The installation of water supply line at Dakkhin Surma in Sylhet city began on Tuesday to bring the three wards of this area under drinking water facility coverage. The Sylhet city mayor, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, inaugurated the work in the morning at Daria Shah Shrine Road inhabited by around 1,50,000 people.
Month: November 2013
Khulna physicians observe work abstention
The physicians of all government and private hospitals in Khulna on Tuesday observed a two-hour work abstention from 9:00am, demanding immediate arrest of and exemplary punishment to the killer of physician Gouranga Das. The physicians, however, provided treatment in the emergency departments of the hospitals and clinics. Due to the two-hour
USAID launches project to protect Bengal tiger
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the “Bagh Project”, which will be implemented by WildTeam, to protect the Bengal tiger. Reducing wildlife trafficking; minimising human-wildlife conflict; enhancing communications, outreach, and gender engagement and expanding
Protest held against joint intake test of SUST
Sachetan Sylhetbasi, a social forum of the Sylhet people, on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology vice-chancellor in protest at the authorities’ move to allow those students, who would be successful in the intake test to be held at Jessore University of Science and Technology, to get admitted at ... Read more
41 vie for each seat at KU admission test
About 41 candidates will vie for each seat in upcoming admission test for first year honours courses of Khulna University (KU) for the session of 2013-2014. The admission test will begin from December 7 (Saturday) and continued till December 9 (Monday). The admission seekers may also have all the information about the admission test on ... Read more
JU students agitate over upcoming JUCSU polls
Jahangirnagar University students under the banner of Jahangirnagar Cultural Alliance on Tuesday brought out a procession on the campus in protest at allowing MPhil and PhDs researchers to cast vote and compete the forthcoming election to the university central student’s union. The procession began on the premises of new
Syndicate active to leak JnU admission questions
A syndicate has become active again on the campus to leak out question papers of the admission tests of Jagannath University (JnU) targeting the Science Faculty (A- unit) admission test scheduled to be held on November 22. Earlier, leakage of the question paper of the Commerce Faculty (C- unit) admission test was detected on Friday. ... Read more
Over 65 lakh cattle heads slaughtered in Eid-ul Azha
Department of Livestock has estimated that a total of 65,39,308 cattle heads were slaughtered during last Eid-ul-Azha on October 16, showing more eight lakh cattle slaughtered than the last year. Livestock officials said the numbers of slaughtered cattle have been found higher as the countrymen bought more cattle for slaughtering ‘due to cheap price and good
18-party wants Hamid role to end impasse
The BNP-led opposition alliance on Tuesday urged the president to play ‘a historical role’ by taking an initiative for holding a dialogue to resolve the ongoing impasse. The president assured the alliance leaders, who met him at Bangabhaban in the evening, of taking steps within his constitutional authority.
EC for president’s support to hold inclusive polls
Chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has sought the support of President Abdul Hamid for conducting free, fair and peaceful elections, with all political parties participating in them. He also sought the President’s support for deploying the Army as early as possible after the election schedule is announced, which is supposed to be declared
80 hurt, 50 RMG units shut
At least 80 people were injured as ready-made garment (RMG) workers clashed with police at Ashulia in Savar and in Gazipur on Tuesday, protesting Monday’s deaths of two workers and demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 8,144. About 50 RMG units in these areas were also closed for Tuesday because of the agitation and ... Read more
Unite against anarchy, violence: PM
Again accusing the opposition BNP-Jamaat-Hefajat for conducting sniper attacks on common people as well as burning people to death in vehicles during the countrywide shutdowns, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to unite against such anarchy and violence by the opposition. “They (BNP-Jamaat-Hefajat) want to take political
TIB slams amendment to ACC Act
Terming the passage of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill 2013 as “unconstitutional”, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the President not to sign it. “The government wants to amend the Act so that it can satisfy persons who will assist the ruling party to stay in power,” TIB chairman advocate Sultana Kamal said. She
Mozena still optimistic
Solution to Crisis Mozena still optimistic US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena is confident that major political parties in Bangladesh will find a way out of the ongoing crisis to hold free and credible elections. “Major parties must engage in political dialogue and I am very confident that the leaders will do it at ... Read more
Ministers hope for ‘surprise’ entries in poll-time cabinet
Communica-tions minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday that the main Opposition BNP would be given 10-12 ministries if it joined the election-time government. “There may be a big surprise. We hope the BNP will participate in the parliamentary election as most of its grassroots level leaders want to take part
Law Commission recommendations go unheeded
None of the 25 recommendations of the Law Commission has been implemented by the government in the last five years, which has generated severe resentment among commission officials. These recommendations were made for enacting several laws, including a witnesses’ protection law and judges’ appointment rules, which the
Metro rail in 6 years
Deal signed with design consultant Dhaka would be free of its terrible traffic jams in six years, with the opening of the first metro rail service, said government officials after signing a deal with consultants for design and construction yesterday. The construction of 20-kilometre metro rail from north of Uttara Model Town to Bangladesh Bank was ... Read more
Pry, Ebtedayee term exams begin today
The Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations 2013 will begin across the country today (Wednesday), reports UNB. Some 29,50,193 students — 26,35,406 from schools and 3,14,787 from madrasahs — will take part in the examinations to be held simultaneously in 6,574 centres. Of the school examinees, 12,14,909 are boys and 14,20,
UNICEF deeply concerned
Children Caught Up In Political Violence UNICEF deeply concerned UNICEF is increasingly worried about children who have been caught up in recent violent protests and the continued use of children in demonstrations held by political parties in Bangladesh, a UNICEF statement said on Tuesday. Alarmingly, a number of children died or have been seriously injured during ... Read more
Govt decides to import formulas
The government has decided to import food supplements for acutely malnourished children though an alternative home-based preparation developed in the country in 2007 is working well at different hospitals. Experts observe that the move also goes against the health ministry’s campaign for the promotion of breast feeding and home-based food for