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BNP rejects 'free' transit
The opposition on Thursday also claimed that the government is vague on the matter of transit and trans-shipment Dhaka, Nov 4 (bdnews24.com) — BNP has called upon the government to decide on transit for India after assessing its economic benefits. The opposition party has no qualms if it is beneficial to the country. More to come • FULL STORY First Bangladeshi-American Elected to US Congress
The congressman-elect was born to a Bangladeshi immigrant father and an African-American mother Voters in the Midwestern state of Michigan have elected the first Bangladeshi-American ever to serve in the U.S. Congress.Democrat Hansen Clarke defeated Republican John Hauler in Tuesday's election to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District.(voanews.com) • FULL STORY Transit Issue : Finance Minister Muhith draws fire for his remarks
'Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign nation... branding the country as a transit country is not right,' The finance minister, Abul Mal Abdul Muhith, drew fire from a cross section of intelligentsia and political activists for making unbecoming remarks on the transit issue, undermining the anti-transit campaigners by calling them 'fools'.Many described Muhith's remarks as cavalier and irresponsible which exposed his attitude to undermine others opinions and views.(The New Age BD) • FULL STORY Bangladesh tops Lonely Planet's 'Best-Value Destinations 2011'
The list came out as part of the leading travel guidebook publisher's Best in Travel 2011 publication, Dhaka, Nov 4 (UNB): In what should act as a significant boost to the country's tourism sector, Bangladesh has been ranked number one in Lonely Planet's list of the Best-Value Destinations for 2011. • FULL STORY Bangladesh Myanmar maritime Boundary
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS ): likely to take 2 years to resolve dispute The International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas is likely to take 2 years to resolve the case concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal.(The New Age BD) • FULL STORY 60,000MT imported sub-standard wheat rotting in godowns of rorthern region
Confirming the matter Rajshahi divisional food control officials said the wheat is sub-standard to locally produced wheat. Sirajganj, Nov 3 (UNB) - Over 60,000 metric tons of wheat imported by Food Ministry in collaboration with Foreign Ministry last month, is rotting in godowns of northern region • FULL STORY Upazila (UZ) reps plan agitation for functional local govt
A total of 1,443 chairmen and vice-chairpersons of 481 upazila councils would hold a rally in the capital in December to mobilise public support Upazila chairmen and vice-chairmen are going to launch a countrywide agitation beginning November 6, from their divisional conference in Chittagong, to push for their long-standing demand to make the local government system functional under the elected representatives.(The New Age BD) • FULL STORY WB forecasts 6.3 percent growth for FY11
Citigroup last week made the similar forecast for Bangladesh economy. DHAKA: World Bank (WB) today forecast a 6.3 percent growth for the current 2010-11 (FY11) financial year, ending on June 30 next year. The forecast is very close to the fiscal target of 6.7 percent growth for FY11.(The Independent) • FULL STORY Bangladeshi farmer shot dead by Indian BSF in Lalmonirhat
BDR and local sources said BSF jawans of Changabandha camp entered into Bangladesh land and fired on Shahidul when he went to visit his paddy field Lalmonirhat, Nov 3 (UNB) - Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi farmer at Dhumtala border in Burimari upazila early Wednesday.(File Photo ) • FULL STORY Police-students clash in Stamforduniversity ; 35 police, 40 students wounded
Campus sources said, the clash ensued over disallowing a midterm exam candidate of Stamford identified as Mithun due to his unpaid registration fees worth around Tk.80,000. Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB) - Seventy five people including cops were injured in a clash between students and police on Stamford University campus at Siddeshwary here Wednesday. • FULL STORY PM smells sabotage behind midnight load shedding
"At midnight when consumption of power drops significantly, why load shedding would take place?" she questioned Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina smells sabotage behind disruption of power supply at midnights and pointed fingers at her political opponents for it. • FULL STORY |
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|  Circumambulation of the Kaba in the Universal Direction of Motion
Science & Religion Millions of Muslims from all over the world go to Hajj every year. Besides, thousands of Muslims perform the tawaf all the time of the year. Going around the Holy Kaba is the central ritual in the performance of Hajj or Umrah.The direction of circumambulation is anti-clockwise. The reference point is in the anticlockwise direction after Hajre Aswad corner which comes after the Rukne Yamanee corner moving in the anticlockwise direction. • FULL STORY The Land of Opportunity?
"Viewpoints" When I came home from having lunch today, my uncle was waiting for me by the door. He had that look on his face that he wanted to talk to me about something. I tend to fear that look because it usually concludes with me having to do something that I would much rather not. Today's request came as a surprise to me and caught me quite offguard. He asked me to write a piece on something relevant to Bangladesh. Seeing the look of panic on face, he quickly stated it could be about anything that comes to my mind. Of course, the broadened range of topic choices only increased my panic level, but the expression on his face was so hopeful that I was unable to refuse. • FULL STORY A 'Commonwealth of World Republics'
The Queen will become one of the wealthiest… monarchs through a new deal on royal finances. In view of the outrageously prejudicial and iniquitous cuts that the Coalition government of the UK, – British Isles, is introducing, it is high time that the profligate, pampered, privileged royals and the highly undemocratic institution Monarchy of which they, at the tax-payers expense seek to sustain must be abolished. Removal would quickly usher in a new renaissance with fair and people friendly democratic Republicans in control. • FULL STORY | | |
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