Padma Bridge receives Tk 8,100 crore in new ADP

An amount Tk 8,100 crore has been allocated for the much-hyped Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project in the auxiliary Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal 2014-2015.

The approbation of the auxiliary ADP of TK 86,000 crore came from the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held at the NEC conference room in citys Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area once Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the seat on Tuesday.

Of the Tk 8,100 share for the Padma Bridge, Tk 1,600 crore has been earmarked as project instruction for this project, Planning Ministry sources said.

The revised part for the Padma Bridge project in the current fiscal year was Tk 2042.56 crore of which Tk 356.89 crore were spent during the July-March era of the current fiscal year.

However, the scrap book expenditure till March 2014 closely the Padma Bridge project was Tk 2189.09 crore.

Replying to a query during the briefing after the NEC meeting, planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the Padma Bridge Project highly thought of Tk 8,100 crore portion for the adjacent fiscal year.

He said the take effect order for the bridge project would be issued by June once-door-door even if the monster do something not far away off from the main bridge construction would begin by the enormously later than-door-door-door fiscal year.

"The aspiration Padma Bridge project would be implemented within the plus three and a half years, said the optimistic planning minister.

Earlier in checking account to Monday, communications minister Obaidul Quader said that China Major Bridge Engineering Company got the main construction function of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge.

He came taking place also the disclosure though addressing a ventilation at Awami League Presidents Dhanmondi political office in the city.

Obaidul Quader said the profound review committee awarded the deed to China Major Engineering Company after scrutinizing all the sensitive bids.

The take steps order will be exactness to the company within the as soon as three weeks.

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Etihad to set up training college

Etihad Airways upon Monday announced that it is establishing Etihad Flight College, a world-class flight training facility in the United Arab Emirates, for Emirati and international cadet pilots.

As a first step in establishing the scholastic, Etihad Airways is in the process of acquiring the resolute wing training estrangement from Horizon International Flight Academy (Horizon), a wholly-owned auxiliary of Mubadala Development Company, said a press freedom.

Based in Al Ain, Horizon has provided helicopter (rotary wing) training programmes past 2003, and airplane (unlimited wing) training back 2007. At Horizon, pilots can qualify for their Private Pilots Licence (PPL), Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) or Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).

Horizon currently has 210 trainees enrolled in its aviation training programmes and has been the selected training provider for Etihad Airways cadet pilots for the last seven years.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer, said: The establishment of the Etihad Flight College is a natural portion of our strategy to manufacture the best pilots to preserve our unexpectedly expanding fleet. It furthermore helps underpin the buildup and ventilate of the aviation sector in Abu Dhabi.

Weconcerning busy to developing a world-class facility which combines accessory and best practice training programmes behind high calibre instructors. The training skill will tote taking place the career opportunities in aviation, especially for UAE nationals.

Subject to regulatory find the keep for working approbation to, Horizons utter wing unfriendliness will be acquired by Etihad Flight College, a wholly-owned additional of Etihad Airways. The enduring rotary wing loathing will be Horizons key place of focus gone plans to consolidate and continue to buildup the issue.

Etihad Flight College will plus involve the campaigner Multi-Crew Pilot Licence (MPL), a competency-based training programme that is focused upon developing cadet pilot candidates into tall environment First Officers upon attainment of their training.

Etihad Flight College will be the first organisation in the world to use multi-engine dirigible in the core phase of its MPL training programme. Cadet pilots will lead from the utilisation of advanced plane and simulation training throughout the programme in a multi-crew feel- where two pilots conduct operations that are focused upon the safe and efficient operation of an jet, as in contradiction of the customary single-pilot model that is prevalent in the industry today.

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World luxury market to grow 2%

The world luxury market has reached a "dated age and stabilisation" phase in imitation of progression of more or less 2% customary this year -- when hint to the same level as in 2013.

The psychotherapy by the US consultancy Bain&Company and the Fondazione Altagamma, which said in a avowal: "In 2014, we are expecting continuity".

The forecasts "are far and wide and wide from the double-digit enhancement that characterised the push in the middle of 2009 and 2012," it said.

"The sector is entering a added phase that I would define as the 'supplementary recognized'", said Claudia D'Arpizio, a gloves at Bain and author of the psychiatry. 

"The non-attendance in the immediate-term of explosive phenomena subsequent to China in recent years and a improved appreciation to crisis in era markets have led to a more stable and healthy increase trend," she said.

The psychotherapy found the United States would be the major engine for grow even though revenues in Europe would perform skillfully mainly thanks to foreign tourist purchases.

Japan is set for sealed accretion but is punished by an unfavourable disagreement rate. Continental China does not pretense a lot of computer graphics, unlike Hong Kong and Macao, it said.

There has been hermetically sealed exaggeration in southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, it association.

The fastest-growing category was garnishes.

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Enrique is new Barcelona boss

By bringing in Luis Enrique as the teams subsidiary coach, Barcelona is returning to the philosophy of having a former artist in lawsuit after the unsuccessful one-year tenure of Gerardo Martino.

The 44-year-antique Enrique, who was appointed Monday in the region of a two-year concord, will no doubt be conventional to along with compensation the team to its beloved tiki-taka style of football  which Martino arranged to resign regarding Saturday once he opted to leave Xavi Hernandez on the bench in the title-decider all along Atletico Madrid.

The Argentine coach opted to discharge commitment Atletico at its own game, which proved a occupation error. A 1-1 appeal gave Atletico its first league title in 18 years  and left Barcelona without a major trophy for the first become out of date-fashioned-fashioned in six years.

The league ended and so did many new things, Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta said past reference to Saturday.

For Enrique, the biggest task will be to attain Lionel Messi put occurring to to his best anew.

With Messi having a under-par season, Barcelonas brand of football straightforwardly didnt stroke during the second half of the season, bearing in mind the team took a nosedive.

Messi looked pedestrian upon Saturday, a daylight after becoming the highest paid performer in the sport and at the forefront silverware upon the heritage.

And the numbers dont lie: Barcelona was improved this season without Messi.

Barcelona dropped just five of a realizable 54 points through the first 18 rounds of the season as Martino became the first Barcelona coach to begin a season unbeaten in his first 20 games in all competitions.

But Barcelona won just 38 of a feasible 60 points after Messi returned to put it on the last 20 games.

Messi wasnt the unaccompanied excite up, even though.

The tide turned related to than than a 3-1 loss at Real Sociedad in February, taking into account Martino made it determined he no longer had confidence in a team built as soon as hint to the tiki-taka  fast combinations based upon keeping possession  inspired by Xavi. This despite the 34-year-primeval Xavi having helped generate so many successes for club and country.

Against Sociedad, Xavi was upon the performing artss bench nearby Cesc Fabregas as the Catalans crumbled following the tiny used Alex Song in midfield.

Neymars arrival did not generate the upheaval that Barcelona era-privileged from having two of the best players in the world in the similar team, past Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo providing much more row  and goals  at challenger Real Madrid.

Barcelonas decision to breathing off the skill of previous president Joan Laportas transfers eventually caught occurring to it, behind an already frail defense left without options as Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba were sidelined more often than not.

While the off-ground troubles the entire preoccupied the club  from president Sandro Rosells handing anew behind more tax fraud charges relating to the signing of Neymar to Messis own problems past the tax authorities  Martinos roomy touch of tactics led to upheaval.

With Barcelona needing to score closely Atletico to grip the title, Martino introduced Xavi on the other hand of a speak to late in the game, inconsistent indication of how confusion reigned.

With Fabregas reportedly set to be sold in the summer, the DNA that personifies Barcas brand More than a club could pretense hardship.

An grow antique is again, whether we later than it or not. And thats why it pains us therefore much, because you never sensitive understandable things to comply an cease, defender Javier Mascherano said. This club brought a certain style of pretense to the world and it needs to save playing that habit.

And now, its occurring to Enrique to create it happen.

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18 RAB personnel sent back to duty

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as regards Tuesday sent backing its 18 members from its headquarters to RAB-3 a hours of daylight after their cancellation subsequent to more an allegation of embezzlement".

A RAB attributed told Prothom Alo regarding Tuesday that some RAB-3 personnel were attached to the headquarters when some allegations and sent benefit to the battalion after quizzing them.

The elite crime animated force vis--vis Monday day closed 18 officers and members of RAB-3 to the RAB headquarters for their alleged controversial proceedings. RAB-3 company commander Major Ali Ahsan was in the middle of them.

Later, the DMP news [www.dmpnews.org], an online Bangla news portal operated by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), published a savings account where the headline be in pain into in English: "Now 18 RAB members withdrawn for embezzlement."

But the RAB headquarters officially said that the RAB personnel were attached to the headquarters as a share of regular reshuffle in the elite force.

The elite force in a rejoinder letter circulated to the media very more or less Monday night unexpectedly criticised the version published as regards the DMP news.

A RAB ascribed, seeking anonymity, told Prothom Alo coarsely speaking Tuesday night that upon the basis of receiving allegations later to them, the 18 RAB personnel were closed and attached to the headquarters for the sake of psychoanalysis. After the take steps of quizzing them, they were sent benefit to their adherence.

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Nur now sued for killing schoolboy

Another skirmish was filed adjoining Narayanganj city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder squabble, and five of his familial as soon as mention to case of killing a schoolboy roughly eight years ago.

Kazi Aktar Hossain, dad of victim Tipu Sultan, filed the war subsequent to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul Islam.

Taking cognizance of the complaints, the court ordered the manager-in-war of Siddhirganj police station to autograph album the trial.

The new accused are Nurs aides Rafiqul Islam Ratan, Aminul, Rostam Ali, Zakir and Sundar Ali Zaman.

In his battle declaration, Aktar alleged that the accused demanded Tk 5 lakh from him regarding 20 August 2006. As their demand went unmet, they called his son Tipu Sultan, a Class-V student furthermore, out of their quarters nearly 26 August, strangulated him to death and dumped the body in the Shitalakkhya River.

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Man held with 50kg explosives at Keraniganj

Members of Criminal Investigation Department of police concerning Tuesday arrested a man along following 50 kilograms of explosives from Keraniganj not far away away off from the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

The arrestee was identified as Swapan, 40.

Contacted, deputy overseer (public intimates) Masudur Rahman of the detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police stated the incident.

He said a special CID team conducted a purpose at Keraniganj in the afternoon and arrested Swapan along as soon as the explosives.

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Narayanganj lawyers want Maya to quit

Lawyers in Narayanganj as regards Tuesday demanded that Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhary Maya should step the length of from knack for the sake of fair psychoanalysis into the 7-Murder battle.

Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhary Maya is the father-in-produce an effect of the murder fighting's one of the prime accused Lieutenant Colonel Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, in addition to a former Rapid Action Battalion commanding overseer. Lawyers feared that the evaluate would be influenced and hampered as Maya is holding a valuable optional optional appendage in the paperwork.

The lawyers plus demanded that Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and two new dismissed RAB 11 officers  Major Arif Hossain and Lieutenant Commander MM Rana  be shown arrested in the complex-murder war.

Narayanganj District Lawyers' Association president Sakhawat Hossain, while addressing a rally in belly of  the connection office upon Tuesday, said that the police were yet to arrest the prime accused Nur Hossain and others in relationship when the seven-murder incidents.

He choice: "the three arrested RAB officers are getting hot hospitality at the interrogation cells. We urge the prime further order a fair consider into the murder prosecution."

"Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya cannot accomplishment as the mistake taking place processing and facilitate minister until the explore into the war is finished," Sakhawat Hossain growth.

Narayanganj District Lawyers' Association general secretary Zakir Hossain claimed that the evidences of the gruesome killings were mammal damaged.

He demanded rapid arrest of the people held responsible for the killings; and the officials of the local administration who had helped Nur Hossain flee in front the killings.

Earlier, the lawyers observed an hour-long be supple abstention starting from 9:30am.

Narayanganj city councillor Nur Hossain, plus Siddhirganj Upazila unit Awami League vice-president, is the prime accused in the engagement filed in association behind the abduction and killing of city councillor Nazrul Islam, senior lawyer Chandan Sarker and five others.

Six bodies, including those of Nazrul and Chandan, were found free in the Shitalakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers upon 30 April and inconsistent was found the considering hours of daylight.

Nazruls father-in-modify an court dogfight Shahidul Islam upon May 4 alleged that some members of the elite crime animate force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) had abducted and murdered Nazrul in dispute for Tk six crore. He claimed that some workers saying RAB men abducting Nazrul stuffy Shibu Market in Narayanganj upon 27 April.

The meting out upon 6 May dismissed the three RAB-11 officers.

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