Bangladesh News

Green light to cut 4,000 trees

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:47:23 +0000

A timber trader chopped down over 100 trees and destroyed two betel leaf enclosers at Kailin Punji near Nahar Tea Garden in Srimangal yesterday after the High Court gave the go-ahead to cut down 4,000 trees. Earlier, 1,200 trees were already felled in 2008. The HC bench comprising Justice Md Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Justice Naima Haider [...]

BSF digs 25 bunkers inside Bangladesh

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:49 +0000

Indian Border Security Force dug 25 bunkers following an overnight intrusion into Bangladesh territory through Padua-Protappur border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet and retreated yesterday afternoon after 19 hours. The BSF’s retreat from about 100-yard inside the international border came after an emergency flag meeting held from 1:30pm to 3:30pm on ‘no man’s land’ at Padua-Protappur [...]

Steps contradict anti-graft pledge

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:11 +0000

The recent cabinet committee proposals to reform the Anti-Corruption Commission are not consistent with the government’s commitment to ensure sovereignty and effectiveness of the commission, Transparency International Bangladesh said expressing concern over the move. TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman yesterday in a statement said, “Corruption in all sectors — political, administrative, corporate, NGOs, and individual — [...]

Opportunities wasted

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:45:29 +0000

The marathon parliamentary ‘debate’ on the president’s address that ended on Thursday was marked by a series of unfortunate events. Due to frequent use of unparliamentary and aggressive words, particularly indecent and vulgar ones, the ‘debate’ lost its desired character and turned into squabbles between the treasury bench and opposition lawmakers. Frequent verbal attacks and [...]

Clash again over admission ‘quota’

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:44:19 +0000

Three activists of Chhatra League and Chhatra Moitree were detained yesterday morning during a clash with police on New Government Degree College campus over their demand for “quota” in the first year honours admission. The arrestees are BCL joint convener of the college unit Zahangir Alam Kanak and activist Nasir Hossain Rubel and Moitree activist [...]

Al-Arafah’s MD faces Minister’s wrath

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:43:31 +0000

State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman yesterday allegedly threatened a managing director of a private bank with dire consequences unless he retains a bank official to be discharged today in line with an official notice. The state minister had a conversation with MA Samad Sheikh, MD of Al-Arafah Islami Bank, over the phone and later [...]

Govt urged to challenge directive

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:42:27 +0000

Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon yesterday demanded that the government appeal against the High Court directive permitting tea garden owners to cut 3,550 trees in Kailin and Aslam Punji near Nahar Tea Garden in Srimangal. Bapa made the demand at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital. It said indiscriminate felling of trees in [...]

Bhutan set for Saarc summit

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:41:47 +0000

Foreign Secretary of Bhutan Daw Penjo announced that Bhutan has completed its preparations for hosting the 16th Saarc Summit scheduled for April 28-29. The remarks were made during the annual consultation with the foreign secretary’s Bangladeshi counterpart Mijarul Quayes. The meeting was held at the Burimari Land Port last Friday. The two foreign secretaries also reviewed [...]

Five hurt in clash over storing potato

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:41:10 +0000

At least five farmers were injured in a clash between potato cultivators and a group of traders over storing potatoes in Chasi Cold Storage at Mohendra Nagar village under sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district yesterday. The injured were identified as Mofazzal Hossain, 42, of Harati village, Khaleque, 38, and Montajul, 48, of Mohendra Nagar village, Soleman, [...]

Dhaka banks on Beijing boost

Bangladesh News — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:39:39 +0000

Economic and financial assistance for infrastructure development, trade deficit and regional connectivity will dominate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s talks with her Chinese counterpart during her 5-day official visit beginning March 17. Highly placed sources said officials are busy fine-tuning the programme schedules to make this high profile visit, after the India visit in January, a complete [...]