Rainwater to recharge underground reservoirs
May 24, 2010
Wasa finally initiates pilot project to up falling water level in Dhaka
After over two decades of groundwater level decline, Dhaka Wasa will at last start recharging the aquifers of the capital this monsoon, to save the city from a looming scarcity of supply water, and subsidence of the ground surface.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) started a pilot project Read more
HC forbids vehicle requisition except in public interest
May 24, 2010
The High Court on Sunday ordered law enforcers not to requisition private vehicles except in the public interest.
Issuing a 5-point interim directive to the government, the bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Md Delwar Hossain asked the former to explain in two weeks why Section 103A of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance 1976 on requisition of vehicles would Read more
Move to tame rebels in BNP, AL
May 24, 2010
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Move to tame rebels in BNP, AL
The high commands of both the ruling Awami League and major opposition BNP have taken moves to tame the rebels of the splinter factions in Chittagong to patch up the long standing intra-party feuds ahead of the June 17 election of Chittagong City Corporation, political Read more
Musa conquers Everest
May 24, 2010
Anxious wait for official confirmation on first-ever feat of a Bangladeshi
Musa Ibrahim has scaled Mount Everest as the first Bangladeshi, said friends and family of the mountaineer.
He reached the summit at 6:00am Bangladesh time yesterday, Musa’s wife Sorabon Tahura Rimi told The Daily Star.
She was citing an e-mail sent by the manager of Himalayan Guide, the firm that arranged Read more
Tongi flyover opens to traffic
May 24, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday formally inaugurated Shaheed Ahsanullah Master Flyover on the southern side of Tongi Rail Station.
The three-lane flyover, constructed at a cost of Tk 23.75 crore, was named after former lawmaker Ahsanullah Master who was killed by Read more
Cell phone subscription grows by 146pc in 4 months
May 24, 2010
Bangladesh witnessed a sizzling growth of its tele-density by 146 percent in the past four months with addition of nearly four million mobile phone subscribers since January this year, officials and operators said here today.
Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) officials said 3.93 million Read more
Dr Yunus opens new branch of Grameen America in Manhattan
May 24, 2010
Grand opening of Manhattan branch of Grameen America, a not-for-profit micro finance organization founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus was held at Manhattan recently.
The ceremony took place at The Great Hall at City College of New York and was hosted by the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies. Prior to this 2 branches in Queens and Brooklyn, NY Read more
Janet Jackson Shows Off Her Shorter ‘Do In London
May 24, 2010
Janet Jackson hit the red carpet in London today, showing off her new short hairstyle! The actress was attending a special screening of ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ at the Ritzy Cinema.
She seems to be loving the new look – she’s absolutely glowing, isn’t she? What do Read more
Campbell Given All-Clear For Haiti Trip
May 24, 2010
NAOMI CAMPBELL has been given permission to fly to Haiti after a previously planned trip was called off due to an outbreak of malaria.
The supermodel hosted star-studded catwalk shows as part of her Fashion For Relief campaign to aid recovery in the Caribbean country, which was struck by a massive Read more
Kites- Movie Review
May 24, 2010
Hrithik Roshan’s Kites may make his fans very happy by the way he has been presented (and he enacted) in the film but those looking out for a never seen been before experience that was promised through its mega marketing blitzkrieg will be in for a major Read more