Members of the council of ministers and bureaucrats are blaming each other for the poor performance of different ministries and the failure to bring pace in administration work at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Owners' tendency to control workers using muscle power, especially engaging local politicians and jhoot (garment wastes) businessmen, and government's indifferent attitude to solving problems of workers have caused the recent unrest in garment sector, said labour leaders.
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday blasted senior officials at government offices, saying their negligence in overseeing the activities of subordinates has led to widespread corruption. He warned department heads that they would be charged for any corruption at their offices.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today blamed the past BNP-Jamaat alliance government for the erratic power and water crises of the country and sought some time to solve the problems.
Ichhamati shifts into Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been losing large chunks of land along the border with India at different points of the River Ichhamati in Satkhira district due to unrelenting river erosion.
But successive governments did not take effective measures to protect the riverbanks for which the map of the bordering district was gradually changing shape.
Massive erosion in the river Ichhamati devouring the
land to the Bangladesh side.
NN photo
Demand for ethanol and other biofuels is a "significant contributor" to soaring food prices around the world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Droughts, financial market speculators and increased demand for food have also helped create "a perfect storm" that has boosted those prices, he says.
