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Outage knocks country to a standstill
21 plants trip one after another, leaving nation without electricty for hours
The country plunged into one of the worst power outages ever as 21 out of 23 power plants tripped in a series yesterday morning.Power went out at 9:35am and was partially restored at around 12:30pm.
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JS body, minister split over spiral
A parliamentary standing committee chairman and the commerce minister yesterday disagreed on the price upswing of essentials, with the first saying the prices soared high and the latter arguing against
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Judge's 'bail fix'
President asks CJ to probe allegation
President Iajuddin Ahmed yesterday directed the chief justice (CJ) to form the Supreme Judicial Council, for the first time, to probe the allegation of misconduct against an additional judge of the High
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Integrated plan to save Buriganga announced
The Buriganga Protection Taskforce resolved at a meeting yesterday to undertake an integrated action plan to demarcate and retain the riverbank following the eviction of encroachers.
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Life slows to a crawl
One of the longest power cuts brought Bangladesh to its knees yesterday, stalling operation at industries, businesses and banks.
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Tourists take charge
An unbroken 103-run fifth wicket stand between former captain Nasser Hussain and all-rounder Rikki Clarke helped England recover from some middle-order jitters on the first day of the second and final
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Price pace picks up further
Prices of essentials continued to rise in the kitchen markets of Dhaka yesterday and traders said they might stabilise two weeks later.
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BB governor siege
Hunt on for unruly CBA leaders
Police are on hunt for six Bangladesh Bank union leaders who put the central bank governor under siege during a demonstration Tuesday.
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Bush still defiant over Iraq attacks
Struggling to maintain public support for his Iraq policy, President Bush vowed on Tuesday US forces would not leave Iraq and said he never misled Americans about the difficulties of occupying the country.
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Ministry tags extortion to jam at Kanchpur
Altaf vows two mobile courts at trouble spot
A meeting on law and order yesterday cited obstruction of vehicles by extortionists for illegal toll collection as the reason for intolerable traffic jam near the Kanchpur Bridge.
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Pakistan hails Indian offer, wants talks
Pakistan yesterday welcomed proposals made last week by India to revive the flagging peace process, but expressed regret at New Delhi's rejection of Islamabad's offer of talks.
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US tank attacked, 2 soldiers die in Iraq
The US post-war combat death toll in Iraq climbed past the number of soldiers killed during the invasion when the US military said yesterday it had lost two more dead in a roadside bomb north of Baghdad.
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Crackdown on muggers sought
A delegation of shop-owners yesterday urged the home minister to take strong action against muggers during the month of Ramadan.
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Nasir holds talks with agitating Biman staff today
As a 72-hour ultimatum by agitating Bangladesh Biman staff expires at 6:00pm today, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin sits with their leaders at 11:00am in the dayin
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Earth buffeted by solar flare
A massive bubble of gas that could cause havoc with power grids and satellite systems hit the Earth's magnetic field yesterday morning and is likely to have the biggest impact in Alaska and the Far East.
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Ctg-Riyadh direct Biman flight starts
The Chittagong-Riyadh direct Biman flight started yesterday.The new flight with 158 passengers aboard landed at Shah Amanat International Airport at 8:55am, 10 minutes ahead of scheduled time.
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Dhaka to open consulates at Chicago, Sydney
Chinese parliament speaker may visit Dhaka late next month
The government plans to set up two new consulates at Chicago and Sydney, considering the commercial importance of the cities and presence of huge expatriate Bangla-deshis, foreign ministry sources said.
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Two boys killed in road mishaps
Two young boys were killed in separate road accidents in Gulshan and Motijheel in a span of eight hours ending at 6:30am yesterday.
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