Bangladesh News

RMG wage sparks violent protests

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:03 +0000

Several thousand garment workers yesterday rampaged through different parts of the capital and Gazipur rejecting new wage structure and demanding Tk 5,000 minimum wage from August. The workers damaged around 200 business establishments, including several garment factories, and seven vehicles at Mohakhali, Tejgaon industrial area, Banani Chairmanbari and Gulshan Avenue. The violent protest yesterday rocked the upscale [...]

Militant den busted in city

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:01:26 +0000

Police yesterday busted a militants’ den at Mirpur in the capital and seized a firearm, ammunition and bomb-making materials. They also recovered 35kg of powder which they suspect to be explosives. They sent the powder to Detective Branch of police to know for sure what it is. They recovered a homemade grenade, 36 grenade cases, a pistol, [...]

Bus stops at wrong places create mess

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00:53 +0000

Wrongly planned bus stops and absence of bus-bays at busy locations are two major factors behind the nagging traffic congestion in the capital, experts say. Currently, the city has around 223 authorised bus stops, a large number of which have been situated on important road intersections hampering smooth vehicular movement. Sources from traffic department say Dhaka [...]

SC for amendment to ensure efficacy

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00:15 +0000

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court seeks restoration of two articles of the 1972 constitution, for making separation of the state’s judiciary from the executive branch effective. The lower judiciary was officially separated from the executive branch on November 1, 2007 following the Appellate Division’s directives in a case known as “Masdar Hossain’s Case”. Laws [...]

Most indigenous communities unrecognised

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:59:42 +0000

As many as 29 indigenous communities have lost their “official” indigenous identities as a recent government gazette has not recognised them although they have been living on this land for centuries now. Published on April 12 this year, the gazette has listed 27 indigenous communities while experts and leaders of indigenous communities say the number [...]

AL plans reshuffle at grassroots

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:59:01 +0000

Ruling Awami League, in the face of severe internal feud, stalemate over party activities and lack of coordination between the rank-and-file members, has planned to bring major changes to its grassroots level leadership after the Ramadan. The changes will be made aiming to bridge the gap between the grassroots and the party lawmakers, and give [...]

PDB realises Tk 17cr from 2 companies

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:58:29 +0000

The Power Development Board has realised around Tk 17 crore in penalty from two local rental power companies for failing to launch their power projects as per the deadline of June 4. Quantum Power Systems of furniture giant Otobi was fined around Tk 11.55 crore for failure to launch its 110 megawatt diesel-fired power plant in [...]

Ex-army officers rarely receive services from SKS

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:57:45 +0000

Although Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) is a philanthropic organisation whose only duty is to ensure welfare, former army officers and their family members rarely receive any advantages from SKS, reported the BBC radio documentary “Probaho” yesterday. The documentary titled “Fouji Banijjo” (Military in Business) revealed that many former army officials complained they do not get benefit [...]

Errors in BCS exam papers

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:53:49 +0000

Errors and inconsistencies have crept into a set of question papers for a preliminary test, designed for examinees to qualify for the 30th Bangladesh Civil Service exams. There were three sets of question papers, but more than half of the queries in the English section of Set-2 were misplaced, which created confusion among examinees. The test was [...]

Minister links RMG unrest with war crimes trial

Bangladesh News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:22 +0000

A political party is behind the violence in the garment sector and has an aim to disrupt the war crimes’ trial, Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said yesterday. He, however, did not name the party. “Generally this sort of violence occurs in Ashulia, Kanchpur and Joydevpur, but today’s [yesterday] agitation took place in Gulshan [...]