DHAKA: The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Thursday came up with the view that government’s employment projects could play an important role in banishing poverty from the country, and suggested replication of the schemes in poorer areas.“The projects can be implemented through

DHAKA: Biman authorities eventually weathered a crisis through giving carte blanche to the agitating employees as they agreed to meet all the demands of the demonstrators.As agreed, the new pay scale for the staff will be considered effective retrospectively from July 2009.The decision

DHAKA: The US Embassy in Dhaka will remain closed on September 5 and 7 in observance of the US Labour Day and Shab-e-Quadr. A press release Thursday said this closure includes the Consular Section and the American Center’s Archer K. Blood Library and Student Advising Center of the

CHITTAGONG: Leading sugar manufacturer and importer S Alam Sugar Mill Company Thursday began supplying sugar at Tk 42 per kilogram, supplementing government effort to keep the market stable.On the first day, the S Alam Group in the afternoon handed over 200-ton sugar at Tk 42 per kilo

Chittagong: A government department became busy with preparation for establishing a massive 1300-megawatt coal-based power station at the bay coast in Anwara Upazila at a huge cost, both in terms of money and apprehended ecological damages.It is feared that the country’s major seaport

DHAKA: A serial meeting of the parliamentary special committee for constitutional amendment set for September 4, 5 and 6 for the final work has been postponed for reasons not known.The parliament secretariat in a press release sent Thursday by its director Joinal Abedin said the 4th, 5th

BARISAL: A pall of gloom descended on a family whose three babies died on Wednesday night after they were injected measles vaccine.The deceased, each aged about 10 months, were Ritom, son of Alil Kulu, Trisha, daughter of Pancham Kulu, and Toma, daughter of Prafulla Dhali, of Kaliapur

DHAKA: President Zillur Rahman has summoned the next session of parliament at 4pm on September 20, against the backdrop of some major developments in the country’s political scenario. “The President summoned the parliament as per Article 72 (1) of the Bangladesh Constitution,” said

SAVAR: The workers of three garment factories in Savar-Ashulia area Thursday began agitation on various demands, mainly pay and perk hike, generating fresh unrest in the industrial hub.  Witnesses said the workers of Natural Benin Limited company’s apparel factory in Tangabari area of

CHITTAGONG: A police constable on traffic duty was killed as a defiantly driven microbus ran over him in Patia pourashava area early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Golam Mostafa, 43, hailed from Comilla.Police and hospital sources said Mostofa asked a speeding microbus to halt at

PABNA: A group of Rab-12 Pabna camp Wednesday night held a young man with a foreign revolver in the district.Rab sources said on secret information the Rab held Azad Kalam, son of Nader Ali khan of Maligachha under sadar upazila. They seized a foreign revolver from him.Azad was sent to

DHAKA: A couple of general diaries have been lodged with Shahbagh police station against an emailed threat of blowing up important establishments if four top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders facing the war-crime trial are not freed. Supreme Court Deputy Registrar Sheikh Hafizur Rahman and Shahbagh

DHAKA: State Minister for Power Enamul Haque urged the power distribution companies to invest their profits in improving distribution system and ensuring quality services. “You can improve the quality of services using the profit you made. You can improve the distribution system and

DHAKA: Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Wednesday asked recruiting agencies not to destroy the overseas labour market through cheating, as some nefarious scams came to light. "Some recruiting agencies are sending manpower on `jiarat visa`. As a result, the

DHAKA: Dhaka district administration with the assistance of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI) begins anti-adulteration drive Monday ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.“Two mobile courts will conduct drive on the first day while four mobile courts will be on the street

DHAKA: Law Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed said the government cannot be cowed out from the trial of war criminals by issuing threats. “No one can stop the trial of war criminals by threat or coercion,” he told banglanews24.com.bd. His comment came in the wake of threat over email,

DHAKA: The government is bent on introducing Industrial Police at a cost of Tk 20.30 crore with around 3,000 members in the force to start with. A high-level meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office will finalise the new police unit’s formation and discuss its modus operandi, official

SIRAJGANJ: At least three people were killed and seven injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Naimuri under Salonga thana in Ullapara upazila on Wednesday evening. One of the deceased was identified as Sukumar Saha, 45, son of late Sushil Saha of Kalikapur village

GOPALGANJ: Commerce Minister Lt. Col. (rtd) Faruk Khan said the killings of the past will be tried and the killers would not be able to save their skin in hiding. “The trial will take place to establish rule of law...no one will go unpunished,” Khan said. The Minister was addressing

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for New York on September 18 to attend the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “Prime Minister will leave Dhaka on September 18 with an around 80-member delegation of government officials and