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Smart card of expat workers within a month

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:50:19 +0000

A parliamentary watchdog Tuesday said that the ’smart card’ containing computer chip with upgraded database network of all expatriate Bangladeshi workers would be provided within next one month, reports UNB.
The parliamentary standing committee on Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry…

Govt plans policy to cut sulphur in diesel

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:25:10 +0000

The government is going to formulate a policy to cut down the amount of sulphur in diesel fuel to 50 parts per million to ensure sustainable environment by reducing vehicular air pollution and encouraging adoption of cleaner vehicle technologies.
A project…

Country gets back to standard time Dec 31

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:50:29 +0000

Clocks will be adjusted backward by an hour at 11:59pm on December 31, the cabinet decided on Thursday.
The prime minister’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told reporters after the cabinet meeting that the government had also decided to introduce daylight…

Govt Schools Admission tests start in city

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:46:02 +0000

Admission tests in the city’s government schools began yesterday.
The tests in schools under Group-A were held in two shifts, from 11:00am to 1:00pm and from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Exams for class I to class IV were taken in the first…

Christmas today

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:44:24 +0000

Christmas Day, the greatest religious festival of the Christian community, will be celebrated in the country today as elsewhere in the world with due solemnity and traditional enthusiasm in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
To mark the day, the…

Bangladeshi twins inspiration,says Australian cleric

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:41:54 +0000

One of Australia’s top Catholic clerics on Thursday said people all over the world should take inspiration from the separation of conjoined Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna.
Adelaide city Archbishop Philip Wilson said the twins’ astonishing recovery from marathon surgery five…

Pilot the ultimate hero

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:34:51 +0000

Mohammedan skipper Khaled Mashud Pilot thanked his luck after he sealed a last-ball thriller to help his side regain the Dhaka Primer League title with a Three-wicket win against Abahani.
Mashud came to the crease only to face the last ball…

Over 8,000 Grabbers identified in river survey

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:56:53 +0000

The first-ever survey on the Buriganga, Sitalakhya, Turag and Balu rivers flowing through Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Munshiganj were submitted to the Supreme Court registrar on Tuesday.
Over 8,000 land grabbers have occupied areas of the Buriganga, Shitalakkhya, Turag and Balu…

Tafazzal appointed Chief Justice

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:53:54 +0000

Justice Md Tafazzul Islam, a senior justice of the Supreme Court (SC), was appoin-ted chief justice yesterday.
President Zillur Rahman gave the appointment as per article 95(1) of the Constitution, an official handout said. But he superseded senior judge of the…

Arrest warrant against newsmen in defamation case to go

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:33:16 +0000

The cabinet on Monday approved a draft bill to amend Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 to drop the provision for court to issue warrant of arrest in defamation cases against journalists, editors, writers and publishers.
According to the draft, they could…