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‘BNP won’t be allowed to create anarchy any more’

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:03:08 PST

Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif said in the city Wednesday that they would no more allow BNP to create anarchy like killings, exploding bombs, and torching vehicles in the name of movement and hartal, reports BSS. “AL keeps patience for the sake of democracy although BNP has been trying to create anarchy. From [...]

Spurious seeds, fertilisers sweep N-region markets

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:49 PST

Low-quality Boro seeds, fertilisers, and pesticides have flooded the markets in 16 districts of northern region, cheating the farmers. As a consequence, hundreds of acres of fertile lands are losing fertility due to use of adulterated fertilisers and pesticides, farmers claimed. There are allegations that some dishonest officials of Agriculture Extension Department are involved in [...]

ABB to play more ‘effective role,’ says its new chairman

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:57:02 PST

Association of Bankers,Bangladesh (ABB) will play a more effective role to strengthen the banking sector in a bid to broaden its contribution in the growth of the economy. “Country’s banking sector is the most disciplined segment of our economy under a set of prudent guidelines framed by regulators, but we like to be self-regulated through concerted [...]

Govt committed to building patriotic leadership of army

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:51:45 PST

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said that the government was committed to building a smart, patriotic, skilled and new leadership of the army motivated with the spirit of Liberation War. “To achieve the goal, the country’s Constitution along with the background of the emergence of Bangladeshhas been incorporated in the curriculum of BMA,” she said at the [...]

Khaleda calls emergency party meet

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:42:21 PST

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold an emergency meeting with the party’s policymakers to discuss the current state of politics and next move of the party on Thursday. She would meet the standing committee members at her Gulshan office at 8pm on Thursday, her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com. The BNP policymakers are [...]

China hacked US Chamber of Commerce: WSJ

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:49:21 PST

Hackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the US Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. In Beijing, China dismissed the report. The Journal, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter, reported the operation against [...]

Muhith himself doubts 7% growth projection

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:46:11 PST

With the rising inflation casting its shadow on the economy, finance minister A M A Muhith is uncertain about meeting the 7 percent growth target. Muhith, who was speaking at seminar organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies here on Wednesday, however, thinks heavy duty investments could save the day. “Investment levels have remained [...]

Retail power to go costlier

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:43:26 PST

Another round of power tariff hike is set to be announced on Thursday. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) member Selim Mahmud told bdnews24.com on Wednesday the announcement will be made at a news conference at the BERC office in Karwan Bazar in Dhaka. “The cost of electricity at consumer level (retail) is increasing. The process (of [...]

Govt infringing rights: Fakhrul

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:40:35 PST

The government is violating basic rights of people, the BNP spokesperson said on Wednesday after police foiled a scheduled demonstration of the party. Police used water canons and fired tear gas shells to disperse pro-BNP lawyers at the Nightingale intersection near the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters around 3:30pm. The lawyers took out a procession from [...]

President’s EC talks start Thursday

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:37:10 PST

The president will hold dialogues on forming the new Election Commission with parties represented in parliament from Thursday. His press secretary A K M Nesar Uddin Bhuiyan told bdnews24.com on Dec 18 that Jatiya Party (H M Ershad) and Jatiya Shamajtantrik Dal (JSD Inu) had been invited to the first day’s dialogue. Each party will [...]