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Sit to fight violence together, shun hartal
Business leaders ask opposition; Hasina defends stand
Business leaders at a discussion with Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the government and opposition to fight violence together and shun hartal as a political tool.
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Strike jolts Old Dhaka to halt
1 lakh shops shut despite alleged political intimidation
A half-day strike yesterday whisked Old Dhaka to a standstill, as businesspeople shut over one lakh shops in protest at a spate of killings of traders over the last few months, shrugging off political
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Edn commission for radical reforms
Prescribes single-discipline secondary schooling,, watchdog for pvt varsities
The National Education Commission has asked the government to go for radical educational reforms including a single-discipline secondary education, raising teacher-student ratio and up-to-date pay structure
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Collateral-free farm loan from Apr 14
Saifur asks NGOs to cut rate to 12pc, warns of govt funds freeze
Following the interest rate waiver on agriculture loans, the government yesterday asked nationalised commercial banks (NCBs), including Bangladesh Krishi Bank, to provide collateral -free loans to farmers
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Same killers out to wipe out witnesses
Cops say on trader, son murders
Killers of Old Dhaka businessman Shamsul Haq and his son Russell Sheikh continue threatening their family on the phone as police and intelligence agencies have failed to hunt prime suspect Kajal and others
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5 US troops bombed
4 foreigners killed, bodies mutilated in another Iraq attack
In one of the bloodiest days in weeks for the US military, five troops died when a bomb exploded under their military vehicle west of Baghdad yesterday.
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Dhaka-yangon Road Link
Final survey team goes to Myanmar this week
A second group of engineers are going to Myanmar this week to finalise the survey for constructing a 55-km stretch of highway which will establish a direct road link between Dhaka and Yangon.
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Sharmin shoots second gold
Shooting brought another gold for Bangladesh when Sharmin Akhter won the 10m air-rifle event in the Ninth SAF Games in Islamabad yesterday.
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India in sight of history
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble returned to haunt Pakistan, taking India to the verge of their first Test victory on Pakistani soil on Wednesday.
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Essentials prices remain high
After experiencing an unchanged price situation in the kitchen market for the last three weeks, city dwellers might again face a price hike, especially of vegetables, if the current drought-like situation
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Tk 28,000cr audit objections remain unresolved
Pac asks audit office to resolve pending issues in 6 months, volunteers to share workload
The Public Accounts Committee (Pac) yesterday asked the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) to resolve in the next six months thousands of pending audit objections to finances of different ministries
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Declare Sangsad complex nat'l heritage
Urge architects of Asia
The Architects Regional Council of Asia (Arcasia) has urged the government to declare Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban complex as part of national heritage.
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Kamrangirchar Gram Sarkar head shot dead
UP chairman hurt over land dispute
Unknown gunmen killed a Gram Sarker head of Kamrangirchar on the outskirts of the city and injured a Union Parishad (UP) chairman and a local man last night.
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Countdown to AL deadline begins
Countdown to the April 30 deadline for the fall of the government set by the main opposition Awami League (AL) begins today amid a frenzy of political manoeuvring.
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Altaf sees prices down
Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury yesterday at the first meeting after his takeover claimed that prices of all essentials went down except for sugar and ginger.
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Security in Old Dhaka tightened
The government has scaled up security in violence-scarred Old Dhaka deploying uniformed and undercover policemen and heightening intelligence watch after a spate of businesspeople killings.
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$1,368m ADB loan proposed for Dhaka
The country programming mission (CPM) of Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a $1,368 million lending programme (2004-06) for Bangladesh.
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We don't shelter terrorists
Foreign minister on alleged Ulfa bases in Bangladesh
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan has said Bangladesh will cooperate with all countries including India in fighting terrorism.
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US on change of power in Bangladesh
The United States does not favour any party in the political process of Bangladesh and believes Bangladeshis have the right to select their leaders within the political framework of the constitution,according
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AL lawmaker charged with power abuse
The Bureau of Anti-corruption (Bac) yesterday pressed charges against former state minister for jute and Awami League lawmaker AKM Jahangir Hossain for allegedly forcing jute ministry officials to rent
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25-yr nat'l water plan approved
National Water Resource Council in its seventh meeting yesterday approved a 25-year national water management plan for protection and optimum use of the country's water resource.
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CU students call off strike
Students under the banner of General Students Action Council (GSAC) yesterday called off their indefinite strike on Chittagong University (CU) campus.
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Correction
The Daily Star report run on Wednesday headlined "Country set to enter mining era" should read, "The mine has 64 million tonnes of high quality coal, which in terms of thermal value is equivalent to 1.
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