THAKURGAON: One child died and more than 200 were attacked with pneumonia and diarrhoea in last 24 hours as the double-scourge broke out in an epidemic form in the district, according to medical sources.Five-month-old Babu, son of Jagadish Chandra of Debipur Mulani village under sadar

DHAKA: The government is going to enact a new law to protect government officials who will tip the information about corruption, an all-upsetting vice that had earned the country bad repute in international ratings five times in the past.With the enactment of the law, punitive actions

DHAKA: The Cabinet Division has finalized the proposal for re-baptizing and extending the scope of work of the Ministry of Establishment through redefining its activities.A competent source said the proposal might be approved in the cabinet meeting sometime during the rest of the current

DHAKA: Police on Friday arrested a garment workers’ leader from Palashbari in the industrial zone of Ashulia alongwith a firearm and some bombs.Acting on secret information, police arrested Ali Reza Chowdhury Tuhin, vice president of the central committee of garment Workers’ Trade

DHAKA: Police fought hawkers to hold them back from running makeshifts on the streets and footpaths in downtown Gulistan area of the capital Friday, leaving at least 20 people wounded, including cops.In an instant reprisal, police picked up 15 people from the scenes of widespread troubles

DHAKA: The Textile University Bill-2010 will be placed in the 6th session of the ninth parliament scheduled to begin on September 20, aiming to meet demand for skilled manpower in the potential clothing sector. More than 70,000 foreigners are working in the country’s textile sector and

DHAKA: Home Minister Sahara Khatun asked police officials to be more vigilant in maintaining law and order and reducing traffic congestion ahead of Eid, as a tremendous rush is on steam now, especially for a shopping binge.“The largest number of police personnel has been deployed in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said the constitution of Bangladesh would be amended in such a manner that there would no conduit left for extra-constitutional takeover henceforth. She also urged all to remain alert so that none can take over power unconstitutionally in the

DHAKA: Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Thursday organized an iftar and dinner party for the orphans and underprivileged children in its Grand Ballroom.Around five hundred children from different orphanages and child homes joined the party at the five-star hotel.The orphanages and

DHAKA: The Germans will pay respects to the martyrs for the 1952 language movement of Bangladesh by building ‘Shaheed Minar’ in the European country.According to a message from Bangladesh High Commission in Germany Thursday, the German government has decided to replicate the

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