RU students agitate Students of oriental arts at Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday laid a siege to the administrative building demanding recruitment of teachers for the subject. Scores under 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic sessions also blocked the building’s main gate for an
Month: February 2010
Indian SC stays limestone mining in Meghalaya
Lafarge cement plant in Chhatak to be affected The Indian Supreme Court yesterday restrained the French cement giant Lafarge from carrying out mining of limestone in Meghalaya for its cement plant in Bangladesh saying mining cannot be allowed in the eco-fragile area, reports The Daily Star. The 255-million dollar Lafarge Surma Cement project at Chhatak, ... Read more
Cuisine training centres needed to catch 30,000 UK jobs
Setting up of cuisine training institutes in the country could open up a new opportunity of huge overseas jobs with handsome salaries for Bangladeshi youths as the British curry industry has now a demand for 30,000 skilled cooks and kitchen staffs, reports BSS. ‘The globally-acclaimed UK’s curry industry is now suffering from the shortage of ... Read more
CAFAXPO ’10 draws huge crowd
A large number of visitors thronged the three-day Chittagong Apparel, Fabrics and Accessories Exposition at the indoor stadium of the Chittagong District Sports Association in the city on Friday. Thirty-nine companies from home and abroad put their products on display at 54 stalls at the fair that began on Thursday, said officials of the
Pedestrians’ lives in peril as drivers go wild
From NewAgebd Reckless driving and regular violation of traffic rules by drivers have put lives of pedestrians in the city in danger. Mindless competition particularly between public transports is a common sight in the city streets with authorities having no control over the situation, city dwellers said. The government should draw up a comprehensive plan ... Read more
1,500-yr old city gate discovered
Archaeologists in Mahasthangarh archaeological site have recently discovered an ancient city gate, used as the city’s entrance at least 1,500 years ago, reports The Daily Star. A joint archaeological excavation team of France and Bangladesh found the ancient city gate on February 1 on the south-western side of the site. After the discovery, the team ... Read more
Fazlul Karim made new Chief Justice
Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, the senior-most Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, was yesterday appointed the Chief Justice of the country. As per Article 95(1) of the Constitution, President Md Zillur Rahman gave the appointment. Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, the 18th Chief Justice of the country, will replace the incumbent Chief Justice ... Read more