Communications Minster Obaidul Quader yesterday slapped a train attendant in the face at Ishwardi Railway Station for his poor service and irregularities. The minister also cancelled the lease of Mahananda Express, which operates between Khulna and Chapainawabganj via Rajshahi, finding its compartments in an unhygienic
Month: September 2012
Minister sits with admission-seekers today
Medical, Dental Course Admission Minister sits with admission-seekers today The health minister, AFM Ruhal Haque, will sit with representatives of medical admission-seekers, who have been rallying for about 20 days against a government decision on holding no intake test, in his office at 9:30am today to discuss the issue. The government on August 12 decided ... Read more
Meghna bridges under repair
Dhaka-Ctg highway off-limits to vehicles for 7-hour every day till Sept 7 Vehicular movement on Meghna and Meghna-Gumti bridges on Dhaka-Chittagong highway will remain suspended for seven hours from 11:00pm every day till September 7 due to repair work that began last night. The government has arranged an alternative route to divert around 30,000 vehicles ... Read more
BSF kills Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
The Indian Border Security Force shot and killed a 30-year old Bangladeshi at Baliadangi frontier in Thakurgaon early Saturday, Border Guard Bangladesh officials said. Azirul Islam became the latest victim of trigger happy BSF. Son of Petla Mohammad, the victim came from the village Dakkhin Duari Samirnagar, they
Woman found dead at house
Husband’s extra-marital affair seen as reason; youth’s body recovered from pond A woman was found dead at her Uttarkhan residence and the body of a youth was recovered at Madhya Badda, both in the capital in two separate incidents yesterday. One of the victims is Khadiza Begum, 24, wife of garment worker Moyezuddin. Khadiza’s younger ... Read more
His driver ‘linked to robbery’
Dr Nitai Killing His driver ‘linked to robbery’ The driver of Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai was among those who had planned the robbery at the doctor’s Mohakhali residence in the capital on August 23, which led to Nitai’s murder, the prime suspect arrested yesterday said. Detective Branch of police arrested Masum Mintu, 24, at a ... Read more
DU suspends 2 for harassing female students
Dhaka University yesterday suspended two students for two years each on charges of harassing four female students on the campus. The two, both master’s students, are Md Habibullah Belali of Institute of Education and Research and Imdadul Islam of management
Low quality urea being supplied to farmers in N-region
Dissatisfaction has been prevailing among hundreds of fertiliser dealers and farmers of 16 districts in northern region, as huge quantity of sub-standard fertiliser is being supplied to them from the buffer godown at Baghabari river port in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj district in the peak season of Aman cultivation. They are apprehending that, the production ... Read more
Fund crunch holds back 8-lane project
Upgrading Jatrabari-Kanchpur Road Fund crunch holds back 8-lane project Fund crisis has made uncertain the government project to upgrade the busy Jatrabari-Kanchpur stretch of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway to eight lanes. Aimed at easing traffic congestion on the eight-kilometre stretch, the project is estimated to cost Tk 120 crore and scheduled for completion in June next ... Read more
Jica extends time by three weeks
Padma Bridge Funding Jica extends time by three weeks Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) yesterday extended its loan effectuation deadline for three weeks for the Padma bridge project, a day after the Asian Development Bank extended its deadline by a month. Jica has conveyed its decision to the Economic Relations Department (ERD) of the finance ministry, ... Read more
BUET stalemate takes new turn
No classes held after Eid holidays; now students prepare to stage demo for removal of VC and pro-VC The deadlock at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) appears to deepen further as the students resume demonstration today demanding removal of the vice chancellor and his deputy. Meanwhile, even though the Buet authorities insist the ... Read more
Students worried about admission
BUET, medical and dental colleges Students worried about admission Over one lakh science students, one third of whom scored the highest grade point average 5 in this year’s higher secondary certificate and equivalent examinations are facing extreme uncertainty over admission to institutions of higher education particularly BUET and the medical colleges. Obviously, many of the ... Read more
Bishwa Sahitya Kendra awards 583 for reading books
Students need to read creative literary books along with text and academic books for realisation of life, said founder chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra and noted litterateur Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed yesterday. He said this at a prize giving ceremony of the third “Citi Agamir Alo Protijogita” jointly organised by Bishwa Sahitya Kendra and Citi ... Read more
Tigers leave with high hopes
The Bangladesh national cricket team, led by Mushfiqur Rahim, left Dhaka for Trinidad on Friday to complete the last leg of their preparations for next month’s ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. The national team under the banner of BCBXI will play in the Trinidad & Tobago Quadrangular Twenty20 competition from September 6-8 that has ... Read more