- Frequent outage cripples city
It’s only early March, but the electricity crisis has been so acute that the city dwellers feel like it is already high summer. Most areas in the capital are experiencing frequent power cuts. The residents shudder to think how things will be when the summer is in full swing. So far, Khilgaon, Rampura, Banasri and Mirpur have [...] (local) - Low quality seed sellers warned
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday warned the seed companies not to sell low quality seed to farmers. “Do business, make profit. I am with you. But if you cheat farmers, I will make the name of your company public and ask the farmers not to buy seed from the fraudulent company,” she said during the inaugural [...] (local) - New deal leaves jobs of 5,000 in limbo
Fate of over 5,000 Bangladeshis, who had been issued work visas for Libya, seem to be in jeopardy, as Bangladesh mission in Tripoli allegedly did not attest job-demand letters. The complications originated during the recent visit of a Bangladesh delegation to Libya where both the countries decided that instead of the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, Libyan [...] (local) - Sirajganj power project revived
The Power Development Board has primarily accepted a proposal of leading local power company Summit to revive the 450-megawatt Sirajganj power project, which the last BNP-led alliance government had cancelled in 2004 without any explanation. Reviewing Summit’s proposal, the PDB said Summit had modified its past proposal. Except for one or two issues in this modification, [...] (local) - Three tannery workers die from gas poisoning
Three workers died from inhaling toxic gas and several others were injured at a tannery in the city’s Hazaribagh area yesterday morning. Carbon monoxide, a gas highly toxic to humans and animals, emitted for wrong mixing of chemicals in a drum was the cause of death, said officials of the factory, Apex Tannery Ltd. The dead [...] (local) - Exporters get e-access to buyers
From now on, the country’s exporters don’t have to wait for long to know about the detailed queries from the importers’ end, instead they can go to Export Promotion Bureau to contact buyers directly through video conferencing. Exporters have to spend only Tk 30 for an hour video conferencing and Tk 1,000 for annual membership to [...] (local) - Invective-hurling MPs lambasted
Speaker Abdul Hamid yesterday decried the unruly behaviour of some lawmakers and use of indecent and vulgar words on the floor Wednesday and termed the incident unfortunate and shameful for the nation. “Microphones will be switched off as soon as one uses unparliamentary and aggressive words while speaking,” Hamid issued a note of caution. “The nation [...] (local) - PM banks on info tech for transparency
The government wants to ensure transparency and accountability in the administration to establish good governance and end corruption with a greater use of information and communication technology, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday. She was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the first ever Digital Innovation Fair 2010 at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in [...] (local) - Mega plan to attain food autarky
The government is designing a long-term strategic plan to turn the southern coastal belt into a major rice producing region, and the water-scarce northern districts into high value crops zone during dry season to achieve food autarky despite the challenges of climate change. In formulating the plan, the authorities are considering the issues of increasing salinity [...] (local) - e-Ticketing for railway unveiled
Bangladesh Railway is going to launch electronic ticketing service to ease the sufferings of passengers. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday unveiled the service at the Railway stall in the Digital Innovation Fair at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the capital. Using Grameenphone’s “Mobitaka” service, rail passengers will be able to book or purchase electronic railway [...] (local)
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