Task force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
New Age (Bangladesh)
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ADB pulls out of Phulbari open pit mine project
ADB pulls out of Phulbari open pit mine project Tanim Ahmed The Asian Development Bank has decided to pull out of Asia Energy's proposed open pit coal mine project at Phulbari in Dinajpur. According to an email from Robert Bestani, director general of the ADB Private Sector Operations Department, the agency has decided to
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Govt may cut subsidies to fund rural employment scheme
Govt may cut subsidies to fund rural employment scheme Khawaza Main Uddin The interim government may trim fuel and fertiliser subsidies to make up for the planned enhancement of social protection and balance the next budget, finance officials have hinted. Raising the tax-GDP ratio to 11 from 10.3 now is one of the major targets to increase the revenue earning for meeting the costs of development and welfare activities as well as routine expenditures of the government.
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Food crisis will end with boro harvest: Gen Moeen
Food crisis will end with boro harvest: Gen Moeen Bdnews24.com . Tangail The army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, said on Sunday the ongoing food crisis would end with the boro harvest as cultivation was high this season. Addressing a rally of farmers at Bhuapur upazila in Tangail, the army chief said there was no alternative to boosting agricultural output.
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New health policy in 3 months: adviser
New health policy in 3 months: adviser World Health Day today Staff Correspondent The government will formulate a new health policy within three months to ensure proper healthcare services for all, health and family welfare adviser AMM Shawkat Ali said on Sunday. The new policy will make major changes to the national health guidelines so far framed or proposed to facilitate modernisation of healthcare facilities, he said at a press conference on the eve of World Health Day.
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DCs asked to monitor rural job schemes
DCs asked to monitor rural job schemes Warned against harassment of farmers in procuring boro rice, disbursing fuel subsidy Mustafizur Rahman The government has ordered the deputy commissioners to make sure that farmers are not harassed or deprived of in the upcoming boro rice procurement drive and disbursement of diesel subsidies for irrigation.
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CNG-run buses charge high fare in capital
CNG-run buses charge high fare in capital Abdul Kader All the CNG-run buses in the capital charge higher than the diesel-run buses cashing in on the absence of a fare chart for the former, sources in Bangladesh Road Transport Authority said. A CNG-run bus needs Tk 2 for travelling a distance of one kilometre while the cost of fuel for a diesel-run bus for plying the same distance would be Tk 14, according to the energy division of the government. The price of per cubic meter CNG is Tk 8.5 while the current price of per litre diesel is Tk 40.
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4 killed at Haiti anti-poverty demo
4 killed at Haiti anti-poverty demo Agence France-Presse . Port-Au-Prince Four people were shot dead and some 20 injured Friday on the second day of demonstrations in Haiti against rising prices and poverty, a politician said.
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Government slated for failure in food management
Government slated for failure in food management Staff Correspondent Politicians, economist and rights defenders on Saturday slated the government for failing to ensure food security for people, and unanimously called for an immediate dialogue among government, political parties and experts to resolve the present food crisis.
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New study to assess anti-poverty programmes
New study to assess anti-poverty programmes Staff Correspondent With more than 50 million Bangladeshi people still living in extreme poverty, several research groups are going to undertake a new project to study and better understand long-term effects of anti-poverty interventions. Microfinance, new agricultural technologies, and food or cash transfers for education are three major interventions that would be assessed in terms of their long-term impacts on the livelihoods of the poor, said a news release on Saturday.
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Call to introduce rationing system
Call to introduce rationing system DU Correspondent Progressive Students' Alliance, a combine of five left leaning student organisations, on Saturday demanded introduction of rationing system to avert possible famine in the country. At a rally held in front of the Central Library at Dhaka University, leaders of the alliance also demanded reduction in prices of essentials, including rice, pulses and edible oil. They said many people had been suffering from various diseases stemming from malnutrition caused by silent famine in the country.