People of Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district are not getting gas for last one week as one Sirajul Islam Patwary allegedly caused the gas pipeline to burst while doing the piling works of his building. As a result, two lakh subscribers are suffering, but the Titas Gas authorities have not taken any action against him. ... Read more
Month: July 2013
GB staff protest commission report
Thousands of Grameen Bank (GB) staffs on Sunday demanded of the government the cancellation of the final report of the GB commission to split the bank into 19 pieces. “We would not allow the government to split GB into 19 entities in the name of nationalization till our death or change its share system. It ... Read more
A novel way of stealing a river
Land grabbers are filling up the channel through which the Turag flows into Buriganga at a section under Lalbagh thana to prepare small plots and ultimately sell to real estate developers. It is a very simple method. First they start dumping rubbish and garbage to fill the land. Then they raise semi-pucca temporary houses (In ... Read more
Beaten up in school for picking up quarrel with classmate
Mirajul Alam, a Class VII student of Kalidah SC High School in Feni, is now lying in a bed in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University after being tortured by his teacher over an altercation with his classmate. Mirajul, 14, has been in the psychiatric department
Humayun Ahmed was a rare talent
Discussants observe at a commemorative programme Iconic author Humayun Ahmed was analysed as a rare talent by the speakers who attended his first death anniversary programme held on Saturday at the Bengal Shilpalaya at Dhanmondi. Humayun was an author who has been able to keep a nation mesmerised for over 20 years only by his ... Read more
Tagore film week begins
A weeklong film festival featuring films based on Tagore’s writings began on Saturday at the EMK Center in Dhanmondi. The programme jointly organised by EMK Center and International Academy of Film and Media will screen five films and a documentary on Tagore’s biography. Renowned film critic Anupam
DNCC moves to use children’s park as garbage depot
The Dhaka North City Corporation has cleared a big portion of a children’s park at Nayatola in Moghbazar to keep garbage container there. Though DNCC official said at present they suspended the work for a certain period as local people strongly opposed the idea of keeping garbage containers in the park.
Eid shopping triggers severe traffic congestion in Ctg
Traffic at different parts of the Chittagong city, particularly in the shopping mall, virtually came to a standstill on Sunday, as the mobility of shoppers and vehicles significantly increased for Eid shopping. People in their hundreds came out of their houses for Eid
River transports to hike fare to go by govt chart in Eid trips
river transport oweners at a meeting on Sunday decided to implement government-fare chart by increasing 20 to 30 per cent fare during Eid trips. The meeting was held at the Dhaka office of inland water transport (passenger service) owners association and ruling Awami League leader Mahbubuddin Birbikram presided
JCD men go on rampage after fellow’s killing
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, vandalised at least 50 shops and damaged more than 20 vehicles in Sylhet city on Saturday night after one of their fellows was stabbed to death. Local people said a group of some four miscreants
Locals caught rapist red handed in Sylhet
Locals caught a rapist red handed on Sunday while trying to escape after raping a 7-year-old girl at a shanty in Sylhet. The miscreant was identified as Mangal, 23, an employee of a shop owned by local Abdul Mannan at Ghasitula in the city.
2 steel mill workers die
At least two steel mill workers died and two others sustained injuries as iron bars fell on them inside a factory at Jatrabari area on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jalal, 25, and Atique, 28, workers of Shahriar Steel Mill at Konabari under Jatrabari.
Tree plantation launched at JU
A tree plantation and plant preservation programme was observed on Jahangirnagar University campus on Sunday. Under joint initiatives of Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall and Nature Conservation Initiatives, over a hundred trees were planted and some other trees, that had been planted earlier, were taken care
BTC for 3rd country provision in draft deal with India
PASSENGER, CARGO MOVEMENT BTC for 3rd country provision in draft deal with India Bangladesh Tariff Commission has expressed its reservation about a provision which excludes transportation from any third country in a draft agreement on passenger and cargo vehicles movement between India and Bangladesh. India has placed the latest draft agreement before the foreign
Upazila businesses, professionals to get Tk 2,000 tax cut
NBR SPOT ASSESSMENT Upazila businesses, professionals to get Tk 2,000 tax cut The National Board of Revenue has lowered income tax for businesses and professionals in upazilas under the spot assessment system by Tk 2,000 in the current fiscal year to encourage them to be registered as taxpayers and pay tax, officials of the NBR ... Read more
BTRC shortlists 7 firms for internet filtering
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has shortlisted seven firms for internet content filtering. Officials concerned said the telecom regulator took the move after some content of social networking sites created controversy countrywide. The BTRC in early April called interested software firms
Dhaka stocks plunge on manipulation reports
Dhaka stocks plunged on Sunday, the first trading session of the week, with a sharp fall in turnover as investors were shaky following the media reports that manipulators again became active on the market. DSEX, the benchmark general index of the bourse,
No plan yet to bring EPZs under labour law: secy
Labour and employment secretary Mikail Shipar on Sunday said the government had no plan yet to bring export processing zones under the labour law allowing them to engage in trade unionism. ‘The issue of EPZ isn’t mentioned there (labour law). The government has no plan yet to bring EPZs under the labour law. There’s an ... Read more
Floods damage aus, aman seedbeds, vegetables in north
Aus croplands, Aman seedbeds, vegetables and other seasonal crops were damaged by recent flood in the northern districts, according to officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension. Many parts of Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Jamalpur, Gaibanda, Dinajpur, Thakugoan and Bogra districts were inundated by onrush of water from upstream and
Saber in election showdown
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Saber Hossain Chowdhury hosted a Doa and Ifter party on Sunday which was viewed as a pre-election showdown of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Saber, who recently expressed his willingness to run for the president’s post in the BCB election, had invited the presidents and the general secretaries of