UNB - United News of Bangladesh back issues from August 2008:
Editorial: August 15 and the HC judgement.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- The High Court's decision to strike down a move by the BNP-led alliance government in 2002 cancelling the observance of August 15 as National Mourning Day is good news for the country. It is a judgement which is evocative of the sentiments of the nation. The ...
Earthquakes: Astride a ticking timebomb.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Roushan Zaman August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- The latest earthquake that jolted the country shortly after the mid-night of July 26 can be likened to a warning bell. Though it spared any casualty or destruction, the tremor-- measured at 4.9 on the Richter Scale by US Geological Society - was a ...
SAARC cooperation in disaster management.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dr. Aftab Alam Khan August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is undoubtedly a potential forum for bringing socio-economic emancipation of the people of the vast region extending from the Himalayas to Indian Ocean and from Khirthar-Sulaiman to ...
Diplomatic norms and some local diplomats.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Barrister Harun ur Rashid August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- Despite repeated advice by the Foreign Office not to indulge in the internal affairs of the country, a few ambassadors seem to have completely ignored the advice and stepped in activities that have gone beyond the boundaries of ...
Our tourism sector: Moving forward.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Muhammad Zamir August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- For the last few weeks there have been several articles in the print media and many workshops over the future prospect of tourism in our country. Views have been expressed in this regard by officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and ...
The way to contentment.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tulip Chowdhury August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- The glass holding contentment always seems to be half-full. You always want a little more and just don't seem to get the perfect contentedness of the soul and so the glass is never full. The soul never leaves the body to wallow in the gutter and ...
The case of Omar Khadr.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Afsan Chowdhury August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- Canada's most controversial prisoner is in Guantanamo. His name is Omar Khadr and he was arrested from Afghan battlefields by the US when western coalition forces drove the Taleban away. At that time Omar Khadr was fifteen years old and by ...
August 15, the High Court verdict and our darkness ...
Aug 01, 2008 ... Syed Badrul Ahsan August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- The High Court move to strike down the ill-advised decision by the BNP-led alliance government in 2002 to cancel August 15 as National Mourning Day will cheer all Bengalis. And it will because of quite a few reasons. In the first place, it is a ...
Sex education: throw the papers and get cracking.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Towheed Feroze August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- At a seminar organised by the Bangladesh Family Planning Samity and participated by the members of the media, it was openly discussed that the young generation of the present need to have the right knowledge about reproductive and sexual issues ....
The 15th SAARC Summit.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Shamim Ahmad August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- Against the backdrop of swelling food and fuel prices and economic slow-down, South Asian leaders are meeting for their 15th summit in Colombo, the capital of war-torn island nation of Sri Lanka, to devise ways for ensuring food and energy security ...
Three-day music fest ends.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Shawkat Khan August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- A three-day music festival ended at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on July 26. Udichi, Sangeet Bhaban, Baitalik, Swapnakuri, Surer Dhara, Rabi Rashmi, Padatik Sangeet Sangsad and Altaf Mahmud Sangeet Academy ...
Book Review: The past, present and the future in a crucible of change.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Reviewed by Enayetullah Khan August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- China Contrasting Contours Author: Raana Haider Publisher: UPL Pages: 132, Price: Tk 375 Think sky rise buildings, countless McDonalds restaurants, brand items, Starbucks coffee and you will possibly ...
Just a thought: Fidgety minds and respecting privacy.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Samya F. Farooq August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- US democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama had travelled the world for about a week making various stops in Europe and the Middle East. His itinerary included visiting Israel where he stopped over at Jerusalem's Western Wall where he ...
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics - Where athletes vie for gold.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Samya F. Farooq August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- The face of sports has changed through centuries and decades of varying traditions. Evolving from antics on the battlegrounds, a show for the elite, a fashionable pass time representative of social standing to mere 'play'- games boys and girls ...
Fundamentalism, extremism and Islam.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Md. Anwarul Kabir August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- After the end of the cold war, the west, including the US, has been suffering from Islamophobia. The term Islamophobia refers to a prejudice -- opposition and hostility to Islam. According to the Runnymede Trust (1997) it also refers to the ...
Munich: Killing never brings any solution!
Aug 01, 2008 ... Analysed by Towheed Feroze August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- Anyway, let's not get into the argument as to why they evaporate so quickly because that's the way it is. Munich, from a superficial level, is a movie that deals with the assassination of 11 Arabs by members of Mossad, the ...
A homage to Mahmudul Haque.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Takir Hossain August 1 (Dhaka Courier) -- I can remember being introduced to Mahmudul Haque (affectionately known as Botu Bhai) on a winter evening in his Jigatola house. It was very chilly with continuous drizzle. The city was very quiet because of the excessive cold weather. Human ...
Chief Adviser leaves Dhaka for Colombo SAARC Summit.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, July 31 (UNB)- Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed left Dhaka tonight for Colombo via Singapore to attend 15th SAARC Summit in the Sri Lankan capital August 2-3. He was accompanied by his wife Neena Ahmed. Singapore Airlines flight carrying the Chief Adviser and ...
Chief Adviser leaves Dhaka for Colombo SAARC Summit (correction).
Aug 01, 2008 ... EDS: Pl read ABM Mirza Azizul Islam in para-4 Dhaka, July 31 (UNB)- Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed left Dhaka tonight for Colombo via Singapore to attend 15th SAARC Summit in the Sri Lankan capital August 2-3. He was accompanied by his wife Neena Ahmed. ...
Two electrocuted in Mymensingh.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Mymensingh, Aug 1 (UNB) - Two people, including a woman, were electrocuted at Tamat village in Bhaluka upazila Thursday. The dead were identified as Helim Uddin, 35, and his cousin Rahima Khatun, 26, of Tamat village in ...
130 bottles of phensidyl syrup recovered in Jhalakati.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jhalakati, Aug 1 (UNB) - Police arrested a man and recovered 130 bottles of Indian phensidyl from a rickshaw van in the district town Wednesday midnight. A police patrol team challenged the rickshaw van on its way to Barisal and arrested Shaheen Sarder, 23, from the vehicle ...
Man awarded life term for rape in Magura.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Magura, Aug 1 (UNB) - A special court here Thursday convicted a man and awarded him life term imprisonment for violating a minor girl. The court also fined the convict, Mizanur Rahman, 20, Tk 50,000, in default, to suffer one year more RI. According to the ...
Seminar on earthquake held in Sylhet.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sylhet, Aug 1 (UNB) - A seminar on earthquake was held at Shahjalal Science and Technology University here Thursday. Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) of the varsity and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) jointly organized the seminar. ...
Youth crushed under wheels of train in Jamalpur.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jamalpur, Aug 1 (UNB) - A young man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Pashchim Nayapara on Jamalpur-Bahadurabad route in the district town Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Monsur Helal, 25, son of Jafar Ahmed of Panch Rasta More in the town. ...
210 sacks fertilizer seized in Patuakhali.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Patuakhali, Aug 1 (UNB) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized 210 sacks of urea fertilizer from Subidkhali bazar in Mirzaganj upazila here and arrested two people on Thursday. The arrested are Abu Hanif, 44 and Nuru Mridha, 35. RAB sources ...
Indian Army Chief Gen Kapoor leaves Dhaka.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor left here today (Friday) after completing a six-day visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh Army Quarter Master General Lt Gen M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury saw him off at BAF Tarmac, Kurmitola in the morning on behalf of the ...
Funeral of freedom fighter Amol held in Jhalakati.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jhalakati, Aug 1 (UNB) - Funeral of septuagenarian freedom fighter Amol Das was held at his Bashbunia village in Kathalia upazila with state honour on Wednesday. Family members said Amol Das, 70, who was suffering from old age ...
Two outlaws killed in shootout with RAB in Naogaon.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Naogaon, Aug 1 (UNB)-Two outlaws were killed in a shootout between RAB and their cohorts at Mirzapur village in Atrai upazila here early Friday. The dead were identified as regional commander of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lal Potaka) Saiful Islam, 42, and his ...
CA accorded red-carpet reception on his arrival in Sri Lanka.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colombo, Aug 1 (UNB)-Chief Advisor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed was accorded a red-carpet reception when he arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at Katunayake in Sri Lanka on Friday morning to attend the 15th SAARC Summit. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ratnasiri ...
World Bank provides US$ 130.7 million for Secondary Education in Bangladesh.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB)- World Bank Friday approved a US$ 130.7 million IDA credit to Bangladesh with a view to improve the quality of secondary education. The credit from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's concessionary arm, has 40 years to maturity ...
Baby taxi driver slaughtered in city.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug. 1 (UNB) - Unknown assailants slaughtered a driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Basabu in the city early Friday. The victim was identified as Jahirul Islam, 30, son of Azahar Ali of Kalihati upazila in Tangail district. Jahirul lived in Jatrabari. Family ...
BDR to sell Ramadan items from August 15; Over 200 outlets to be set up across country.
Aug 01, 2008 ... asaHasa Dhaka, Aug 01 (UNB) - Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has taken all preparations to sell the Ramadan items from August 15 through its fair price outlets ahead of Ramadan to provide a bit of relief to the low and middle income group, already hard-pressed by spiraling prices of essentials. ...
Road accident kills 2, injures 15 in Faridpur.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Faridpur, Aug 1 (UNB) - A bus driver and his helper were killed and 15 people injured when a bus hit a truck, parked on Dhaka-Khulna Road, at Shibrampur area in Sadar upazila early Friday. Bus driver Fazlul Haque, 42, and his helper Alim Uddin, 29, died instantly. ...
One killed, 2 injured in roof collapse in Patuakhali.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Patuakhali, Aug. 1 (UNB) - A child labourer was killed and two other labourers were injured when the roof of an old building of Khepupara Radar Station collapsed Friday morning. Witnesses said the roof of dilapidated Generator Bhaban collapsed at about 7:30am when the labourers ...
15 SAARC Summit begins in Colombo Saturday;.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colombo, Aug 1 (UNB) - South Asian leaders from eight SAARC countries sit for a summit meeting here Saturday to chart a roadmap to address the challenges of soaring food and fuel prices, trade imbalances and climate change, and improve the socioeconomic condition of 1.5 billion people in ...
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Dhaka Friday afternoon.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, son of slain Indian prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, arrived here from Delhi Friday afternoon on a five-day visit to see the activities of Grameen Bank and BRAC. Nobel peace laureate and Grameen Bank managing director Prof. ...
2 die in separate incidents in Sirajganj.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sirajganj, Aug 1 (UNB) - Two people, including a boy, died in separate incidents in pourashava and Kajipur upazila Thursday night and (today) Friday. Abdul Majid, 8, son of Abdur Rashid of Kunkunia village in Kajipur upazila, drowned as he slipped into a pond near his house ...
SAARC Journalists Summit-IV concludes Friday.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colombo, Aug 1 (UNB) - A 3-day SAARC Journalists Summit-IV ended here Friday amid assurance by the SAARC Foreign Ministers that their respective governments would look into a critical demand for free movement of journalists and media products and easing visa regimes. South Asia ...
BNP leader Alal released on bail.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) -Ex-BNP lawmaker and Jubo Dal general secretary Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal was released on bail from Dhaka Central Jail Friday. He walked to freedom shortly before 11:30 am Friday after the High Court last week awarded him bail for two months. Alal ...
Ex-state minister Engr. Mosharraf rearrested at Kashimpur jail gate soon after release.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gazipur, Aug 1 (UNB) - Former Awami League state minister engineer Mosharraf Hossain was arrested again from Kashimpur jail gate here on Friday soon after his release on bail. Police arrested Mosharraf at about 2:45pm on charge of violating Emergency Power Rules when he came ...
Bangladeshi injured by BSF.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Benapole, Aug 1 (UNB) - A Bangladeshi cattle trader was injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at a place opposite Baro Achra border here Friday. Local sources said Indian border guards hit Ismail, 26, with iron rod and tortured him with electric shock, leaving him ...
Bhuiyan attaches BNP unity to Khaleda's release.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Former BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said Friday that there would be no more division in the party if Khaleda Zia was released. Talking to reporters about proposed reforms to the troubled party at his Gulshan home, the leader said changes could ...
Action demanded against those responsible for deportation of Bangladeshi workers from Kuwait, Saudia Arabia.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Probashi Manab Kalyan Foundation (PMKF), an organization for the welfare of expatriate Bangladeshis, Friday demanded stern action against those responsible for the recent deportation of Bangladeshi workers from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. "We strongly urge the ...
HRC Group chairman rearrested from jail gate.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 01 (UNB) - HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury was rearrested Friday from the gate of Dhaka Central Jail minutes after he was released on bail. Prison officials said Sayeed, elder brother of Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury, ...
Maldives keen to have more Bangladeshi workers.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colombo, Aug 1 (UNB) - The Maldives is keen to have more semi-skilled and skilled Bangladeshi labourers for their growing tourism sector. The Maldivian Foreign Minister, Abdullah Shahid, on Thursday evening showed the interest during a meeting with Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar ...
Tata decision unlikely to affect FDI in other sectors: Finance Adviser.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Friday said the Tata Group's decision not to go ahead with their US$ 3 billion investment plan in Bangladesh is unlikely to affect foreign direct investment in other sectors of the country. "I hope, there'll be no ...
Badruddoza Chowdhury wants scrapping of 'No' vote provision.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury Friday demanded reforms to electoral laws to scrap provisions of 'No' vote. He made the statement to reporters after attending a milad mahfil to commemorate the death anniversary of a party ...
Very difficult, but not impossible to have free, fair elections under emergency: UK minister.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - It is very difficult but not impossible to hold free and fair elections under the state of emergency, visiting UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears has said. "It is very difficult to have elections with state of ...
NDC killed, 3 magistrates injured in road accident in Jhenidah.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Magura, Aug 1 (UNB) - Local Nejarat Deputy Collector (NDC) was killed and three magistrates were injured in a road accident at Kayargachhi in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah district Friday. The accident occurred on Jhenidah-Jessore Road at 1:30 as a jeep carrying NDC Mohammad ...
Restore August 15 as National Mourning Day, AL urge government.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Awami League central leaders Friday urged the government to restore August 15 as the National Mourning Day, saying that otherwise the people will think the caretaker government does not believe in the rule of law. "On August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh ...
NBR asked to prepare tax exemption guideline for CSR spending.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Friday said he has instructed the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to prepare a guideline for tax exemption on corporate spending as part of their social responsibility. "We should give an encouragement to the CSR culture ...
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agree to revive Joint Economic Commission to further expand trade relations.
Aug 01, 2008 ... By Rashed Ahmed Mitul UNB Staff Writer Colombo, Sri Lanka Aug 01 (UNB)- Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to revive and reactivate Joint Economic Commission to boost trade relations between the two south Asian countries. The identical views were expressed while ...
Road crash kills 4, injures 10 in Sherpur.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sherpur, Aug 1 (UNB) - Four people were killed and 10 others injured as a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Choikharipara in Sadar upazila Friday. Local sources said the accident took place on Sherpur-Jamalpur road as one of the front wheels of a Jamalpur bound bus from Sherpur ...
US Assistant Secretary Boucher says Bangladesh is on "a good track towards national polls.
Aug 01, 2008 ... By Rashed Ahmed Mitul UNB Staff Writer Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 01 (UNB) - US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher Friday said that Bangladesh was on "a good track" towards holding general election by the end of this year. Boucher ...
NDC killed, 3 magistrates among 4 injured in road accident in Jhenidah (updated).
Aug 01, 2008 ... (Eds: UPDATES with addl info) Magura, Aug 1 (UNB) - Local Nejarat Deputy Collector (NDC) was killed and four people, including three magistrates, were injured in a road accident at Kayargachhi in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah district on Friday. The accident occurred ...
Councilor candidate held for violating electoral code of conduct in Sylhet.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sylhet, Aug 1 (UNB) - A councilor candidate in Sylhet City Corporation election was held at city's Housing State Friday on charge of violating electoral code of conduct. RAB said they held Aftab ...
Collective and SAARC plan of action needed to address climate change: CA.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rashed Ahmed Mitul UNB Staff Writer Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed has stressed the need for collective and SAARC plan of action to address the issues of climate change as south Asian countries are acutely vulnerable to the effects of the ...
CA and Nepalese Prime Minister Koirala hold bilateral talks.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 01 (UNB) - Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Friday said Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, the poorest countries under SAARC, should work together to rid of poverty. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while he held a meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister ...
Two killed in Gopalganj, Narail.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gopalganj, Aug 1 (UNB) - Two persons were killed in separate incidents in the district and nearby Narail district Friday. Police said a farmer was beaten to death by his rival Rustum Ali and his supporters at south Barashur village in Kashiani upazila at about 12:30pm following ...
Proper breastfeeding can prevent 37,000 neonatal deaths a year.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, August 01 (UNB)- Some 37,000 neonatal deaths and loss of 52,000 lives under five years could be averted annually if the kids are breastfed properly in the country. This was disclosed at the inaugural function of the World Breastfeeding Week organised by Bangladesh ...
Young housewife strangulated after rape in city.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - A young housewife was strangulated to death after rape at a residential hotel in city's Motijheel area Friday afternoon. The victim was identified as Ritna Akhter, 25, wife of Rahat Jahan of Chougachha in Jessore district. Being informed, police ...
8 players win men's singles 2nd round matches.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Eight players won their respective men's singles qualifying 2nd round matches of the Dhaka Open Tennis Competition that began Friday at the Ramna National Tennis Complex (NTC). In the 2nd round, Jamil (NTC) outplayed Moniruzzaman (NTC) 6-0, 6-0, Taslim ...
Noakhali FA beat Arambagh KS 2-0 on Friday.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Noakhali Football Academy beat Arambagh KS by 2-0 goals in a 2nd phase match of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium at Kamalapur on Friday. Uzzal and Mahbub scored for the winners in ...
BKSP, Jatrabari KC reach final round.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - BKSP and Jatrabari KC reached the final round from Group A of the Citycell Federation Cup Football Tournament after they played to a goalless draw at the Gazipur Stadium today (Friday). Despite the tame draw, the two teams dominate the league table securing ...
Bangladesh A post 275/6 in 2nd one-day against MCC.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Riding on an unbeaten century by right-handed batsman Rokibul Hasan, touring Bangladesh A team scored a fighting 275 for 6 in 50 overs in their second one-day match against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at the Racecourse, Durham University Ground, Durham on Friday. ...