Archive for May 3rd, 2008
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The CNG refuelling stations in the capital are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing demand for the fuel as conversion of petroleum-run vehicles continues at a very high pace.On average, about 2,000 vehicles are being converted into CNG-run ones every month, and about 92,135 vehicles were converted in 116 conversion workshops across the country until March this year.The insufficient CNG stations, which face frequent disruption due to persisting power outage, result in long queues of vehicles, often impeding traffic flow on the surrounding roads.As the potential entrepreneurs keep seeking permission to set up new CNG stations to avoid such gridlocks, ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008People of the country heaved a sigh of relief as cyclone Nargis did not finally hit Bangladesh, changing its course eastward and starting to cross Myanmar yesterday evening."The severe cyclonic storm with a core of hurricane winds over east central Bay and adjoining area moved eastwards and is crossing Myanmar coast," a Met official said yesterday evening.The Met Office said cyclone Nargis that brew in the Bay and showed erratic behaviour started to cross the Irawaddy delta coast at 6:00pm and would take the whole night to cross the coast and become weak.It has advised the maritime ports of Chittagong, ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed on Thursday urged the employers to ensure fair wages for workers, timely payment, well-defined work-hours and safe and healthy working environment.He hoped that the employers would be active in upholding the workers' dignity, enquire about their welfare and maintain direct communication with them as much as possible for maintaining cordial industrial relations.In a set of guidelines for both sides, the CA also urged the workers to remain conscious about their just rights and not to indulge in chaos on rumours.The head of the caretaker government made the call while addressing a function marking the May ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Suspected outlaws shot dead a policeman, injured four others and snatched five firearms from them in an attack on a police patrol team at Taherpur of Bagmara upazila yesterday evening.Constable Mizanur Rahman of Panchagarh was shot point blank in the head as a group of around 25 armed miscreants attacked the police team patrolling a weekly cattle market. His body was recovered from a pond near Taherpur Degree College.Nayek Shahinur, constables Samiul Kabir and Sarwar Hossain, and ansar member Abdul Aziz of the patrol team were also found lying near the pond. They were rescued after an hour of the ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Nor'westers lashed four districts--Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Rangpur and Mymensingh-- early yesterday and on Thursday night, killing two people and damaging over 1,000 houses.In Jamalpur, the storm hit 30 villages of Bakshiganj and Dewanganj upazilas early yesterday, killing a man named Lokman Ali, 50, of Alipara village in Bakshiganj upazila.According to local sources, the storm caused partial damage to Boro paddy on 3,000 hectares of land in the two upazilas and uprooted many trees and electric poles.Our Gaibandha correspondent reported that one person was killed and 15 others were injured in the season's first nor'wester that lashed seven unions of ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia allegedly has been exhibiting unwillingness to stand by its compatriot migrant workers there, while a well organised racket of Bangladeshi passport forgers comprising nationals of both countries is raking in a large sum of money by selling fake passports to workers desperate to return home.Migrant Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, who were cheated and abused, are being forced to buy the fake passports because the high commission allegedly is not helping them in obtaining the travel documents required to return home, according to sources observing manpower trade between the two countries.Involvement of some official of ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Thirteen more grenades, seven magazines and 2,184 bullets were recovered at a canal in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong during the last two days.Workers engaged in digging the canal discovered 10 grenades and 422 bullets at the same place on April 28.Sources said the workers found the grenades around two feet under the ground at Sheikhpara of the upazila around 11:00am Thursday.Boalkhali police went to the spot and recovered the grenades, magazines and 2,178 bullets Thursday night.Police and workers were seen busy digging in the area yesterday morning. They recovered six bullets around 10:30am yesterday.Experts from Bangladesh Army examined the grenades. ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Khandaker Delwar Hossain, BNP secretary general appointed by its chairperson, yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is trying to pull rank on the political parties to form “a rubber-stamp parliament through a stage-managed election”.But, he warned, people would never accept that. He called on all political parties to unite in fight to scotch the “conspiracy to hold a farcical election”.Delwar was addressing a discussion at National Press Club. Pro-Khaleda faction arranged the meeting to mark the May Day and the 29th founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, the labour wing of BNP.The same day Saifur Rahman, acting chairman appointed ...
(read more) Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The US State Department in its annual report on terrorism lauded the efforts of Bangladesh government in curbing terrorist activities but said porous borders and internal political strife threatened the progress made against violent extremists.The report said although the caretaker government made a concerted effort to crack down on corruption and address the root causes of violent extremism within its borders, "mistrust between Bangladesh and India stymied potential counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries".The congressionally mandated Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 was released on April 30 in Washington DC."Terrorism remained a serious problem in the region, directly and indirectly threatening ...
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