Capital experiences hailstorm
March 30, 2009
Staff Reporter
City street littered with unusual size of hailstones following yesterday's storm. Sharif Khan
Dhaka city yesterday experienced hailstorm accompanied with rain late in the afternoon. The hailstorm and rain brought soothing relief to city dwellers from the scorching hit of the summer.
The hailstorm was marked by gusty winds speed reaching up to 19 kilometers an hour.
According to residents from different parts of the city the size of some hailstones was as big as one kilogram. The hailstorm was Read more
1,800 BDR men yet to report: Mutiny tapes at audio, video internet
March 28, 2009
Mamunur Rashid
Children of Army officials killed during Peelkhana carnage formed a human chain in front of Jahangir Gate of the Dhaka Cantonment demanding exemplary punishment of the killers. NN photo
Though the investigation teams on the carnage at the Peelkhana BDR headquarters have identified some of the killers of the army officers, they are yet to find out the identity of the people who orchestrated the plot to stage the Read more
MSC clinch Tk 1 crore Super Cup
March 28, 2009
Raihan Mahmood
Dhaka Mohammedan players celebrate with prime minister Sheikh Hasina after winning the Tk one crore Citycell Super Cup by defeating Abahani Ltd by a solitary goal at the Banghabandhu National Stadium on Friday.— Sanaul Haque
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club made history when they became the first team to win a prize money of Tk 1 crore with a 1-0 victory over their arch-rivals Dhaka Abahani in the final of the Citycell Super Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, distributed the prizes in front of a capacity crowd of 45000 and a few thousand waiting Read more
Unified law suggested for local govt bodies
March 28, 2009
Report by Now-defunct LGC
Unified law suggested for local govt bodies
Rakib Hasnet Suman
The now-defunct local government commission (LGC) recommended forming a unified law to govern all local government institutions repealing the existing acts for local government bodies.
Besides the functioning ordinances and acts, there are more than 100 subordinate laws related to the local government institutions, said the LGC in its report published before the ordinances lost their effectiveness last month.
It said a single law could be formulated instead of a number of related laws to run all local government bodies like union parishads, upazila parishads, municipalities, city corporations and Chittagong Hill Tracts district Read more
Swiss NGO offers cheap treatment : New hope for monga-hit mothers, children of Kurigram
March 28, 2009
Talha Bin Habib, back from Kurigram
Continued river erosion, poor communication system, seasonal monga and limited income opportunities deprive people of Rangpur, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat from taking nutritious diet that usually push them to embrace to suffer various diseases throughout the year.
But the scenario of Kurigram district is worst than those of other districts. Majority of households in the district are landless farmers who hardly could manage two round meals a day.
As a result the mothers and children in the districts have been suffering from malnutrition. Most of the children have been suffering various diseases like anaemia, diarrhoea, diphtheria and child related diseases.
The medical facilities for mother and children are insufficient in these districts. Kurigram sadar hospital has little capacity to provide medical care to the pauper mothers and their children. But the scenario has started changing. The Mother and Read more
Woman dies after taking formalin by mistake at clinic
March 27, 2009
Our Correspondent, Chapainawabganj
A woman died after drinking formalin by accident at a clinic in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday night.
The victim, Nadira Begum, 40, who was attending to her daughter at the post-operative room at Sheba Clinic, drank formalin mistaking it for water.
Hospital and family sources said Nadira came with her pregnant daughter Sumi to the clinic. After her caesarian operation, Sumi was taken to the post-operative room.
When Nadira was attending to her, she found a bottle of formalin near her daughter’s bed. Mistaking it for water, she drank it around 10:30pm. Soon she felt irritation and pain in the stomach.
As her condition deteriorated, Dr Moyej Uddin of the Sheba Clinic sent her to Adhunik Sadar Hospital where she died around Read more
Desh TV goes on air
March 27, 2009
Staff Correspondent
Asaduzzaman Noor announces the launching of Desh TV in front of the Shikha Chirantan at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city yesterday. Photo: STAR
With a commitment to presenting healthy entertainment, thoughts and ensuring objectivity and professionalism, Desh TV, a new private satellite channel, went on air yesterday coinciding with the celebration of the 38th Independence Day.
Through a different and exceptional programme in front of the Shikha Chirantan (Eternal Flames) at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan Read more
Rod prices 20pc up
March 27, 2009
Sajjadur Rahman
A man works at a small steel re-rolling mill. The price of rod, an important construction material, is a concern for people in real estate. A hike in scrap metal prices in local markets has pushed the prices of mild steel rod by 20 percent in a span of two months. Photo: STAR
A hike in scrap metal prices in local markets has pushed the prices of mild steel (MS) rod by 20 percent in a span of two months.
The price of 40-grade MS rod is now selling at Tk 47,000-49,000 a tonne against Tk 37,000-38,000 two months ago, while the 60-grade Read more
Paragon set to grow organic tea
March 27, 2009
Sohel Parvez
Kazi & Kazi Tea Estate Ltd is the country's lone producer of organic tea. Paragon Agro plans to be the second market player. Www.teatulia.com
Paragon Agro, a concern of Paragon Group, plans to cultivate organic tea, aiming to exploit the growing consumer demand for the product in domestic and global markets.
“Everybody demands organic food. That is why we are preparing to organically grow tea. We are now readying our garden to accomplish the mission,” said Moshiur Rahman, chief of a poultry hatchery and feed based entity of the Read more
Pope ‘distorting condom science’
March 27, 2009
One of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, the Lancet, has accused Pope Benedict XVI of distorting science in his remarks on condom use.
It said the Pope’s recent comments that condoms exacerbated the problem of HIV/Aids were wildly inaccurate and could have devastating consequences.
The Pope had said the “cruel epidemic” should be tackled through abstinence and fidelity rather than condom use.
Correspondents say the attack from the Lancet was unprecedentedly virulent.
Speaking during his first visit to Africa, the Pope said Read more