretary at the Election Commission (EC) Md Sirajul Islam told the press. By the latest count, the total number of voters now stands at 9,06,23,706 persons. Of…
‘100pc salary hike for armed forces personnel’
The committee, formed by the government for making recommendations to raise the salary of the armed forces, on Thursday in its report suggested a 100 percent salary hike fixing the minimum basic salary at Tk 8,200 while the maximum for…
Ershad calls for dialogue to hold acceptable polls
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday urged the political parties to engage in talks shunning violence for finding out an acceptable way to holding a fair and inclusive election in the interest of the country. “Let’s sit together and…
Police signal: JCD cancels meet, BNP waits for Jan 5 rally
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student front of the BNP has suspended the holding its Saturday rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city, as police gave conditional permission late and also, to avoid arrest and possible clash with ruling party…
Two-day Jamaat hartal ends by and large peacefully
The two-day dawn-to-dusk hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami ended yesterday. The lacklustre second day of hartal was marked by movement of more transports on roads in the capital. Barring some stray incidents of violence the hartal ended peacefully in the city…
Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Jessore
A young housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family related feud at Chingra village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district early Wednesday.
4,000 blankets distributed in Gopalganj
Agrani Bank Limited, a nationalized commercial bank, has distributed 4,000 blankets among the cold-hit people of Gopalganj on Wednesday.
492 tonnes Aman rice to be procured in Narsingdi
The government has set a target to procure 492 tonnes of rice in Narsingdi district during the current Aman season.
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract stressed
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract has become an urgent task to protect its major farming system from the adverse impact of climate change, speakers at a participatory discussion here said.
Effective initiative of local government on child safety stressed
Research-based development organisation Incidin Bangladesh has stressed for effective initiatives of the local government bodies on safety, security and rights of the children to save them from repression.
Exemplary punishments for food adulteration stressed
Speakers at a workshop have stressed for strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishments to those responsible for mixing chemicals with foods to save human lives.
3 abducted men rescued in C’nawabganj
Three people who were kidnapped from Dhaka on Tuesday rescued from a residential hotel in the district town on Wednesday afternoon.
Jubo League activist beaten to death in Comilla
An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night.
New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai
A New Year’s stampede on Shanghai’s historic waterfront killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more, with witnesses saying revellers had scrambled for fake money thrown from a building. The disaster happened in a crowded square shortly before midnight…
Jubo League activist beaten to death in Comilla
An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 28, of Baupur village in the upazila.
Sylhet Mayor Ariful Huq admitted to Hospital with chest pain
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who was sent to jail on December 30 in the former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Thursday. Sources said Ariful Haque,…
Slightly changing PSC and JSC results scenario
Masum Billah We have witnessed the results of tiny tots for the fifth time since it was introduced in 2010. It was introduced with a very good intention undoubtedly but the repeated question leakage issue and turning the whole teaching…
Happy New Year 2015
GreenWatch Dhaka welcomes its readers, well-wishers, patrons and advertisers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2015. – Editor