Solid municipal wastes left uncollected here and there in the city almost throughout the day increased public health and environmental hazards. The city’s taxpayers blamed growing indifference and inefficiency of the two city corporations for the problem. Municipal waste on streets and open dumpsites has been a perennial source of
Month: January 2014
Plot on to thwart election: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon people to resist those who would try to thwart the January 5 general elections and teach them an appropriate lesson. “Many plots and strategies are being hatched to foil the elections…You have to build resistance against those who would obstruct the polls. You will have to teach
One killed on first day of non-stop blockade
A Juba Dal activist was killed and 20 others were injured in clashes with BGB troops in Chandpur on the first day of the countrywide indefinite blockade enforced by the 18-party alliance to force the government cancel January 5 polls and hold the election under a neutral administration. The deceased was identified as Faruk Hossain ... Read more
‘Politicised’ civil admin sees no reforms
After five years (2009-2013) of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance government, the civil administration has become unstable, due to political influence on administration and in the absence of promised reforms, according to public administration ministry sources. At present, the civil administration is divided in two parts—pro-government and
Govt schools lag behind pvt, non-govt schools in Dhaka
Government primary and secondary schools have largely failed to compete with with non-government and private institutions, according to results of the Junior School Certificate and Primary Education Completion exams which were published on Sunday and Monday. Only one government school of the capital could earn a position in the top
Police foil JP’s 28th founding anniversary programme
The country’s political parties are facing serious obstacles in holding rallies, meetings and in carrying out their political activities, from the present poll-time government, which was formed to oversee a credible parliamentary elections, Jatiya Party (Ershad) leaders complained angrily, after police foiled its 28th founding anniversary programme in the city on Wednesday
Mozena meets Shamsher Mobin
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Wednesday met BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury at his residence in the city, reports UNB. They had nearly an hour-long meeting from 10am at Shamsher Mobin’s Banani DOHS residence but the content of the meeting could not be known. Contacted, Shamsher Mobin told UNB that
Sudden ban kicks up an uproar
Only One to Ride a Motorbike Sudden ban kicks up an uproar The government out of the blue has slapped an indefinite ban on pillion passengers on motorbikes upsetting law-abiding motorcyclists. “I always take my wife to her office at Motijheel, around 10km from my home at Taltala,” said Nazmul Ahsan. With no direct buses ... Read more
No decision to stop holding rally on SC premises: SCBA
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president, AJ Mohammad Ali, on Wednesday described as baseless media reports, suggesting that there was consensus on not holding political rallies on the Supreme Court premises by lawyers with political affiliation. He also said that lawyers would continue their movement until the
RAB busts VoIP rackets
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons with a large quantity of illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment from a house in the Rayer Bazar area of the city on Tuesday night. They were identified as Mohammad Firoz Alam (25) and Sohel Rana (22). RAB director (legal and media wing) Habibur Rahman told The ... Read more
Living cost in city up by 11pc in 2013: CAB
House rent sees 10.91pc rise, it says The living cost in the capital witnessed a 11 per cent rise in 2013 hitting hard the poorer section of the city’s over 1 crore population, according to an annual report released by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), reports UNB. The cost of living has been calculated ... Read more
Freedom never came for him
Freedom was less than two months away for Shah Alam, a prisoner of Dhaka Central Jail, but then death befell him yesterday. The 35-year-old was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) by prison guards in the morning with his face swollen, said hospital and family
Dhallywood expects better days
Dhallywood expects a better business in the New Year following a significant development of the ailing film industry in the last year. The producers, directors, actors and related personnel hope that more commercially success films will be produced as the viewers are again showing interest to go to cinemas: the commercial success of the one ... Read more
Musicians hope for solution to piracy, royalty issues
The musicians in the country hope that this year will bring success in the industry which has been severely suffering from decline in sale of albums. The musicians expect the government and production houses will help them solve the major two problems- royalty sharing and piracy- prevailing in the music industry so that they can ... Read more
BCB fumes at U-19 debacle
The latest debacle of the Bangladesh Under-19 team in the Junior Asia Cup has caused a stir in the Bangladesh Cricket Board as it gave a wrong impression about the country’s cricketing future. Bangladesh failed to make the second round after a defeat to Sri Lanka that pushed them behind Afghanistan on net run-rate despite the ... Read more
Abahani escape with win against Brothers
Ghanaian marksman Osie Morrison helped Abahani Limited to a winning start in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Four-time league winners Abahani were lucky to come out with the win, as Brothers Union attackers missed a series of clear-cut chances throughout the game. Abahani
Big Bash boost for Sakib
Sakib Al Hasan is set to join the Adelaide Strikers and become the first Bangladeshi in Australia’s domestic T-20 competition, the Big Bash League, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Wednesday. The BCB confirmed that they received an e-mail from Strikers director of cricket Jimmy Cox, asking for Sakib as a replacement for their injured captain, ... Read more
Tamim set for Lord’s return
Opener Tamim Iqbal is all set to return to Lord’s where he made a famous Test century as he has been included in the World XI for an exhibition match at the sacred cricket venue in July. Marylebone Cricket Club, the owner of the venue, will play the match against Rest of the World XI ... Read more
Dev coaches’ jobs renewed
The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to renew the contracts of all 19 development coaches for another year, the body announced in a press release on Wednesday. The BFF development committee finalised the decision after a lot of drama, having formed more than one committee to evaluate the three AFC ‘A’, 13 AFC ‘B’
Income taxpayers drop by 1 lakh
The number of income tax returns for the current fiscal year of 2013-14 that the National Board of Revenue received by the deadline of December 31 fell by 1 lakh or 10.5 per cent compared with that of last year, officials of the revenue board said on Wednesday. They said that economic slowdown and ongoing