THE DAILY NEWSPAPER Write to the editor Pages Front Page « National « Metro « Business « International « Sports « Editorial « Op-Ed « Home « Timeout « Letters « Others Archive « Special Supplements « New Age Ekushey Special New Age New Year Special Search this site   EC knows nothing about upazila polls in May The chief election commissioner, ATM Shamsul Huda, on Thursday said that the commission had no idea about holding elections to 100 upazila parishads in May. The CEC made the statement a day after local government adviser Anwarul Iqbal had announced in Khulna on Wednesday that elections to 100 upazila parishads would be held in May...[ + ] US names Harkatul Bangladesh as foreign terrorist organisation The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, on March 6 designated Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh as a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ and ‘specially designated global terrorist’ under an executive order...[ + ] Fakhruddin announces dev schemes for southern region The chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, on Thursday announced a set of development plans for southern districts to overcome the damage and losses caused by cyclonic storm Sidr that struck the region on November 15, 2007...[ + ] Next budget projected at Tk 90,241 crore The size of the national budget for the next fiscal year has primarily been fixed at Tk 90,241 crore, up by more than Tk 3,000 crore from the original expenditure planned for the current fiscal year, finance officials said...[ + ] Other Headlines » No Harkatul operation in country: home ministry » No court can grant bail to convicts under EPR: SC » Hasina again says ‘no’ » Khaleda questioned over Niko graft case » Atiqullah jailed for 7 years » Tarique detained purely with political motives: BNP » ACC acts like prosecuting agency: Akbar » Karachi blacked out over unpaid bills » Night-time lodging for floating workers » Khaleda tells counsels she won’t go abroad for treatment » Historic March 7 today » Fate of 27th BCS batch depends on court’s verdict » HC has no jurisdiction to hear Khaleda’s writ: EC counsel » Sidr house rebuilding unlikely to begin in March-April » Warren Buffett topples Bill Gates as world’s richest » A missing father » Sikh extremists still active abroad: Manmohan » Obama would fare better than Hillary against McCain: poll » UN calls on member states to invest in women and girls » Dutch to raise terror alert over new film: media » Explosion hits NY military recruiting centre » US names special envoy to OIC » New coordinator of DLA named Govt plans wage structure for expats The government is planning to work out mandatory wage structure for expatriate workers, initially for those who are living in Saudi Arabia, the single biggest destination for Bangladeshi workforce, said a senior official...[ + ] Number of mobile phone users reached 36.42 million by January The six mobile phone operators in the country added a total 2.05 million subscribers in January, so there were 36.42 million mobile phone users at the end of the month, said the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission on Thursday...[ + ] Other Headlines » SEC fines four cos Tk 13 lakh » BSRM Steel goes into trial operation » Bahrain Air to operate flights from Dhaka in April » Grey Dhaka wins Effie award » Dhaka stocks near all-time high » Gold price hits fresh high » Introduction of derivatives market essential: DSE CEO » Soaring food prices China’s top concerns: Jiabao » Transport strikes cripple Germany » German economic elite under probe after corruption scandals » US economy struggles on several fronts » Global tourism to be worth $8 trillion this year: WTTC » BoE holds interest rate at 5.25pc » StanChart launches LAP » orangebd picks up GP business solutions » IEA criticises OPEC’s decision » Dollar hits record euro low before European rate calls » Oil prices above $105 a barrel » Stock Watch Weekend DMP, BRTA file 94 cases, seize 9 vehicles The Dhaka Metropolitan Police and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority filed 94 cases and seized nine vehicles in the capital on the last day of their joint special drive against unfit vehicles on Thursday. The DMP-BRTA team conducted the drive on the day at Satrashta Crossing, Abdullahpur and Titipara at Kamalapur and Shanir Akhra at Jatrabari, BRTA officials said...[ + ] Draft RCC voters’ list leaves many out A large number of eligible people left out of the draft voters list rushed to the Rajshahi City Corporation office to be enrolled on Thursday, but returned disappointed as the deadline for correction expired. The Rajshahi election office published the draft voter list in 30 wards of the city corporation area on February 18 with a total of 2, 57,700 voters and called for applications for correction or inclusion till March 5...[ + ] A test for the new quartet Bangladesh will have a chance to have a look at their four new recruits before the one-day series when they will play a warm-up game against South Africa at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium today. All-rounder Sakib al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in the game that will see as many as nine players of the one-day squad in action. Sakib also led the BCB XI in the three-day warm-up match that was held at the Fatullah stadium ahead of the Test series...[ + ] India get rousing welcome Getting an axe is a part of a cricketer’s life, but pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza is perhaps the only player in Bangladesh who has never tasted this experience in his seven-year long career. Barring injury, he was never dropped since making his debut in 2001. But that pride was about to be dented on Monday as the selectors had to think twice before drafting him into the one-day squad...[ + ] Editorial » Local govt polls timeline renders Election Commission’s autonomy claim hollow » ‘Empire relives itself, and it’s alive and around us’ National » ACC to probe graft allegations against officials at missions abroad » CPB, Bikalpadhara want government to initiate dialogues soon Home » Boro production target exceeds in Jhenaidah » Yet another Natore NGO disappears with Tk 2cr International » Tamil MP killed, SL under fire over rights ‘nightmare’ » Pakistanis see talks as only way to end violence Timeout » National Rabindra Sangeet fest begins » New body of BFFS formed   EDITOR: NURUL KABIR FOUNDER EDITOR: ENAYETULLAH KHAN Copyright © New Age 2005 Mailing address Holiday Building, 30, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. Phone 880-2-8153034-39 Fax 880-2-8112247 Email newagebd@global-bd.net Web Designer Zahirul Islam Mamoon