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'Nargis’ turns into severe cyclone: Heading towards coastline: Alert in storm path
Shahidul Islam
The tropical storm Nargis brewing over southeast Bay has intensified into a severe cyclone yesterday and is moving in a northerly direction and is likely to hit the Teknaf-Akyab coast anytime by this afternoon to tomorrow evening, a senior official of the Met Office said last night.
Earlier yesterday, foreign news agencies reported that the Cyclone Nargis might hit Bangladesh-India coast, while our Chittagong Correspondent, in his dispatch, yesterday afternoon said Nargis might grow stronger than SIDR, and cross Myanmar if its track remains unchanged.  |
Police storms Dhaka College Campus: 20 hurt in tri-party clashes
Staff Reporter
At least 20 people, including teachers, students and police personnel were injured in a student-transport workers clash on Dhaka College campus yesterday.
Police lobbed teargas shells and baton charged the angry students after they put up barricades on the road following separate skirmishes with hawkers and transport workers at noon, according to source.
Witnesses said the trouble erupted when police went to clear roadblocks from in front of the college.
At one stage, unruly students of the college began hurling brickbats at the police, who retaliated with teargas and batons, source said. |
Moeen urges all to work for peace in CHT
UNB, Rangamati
Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday called upon all to work together for establishing peace in the hill tracts through maintaining Pahari-Bangalee friendly relations.
He said this while visiting fire-ravaged villages of Sazek Union in Baghaichhari upazila in the morning.
Gen Moeen also urged all to remain vigilant so that no one can instigate others to create a law and order situation, denying the people a peaceful life.
On April 19, hoodlums set fire to six villages of tribal and Bangali people in the upazila. |
News Analysis: Innovations to combat, adaptations to cope with climate change Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Ever since the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded in February last year with 'high confidence' that human activities are responsible for the earth's warming, global response to climate change has been gaining momentum. And against this backdrop a two-day global summit on 'Business for the Environment' organised in Singapore on 22 and 23 of this month reflected on the role of business in slowing the impact of climate change that threatens the human race with unforeseen devastating consequences. |
EC re-demarcates 133 JS constituencies Number of seats rises in Dhaka, drops in Barisal
UNB, Dhaka
The Election Commission has re-demarcated 133 out of the 300 electoral constituencies to remove big discrepancies in number of voters.
Announcing the draft of delimitation at a press conference Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said the draft gazette notification relating to the task has already been sent to the BG Press for publication.
He said: "Anyone concerned in a specific constituency can file objections on the draft (delimitation) till June 1 to the Commission. After this, the hearing will be held on the objections till June 20 or 25 at the Commission. |
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Internet Edition. April 30, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
