Admission tests, which otherwise correlate with hours of continuous stress, couldn’t be more relaxing if not for the campus that has a perfect touch of God-gifted scenic beauty, so say admission seekers about Chittagong University (CU) campus. Thousands of aspirants from all over the country came here to sit for admission tests for the 2011-12 ... Read more
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ICT fair kicks off, with focus on tech in daily life
The fourth BCS ICT World 2011, an exhibition of information and communication technology, kicked off in Dhaka yesterday with a slogan for technology in education and daily life. The exposition that pulled in 50 local and foreign companies showcases ICT innovations at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. The five-day expo organised by Bangladesh Computer ... Read more
English language fair generates enthusiasm
The premises of St Joseph Higher Secondary School echoed with loud cheers and much jubilation with the participation of around 700 students in an English Language Fair that kicked off in the city yesterday. Under English in Schools (EIS) programme, The Daily Star and Robi jointly organised the fair in coordination with the education ministry ... Read more
Happy on clean Ctg streets
Omar Faruk, an A-level student of Sunshine Grammar School and College, looked very pleased yesterday as he along with a hundred mates just finished a clean-up campaign on different streets that surround their school compound in the port city. “I am satisfied as I have performed my duty as a citizen of the country,” he ... Read more
DCC to introduce solar street lights
The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has chalked out a Tk 3.90crore programme to introduce solar street light at Arambagh area initiallyon an experimental basis. If the programme is successful, the streets in the wholeDhaka city will be brought under solar lighting system, said DCC Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in an interview with The New Nation. ... Read more
Keep cars at home once a week to cut pollution
Speakers tell cycle procession Speakers at a cycle procession yesterday urged authorities concerned to take necessary steps so that car owners keep their cars at home once a week to reduce environment pollution, traffic congestion and dependency on fossil fuels. Only five percent of the city’s people ride cars which occupy around 70 percent of ... Read more
Double delight from Pizza Hut
To celebrate the Eid, the world’s favourite pizza restaurant, Pizza Hut, has introduced a double stuffed crust “Cheesy-sausage Crust” pizza from yesterday. This special pizza will be available with peoples’ favourite versions of pizza including Chicken Classic, Pollo Heaven, Spanish Delight, Chicken Italia, Spicy Chicken, Florence Chicken, Rustica, and Latin Spicy Hot, says a press ... Read more
Moon ride on Ctg streets
Residents suffer as rain leaves port city roads potholed, waterlogged “Where is the government now? Doesn’t it see our sufferings?” This was HSC student Suchitra Chowdhury’s reaction when her rickshaw turned turtle while going over a pothole near Chawkbazar in the port city on Sunday. She was injured and missed an important day at college. ... Read more
Ugly hoardings bury scenic port city
Thousands of haphazard billboards have buried the scenic beauty of Chittagong city. The billboards on the sides of roads and medians have made the port city an eyesore decreasing the visibility of the commuters as well as the city dwellers. These visually polluting hoardings are standing with advertisements of different commercial concerns in their bodies ... Read more
Rain paralyses life in port city
Heavy raining in Chittagong city continued for the sixth consecutive day yesterday, inflicting endless suffering on the people as waterlogging hampered educational and business activities. Students and office-goers had to suffer a lot, as waterlogging situation grew most acute between 7:00am and 11:00am. Very few motor vehicles and rickshaws plied the streets under knee-deep water. ... Read more
Burdened with sitting service
In the name of sitting service, the majority of the city bus operators continue to overcharge passengers even if the government hiked bus fares by 30 percent this May. Sitting service, which “ensures that all passengers travel seated”, is not approved by the government and is adding to the suffering of the city dwellers. “Take ... Read more
Many areas of port city under water
Nearly half of the port city went under knee-deep water due to heavy downpour for the last two days. Lakhs of people have been affected by the late monsoon shower that virtually kept them stranded at home for the second day yesterday. Thick, filthy waters swept through homes for hours, washing away scores of make-shift ... Read more
Low-lying Ctg city areas go under water
Low-lying areas of Chittagong city went under water after heavy downpour at regular intervals from dawn to dusk yesterday. Around 10 lakh residents of Bakalia, Agrabad, Halishahar, Bahaddarhat, Khatunganj, Chaktai, Chittagong Development Authority residential area, Chawk Bazar and Badurtala areas have been affected. Waist-deep water was seen in several areas where the residents were trying ... Read more
Ramadan starts with iftar galore
As the holy month of Ramadan began in Bangladesh yesterday, Chawkbazar, the most famous market for traditional iftar items in the capital, was bustling with shoppers from all localities. Like the other years, traders started displaying a variety of iftar items since afternoon as the around-50-foot-long lane became overcrowded with the time of Iftar approaching. ... Read more
Dhaka University turns 90
The Dhaka University Day was observed yesterday on the university campus with great enthusiasm among the teachers, students and officials. There was an air of festivity on the campus as hundreds of students, teachers and administrators organised processions, discussions, cultural events, debate competitions and sports, marking the day. Key buildings on the campus were illuminated ... Read more
QUBEE laptop fair opens
The QUBEE Summer Laptop Fair 2011 began on Friday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the Dhaka city with the theme ‘lit the light of technology’. The state minister for science and information and communication technology, Yeafesh Osman, inaugurated the three-day fair. The state minister said the government wanted to provide technology for all and ... Read more
Yearlong clean-up drive at Ramna Park begins
Bangladesh Scouts on Friday started a yearlong clean-up drive at Ramna Park in the city in a bid to remove dirt and waste materials from the park. About 400 Cubs and Scouts from the city’s 25 educational institutions participated in the inaugural programme. The drive initiated by Bangladesh Scouts of Dhaka metropolitan unit began at ... Read more
Museums at Bangla Academy remain locked most of time
Bangla Academy Bhasha Andolan Jadughar and Jatiya Sahitya O Lekhak Jadughar, housed at Burdwan House of the academy, remain under lock and key most of the time. Of the two museums highlighting the Bangla language and literature, Bhasha Andolan Jadughar was opened by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on February 1, 2010 and Sahitya O Lekhak ... Read more
Removal stops for World Cup
Overhead Cables Removal stops for World Cup Although the 23-kilometre overhead data cables between Uttara and Shahbagh had been shifted to underground, steps to clean more parts of Dhaka city are yet to see any progress. Under a project that seeks to remove overhead cables from Dhaka, data cables on the main streets between Shahbagh ... Read more
Pedestrian movement hindered
The increasingly common practice of keeping construction materials on the Dhaka city’s footpaths and roads is causing pedestrians’ difficulty in walking down the pavements as well as creating traffic congestion and pollution to the environment, many city dwellers have told New Age. The Dhaka City Corporation officials admit that this practice is increasing but added ... Read more