Bangladesh News

Pollution warnings fall on deaf ears

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:53:58 +0000

Despite making repeated pledges, many of the industries, especially those of fabrics, dyeing and tannery, continue polluting rivers, canals and other wetlands in the city just to boost their profit, say Department of Environment officials. There are still 311 “red category” [severe polluter] industries in and around the capital that need to build effluent treatment plant [...]

Pay hike agitation batters Biman

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:53:07 +0000

The headquarters of the country’s largest airliner Biman Bangladesh was rocked by day-long demonstrations yesterday, as its workers and employees protested a new pay scale that scraps pension schemes, and gives pay raises lower than expected. Around 3,000 permanent workers and employees stand to lose their pensions under the new pay scale. The pay structure was supposed [...]

Rubber dam project gets climate fund

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:50:28 +0000

The government will be constructing a rubber dam at Urir Char near Noakhali to reclaim around 600square kilometres of land from the Bay. The board of trustees of Climate Change Trust Fund approved the two-year-long project of Tk 37.40 crore at a meeting at the Environment and Forests Ministry yesterday. “We are expecting the cross dam to [...]

PM again warns BCL wrongdoers

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:49:17 +0000

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday once again said her government is preparing a list of errant activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League to bring them to book. On July 16, Sheikh Hasina issued Chhatra League activists the same warning at a Awami League Central Working Committee meeting. The premier was yesterday speaking at a discussion organised by BCL [...]

Govt to reopen 4 jute mills

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:47:56 +0000

The government has taken initiatives to reopen four closed jute mills by September this year aiming at boosting the jute industry, which witnessed brisk growth last fiscal year. The four mills — Qaumi Jute Mills in Sirajganj, MM Jute Mills in Chittagong, and People’s Jute Mills and Daulatpur Jute Mills at Khalishpur in Khulna — will [...]

ADB okays $100m loan for South Asia

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:46:52 +0000

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US $100 million loan for a cross-border electricity initiative between India and Bangladesh. ADB Board of Directors yesterday approved the loan that would be used to help Bangladesh build a 40-kilometer 400-kilovolt transmission line, along with a high voltage direct current substation and connecting loop, linking the western [...]

Railway starts selling advance tickets for Eid

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:44:22 +0000

Railway authorities began selling advance train tickets at Kamalapur Railway Station from yesterday to ease sufferings of the homebound people before the Eid-ul-Fitr. Tickets are being sold from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Advance tickets for September 5 trains were being sold yesterday. According to train timetable, tickets for Sep 6 trains will be sold on Sep 1, Sep [...]

BNP with no acting chief

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:43:32 +0000

Turning a blind eye to pleas for delegating some of her powers, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went on a 10-day trip to Saudi Arabia without designating a person to carry out her duties. Since 2007, BNP leaders had been urging Khaleda to temporarily delegate her powers during her absence to ensure democratic practices in the party. Khaleda [...]

Duke lands in jail after remand

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:42:20 +0000

Saiful Islam Duke, nephew of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was sent to jail yesterday after a four-day remand by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the August 21 grenade attack case. The court of Third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ali Hossain passed the order to send Duke, who was also the personal secretary to former [...]

New IGP vows pro-people police force

Bangladesh News — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:40:21 +0000

Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hassan Mahmood Khandker has vowed to restore the image of police department and make the force pro-people. “I’ll try my best to make sure that the police force is no longer used as a repressing force”, he said, adding, “I’ll endeavor to discharge my duties with sincerity and earnestness.” The [...]