Staff Reporter :Gas supply from the national grid has decreased. The gas pressure in the factory has not been sufficient for a long time. In this situation, entrepreneurs are leaning towards LPG as an alternative to national grid gas. LPG supply infrastructure is being developed in all types of industries, big and small.Industries usually generate electricity by burning gas, diesel and furnace oil under their own management. With this captive electricity, boilers and dyeing machines are kept running on a...
Day: September 16, 2022
Staff Reporter :Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested a man along with 58 gold bars measuring nine kilograms and 860 grams from near Chuadanga border on Thursday.The accused is identified as Rakibul Islam, 35, son of one Abdul Hai, hailing from Nastipur village.BGB 6 Battalion arrested the person and seized the gold bars from Nastipur village area.Estimated value of the gold is Tk 6,60,35,740.Proceeding of a case with the Darshana police station was in motion. Chuadanga-6 BGB Director Lt Col...
Gulam Rabbani :In the full text of a verdict the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has observed that for the appropriate deterrent punishment conforming to the gravity of the offence and consistent with the public abhorrence for the heinous offence committed by the convicts, it also needs to meet the society’s reasonable expectation from court. It also observed that it is the legal obligation of the Court to award a punishment that is just and fair by administering justice...
Staff Reporter :The Local Government Division (LGD) under the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry has rejected the application of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Managing Director (MD) Taqsem A. Khan seeking authority to discharge his duties from USA virtually during his official leave.Rejecting his application, which was submitted to the LGD violating the Dhaka WASA governing board decision, the LGD has given the additional charge of MD to its Deputy MD (Operation and Maintenance) AKM Sahid...
Reuters :As border crossings have soared to record highs, US President Joe Biden’s administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela under a Covid-19 expulsion order that the White House has publicly sought to end, seven US and three Mexican officials said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns about an escalating number of crossings by migrants from the three countries during a visit on Monday to Mexico City, two US and two Mexican...
Staff Reporter :The Department of Environment’s (DoE) Monitoring and Enforcement Wing have operated drive to reduce the pollution and conservation of environment across the country.The drives were engineered on September 11to15 and that time DoE fined various businessmen, organizations and vehicles of Tk 33, 92, 909.On September 11, DoE drives in Dhaka, Narayangonj, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chandpur, Lazmipur and Rangamati headed by Mohammad Masud Hasan Patwari, Director (Monitoring and Enforcement). During the operation he has fined Tk 32, 42, 109.On September...
Staff Reporter :The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give $500 million for budget support for 2022-23 fiscal years to Bangladesh for economic recovery.ADB has provided about $100 crore for budget support to Bangladesh in the last two fiscal years. Bangladesh receives budget support of $500 million from the ADB every year.The issue of equal budgetary support of the ADB for the current fiscal year has been finalized, Planning Minister MA Mannan said this to journalists after a meeting with ADB’s...
Staff Reporter :Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed the necessity of the legal reforms in a bid to ensure the level playing field for all political parties if the government takes the opportunity to hold parliamentary election by keeping its ministers and MPs in the offices. TIB has also urged to reconsider the ‘controversial decision’ of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the national election when most of the political parties have opposed it. “Necessary legal reforms should be done...
Staff Reporter :Late BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain has been buried at Banani graveyard.Before that the first namaj-e-janaza of BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem Hossain was held in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office at 11:30am on Thursday.After the janaza, senior leaders, inlcuding BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Nazrul Islam Khan placed wreaths at the coffin.Later, they prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.Late BNP Vice-Chairman Shah Moazzem’s second janaza was held at...
The relevant authorities in Bangladesh have always failed to give due attention to preserving the country’s historical sites. Sometimes, people...
News Desk :The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams kicked off to a smooth start on Thursday.The exams began...
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday fixed October 3 for the testimony in the case, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed against former Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda about filing fake case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.Yesterday (Thursday) was fixed for the testimony in the case. As, judgment of the appeal challenging the validity of the ACC case was pending in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, the defense pleaded for time. Accepting the time plea, Judge Sheikh...