Monday, October 5th, 2009Ruling Awami League lawmakers yesterday in the third session of parliament demanded immediate resumption of the task to enroll educational institutions in the monthly payment order (MPO) system as they are facing public wrath in their constituencies for its non-operation.During the question-answer hour a number of AL lawmakers said the system of MPO has been suspended for last five years. The government is yet to begin it though it assumed power in January, the lawmakers said.“We can't visit our constituencies because people often want to know when the MPO enrollment will begin. We are unable to inform them about resumption ...
(read more) Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Hundreds of Dhaka University (DU) students are fighting running battles with police today following yesterday's clash that left more than 150 students and four policemen injured.At least two police personnel were injured today when students and police confronted at different points of the university.Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), Mall Chattar and Register Building areas virtually became battleground as chase and counter-chase took place between police and students.The angry students brought out processions and chanted slogans against the caretaker government and the army. They also burnt effigy of army chief General Moeen U Ahmed in front of VC's residence. The female students ...
(read more) Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Thousands of students at Dhaka University (DU) fought running battles with police last night demanding removal of an army camp from the campus and an apology from the army for beating up three students earlier in the afternoon.More than 150 students and four police were injured in the confrontations in which police fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters as well as using water cannons and repeated baton charges. Students pelted police with stones and bricks.At least 60 injured students received treatment from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and DU Medical Centre. Five on-duty journalists of different dailies were also ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007Sufferings of the flood-affected people in the north and north-eastern parts of the country increased due to shortages of food, drinking water and medicines, while most areas of the eastern part of the capital went under floodwater.At least 10 people, including six children, in Brahmanbaria, Faridpur, Manikganj and Sirajganj drowned yesterday taking the flood-death toll to 64.Our correspondents from different districts reported that food and water purifying tablets were inadequate in supply, while unemployment in the flood-affected areas is dragging the poor to more hardships.The relief materials allocated for the destitute flood-affected people are also not being distributed properly, sources ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007The war of words between dissident and loyalist factions of BNP continued yesterday with party Chairperson's Adviser Brig Gen (retd) ASM Hannan Shah saying that the party will not participate in any election nor any party council will be held excluding its current chief. Meanwhile, dissident leader also party Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan told journalists that he hopes his chairperson will refrain from making negative comments about the dissidents 'for the greater interest of the party'.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in teleconferences with her party leaders recently branded the dissidents led by Bhuiyan as 'conspirators' who are 'hatching conspiracies in ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007There is a lot that Bangladesh can learn from German experience in maximum utilisation of coal resources through maintaining environmental balance, efficiently handling human displacements, agricultural land replacement and maintaining political soundness.With a tradition of more than 100 years of open pit coal mining, Germany produces 33,000 megawatt or one third of its power from lignite coal and another 25,000 megawatt from hard coal ensuring minimum damage to the environment, thanks to strict monitoring by the government and pressure groups.A visit to the mines and coal-fired power plants in the North Rhine Westfalia zone around the German city of ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007Prices of essentials, especially rice and vegetables, shot up further in the capital and elsewhere in the country during the last week due to shortage of supply caused by floods while traders and wholesalers apprehend worsening of the situation in next few days.Increase in transport costs because of snapped road-links and rise in labour charge have contributed to the price hike of most of the essentials including rice and vegetables, several traders of different kitchen markets in the capital said yesterday.Supplies of rice and vegetables are decreasing gradually in the aftermath of the devastating flood coupled with monsoon rainfall has ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007India and Bangladesh yesterday strongly condemned terrorism and extremism and Dhaka agreed to expedite its approval of a draft extradition treaty in criminal matters and the bilateral agreement on combating international terrorism, organised crime and illegal drug trafficking.A joint statement issued at the end of two-day home secretary level talks between the two countries underlined the need to strengthen existing bilateral arrangements by instituting new institutional mechanisms for enhanced cooperation and regular exchange of information to combat terrorism.Both sides also agreed to revive the mechanism of the Joint Working Group (JWG) at the level of joint secretaries in the ministries ...
(read more) Saturday, August 4th, 2007Around 5,000 laid-off workers of four state-owned jute mills in Khalishpur, Khulna, which have been shut down recently, demand that if the government is unable to pay all their dues, it should pay them their arrear salaries now as they are in financial difficulty.They said the government could pay the other arrears later if it cannot afford to pay them now and all at once.The joint forces are monitoring the situation in the state-owned jute industries including the closed Peoples Jute Mills Ltd (PJML) in Khalishpur, sources said."We have not had our salaries for the last six to eight months ...
(read more) Friday, August 3rd, 2007The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered a powerful bomb, 10 improvised grenades, and huge bomb-making materials from a mess in the city's Mirpur area early yesterday and arrested four suspected JMB operatives. An explosives expert of the elite crime busters said the bomb weighing 10 kg could cause huge casualties within a 25-metre radius of the site.It could be detonated in two ways. It can go off three seconds after its pin is pulled out or explode after some pressure is exerted onto it, added the official wishing not to be named.The arrestees--Ishaq Sheikh of Gopalganj, Mohammad Anis ...
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