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Country's first ICT incubator to starts work in Sept
Country's first ICT incubator in Kawranbazar, with 70,000 square feet office space, high speed Internet links
and other necessary gadgets, is likely to start work in the next month. Scores of skilled programmers of over 100
software and IT-enabled services organisation will engage their talents, ingenuity and analytic abilities. Official
sources said Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan at a
meeting on July 24 appealed to the concerned authorities to ensure conversion of BSRS Bhaban into an ICT
incubator. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia presided over that meeting. This new ICT establishment will be totally
free from power disruption as it is equipped with standby generator. He said BASIS has e-mailed all its members
to use this new facility. The new ICT establishment will be equipped with `Video Conferencing' facility and
high speed Internet connection for accommodating local and foreign export-oriented software and ICT
professionals. -BSS
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ADB assistance for central depository system
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday approved an equity investment of 526,000 US dollar to a new
local computerising firm for its project on automated depository system in Bangladesh. Central Depository
Bangladesh Limited (CDBL), a new company, has initiated US$ 5.26 million project to automate depository
system in the country. The central depository system, an electronic book system, will record the title and transfer
of securities ownership. The central depository system will help bourses modernise securities transaction process
and pave the way for further development of the capital market. This would help restore the confidence of the
local and foreign investors towards the capital market and thus would contribute to economic growth by
improving fund mobilisation, ADB investment officer Peter Marco said. Other investors included local and
foreign banks, bourses in Dhaka and Chittagong and other financial institutions. - BSS
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Bangladesh to publish Encyclopedia on Jan 3
Bangladesh for the first time will publish the national Encyclopedia, both in Bengali and English, early next
year. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), the pioneer research organisation of the country, will hold the
publication ceremony of the 10-volume reference book "Banglapedia" on January 3 next year to mark the golden
jubilee of the society. The publication work of the 11,000-page book with write-ups from 1300 writers and
researchers from home and abroad is now going on in four printing presses simultaneously to enrich the history
of publications in Bangladesh, an official handout said in the city Thursday. A total of 10,000 sets, 5,000 each in
Bengali and English, will be published on quality white papers imported from South Korea. The books included
more than 800 maps and 3,000 pictures and graphics, and these would be decorated with quality cover-pages by
efficient binders. - BSS
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Direct N region train service resumes today
The direct train service between Dhaka and northern region of the country will be restored today (Friday) as
the flood affected rail tracks have been repaired on an urgent basis and a trial run was already completed on the
tracks Wednesday. The direct train service remained snapped since July 27 when Balashi Ferry Ghat and a major
section of the rail lines were washed away by floodwaters. Soil under about eight kilometres of rail track between
Balashi ghat and Trimohonee was washed away and five railway bridges were seriously affected during the
flood. The authorities took emergency steps to repair the rail lines after the recession of floodwaters, a railway
press release said Friday. The Dhaka-bound Teesta Express from Dinajpur will cross the repaired rail lines as the
first passenger train. -BSS
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Two people killed in city incidents
Two people were killed in separate incidents in the capital during 12 hours ending at 5pm Thursday. Police
quoting witnesses said Abdur Razzak (22), a lift- man of Alhaj Mansion in Motijeel Commercial Area was killed
in a road accident when a bus (Dhaka Metro Ja- 11-1237), running from Shapla Chhattar knocked him down as
he was crossing the road in front of his office building at about 9.45 in the morning. He was severely injured and
succumbed to his injury on way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Local people caught the driver of
the vehicle and handed him over to Motijeel police. Police also seized the vehicle. In another incident, Masum
(18), a worker of a brace factory, at Uttar Jatra Bari, Dhal Pur under Demra police station, was electrocuted when
he came in touch with a live wire at about 1.30pm. After the incident, his colleagues rushed him to Dhaka
Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where attending doctors declared him dead. The victim was identified as the
son of one Shamsul Haq of the same area. Two cases were lodged with respective police stations. - BSS
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Autopsy report of Bappi submitted
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 15: Rubayed Ahmed Bappi has been strangulated to death and his left leg was severed
before throwing into the river, said the autopsy report submitted to the authority Thursday. A three-member
medical team headed by Dr Joytindra Chandra Mondal, resident physician of Narayanganj General Hospital, that
done the autopsy found clots of blood in the throat and lunge of the body. A student of Armanitola school in
Dhaka, seven-year old Bappi was kidnapped from near his house at Becharam Dewri in Dhaka on August 5, in an
attempt to realise ransom from his father. He was killed and thrown into Sitalakhya river the same night. The
body of Bappi was found floating at Kutubpur Kheyaghat of Sonargaon Upazila. Police recovered the body
Wednesday. The alleged killers have been arrested. -UNB
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Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely at most places over
Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions with
moderately heavy falls at places in next 25 hours until 6:00 pm Friday.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, the Met office said.
Country's highest temperature 33.2 degree Celsius was recorded Thursday at Srimongal and the lowest 24.5
degree Celsius at Dhaka and Srimongal.
The sun sets in the capital today at 6:31 pm and rises Saturday at 5:34 am.
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