Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Wednesday, April 20: the government of Bangladesh is likely to allow foreign investors to set up small power plants to overcome the current electricity generation problem in the country and reduce the burden on public sector investment.
Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Sunday, April 17: a Bangladesh court has sentenced 22 people to death and six others to life in jail Saturday for killing an opposition lawmaker Ahsanullah Master.
The lawmaker, Ahsanullah Master, a senior member of the country’s main opposition Awami League, was gunned down on May 7, 2004 while addressing a local conference of the Sweccha Sehbak League near his residence at Tongi.
Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Thursday, April 14: millions of Bangladeshi at home and across the world welcomed Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1412, amid fanfare and gaiety.
Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Wednesday, April 13: rescuers dug out four more bodies from the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed at Saver Monday last, taking the confirmed death toll to 30 Wednesday, with 100 or more people feared trapped inside.
Siddique Islam (National News Service) Dhaka, Thursday, April 07: at least seven devotees were killed and more than a hundred others injured in a stampede during 'Mahabaruni Snan', a holy dip for the Hindu community, in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district Wednesday.
According to local sources, the stampede took place at about 8:30am when around one lakh people gathered on the banks of two big ponds -- Kamonasagar and Dudhsagar -- at the village to have the holy bath.
Siddique Islam (National News Service), Dhaka, Tuesday, April 05: Bangladesh is considering to introduce Dhaka Interbank Offered Rate (DIBOR) aiming at setting a benchmark for daily transaction in the market.
The DIBOR is the rate at which banks are prepared to lend to each other for specified maturities within the Dhaka market. It is also fixed daily for reference purposes and is a key interest rate level used for setting rates for loans and floating rate notes and for calculating cash settlements of certain interest rate derivative instruments.
PROUTIST UNIVERSAL Editorial Note: This is an article written By Brian Hammer of People's News Service which would be good for the doctors, medical scientists and public health officers to read as it affects the Government budget and the health of the people. Please click here to read the article in PDF format.
