Metropolitan

The Rajshahi city is experiencing serious traffic congestion because of illegal parking of unauthorised rickshaws, auto-rickshaws and human-haulers near markets, educational institutions and key installations. According to a source, there are 30,000 rickshaws, 3,000 auto-rickshaws, 1,500 human haulers are playing the city roads and most of them are unauthorised but the Rajshahi City Corporation

Several hermaphrodite people yesterday protested stalking and harassment of women at a cartoon exhibition on Dhaka University campus. “As a human being we condemn the stalkers and the people who torture women. We also want to help the government uproot the vice from the society,” said Mis Boby, executive director of

The Somali pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Jahan Moni were contacted again yesterday after four days. Officials of the ship’s operating farm Brave Royal Ship Management Ltd in Chittagong made the telephone contact around 4:00pm and managed to talk with the ship’s captain

Puthi path (story telling), pala (narrative songs) and baul songs would be some of the new additions to be featured in the Poush Mela this year, said the organiser yesterday. The two-day fair will start at the Ramna Batamul from next Friday and will open for all from 7:30am to 11:00am and 3:30pm to

Ali Raj became the first Bangladeshi to win the Merlin Award, the Oscar in magic, in the category of the ‘Best Family Magic Show’ given every three years by the International Magicians Society. The society’s chief executive officer and world president Tony Hassini handed over the award to Ali Raj in a ceremony at Sonargaon ... Read more

Sudden drop in temperature in the capital gave the people a feel of the winter season and made them rush to the warm clothes markets, pushing the prices and sales of the clothes up in all the city markets on Monday. The buyers at Badruddoja Super Market, a hub of fancy clothing which trickles down ... Read more

A rickshaw puller was hacked to death allegedly by a man who had extramarital affairs with the victim’s wife at Dania in the city’s Jatrabari yesterday. Police arrested deceased Obaidul Sheikh’s wife Rehena Begum in this connection. Sub-Inspector (SI) Harun-or-Rashid of Jatrabari Police Station said on information they found

Pediatric cardiologists from India will provide free treatment to children with congenital heart diseases, without the use of operation, at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) this month, says a press release yesterday. Noted pediatric cardiologist Dr Prem Shekhar would offer the service known as device closure

The Samsung Electronics Company Limited on Monday launched its first brand shop in the Dhaka city to enable the consumers to experience the latest innovations of Samsung’s all product categories. The ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Taiyoung Cho, and Samsung’s Dhaka branch office’s managing director Kanghyun Lee inaugurated the shop at IK Tower in ... Read more

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and noted engineer and former adviser to a caretaker government Prof Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury have been selected for Sheltech Award-2010. Each winner will be awarded Tk 2 lakh and a crest, to be handed over on March 12 of 2011, says a press release

Salim Ghaffar was elected president of Uttara Club Limited on December 25, says a press release. The newly elected executive committee members of the club are Nasir U Mahmud, Kazi Golam Mobin, Liaquat Hossain Moghul, Mohammad Masudul Alam, M A Hassan, Raquib Uddin Ahmed, Dr M Saidur Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman Porag, Ahmed Sharif and

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Chicago of United Stats of America to exchange new technology and research works. ‘Under the contact the pathology department experts of Chicago University will come to train

Kamal Uddin Sabuj, news editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), and Sayed Abdal Ahmed, deputy editor of the daily Amar Desh, were elected president and general secretary of the National Press Club (NPC) on Friday. Other office-bearers are: Senior Vice President: Kazi Rounak Hossain (Sargam),

Editor of Weekly Chattala Abu Sufian and Rashed Rouf of The Daily Azadi were re-elected the president and secretary of Chittagong Press Club (CPC) in the polls held yesterday. The other office bearers are Nurul Amin, senior vice-president; Khorshed Alam, vice-president; Mohossin Chowdhury, joint secretary; S M Ibrahim, treasurer;

More than a dozen countries participating in DITF The Dhaka International Trade Fair, the biggest annual trade event of the country, is going to begin today (Saturday) to showcase a wide range of local and foreign products. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate the 16th month-long DITF in a ground adjacent to the Bangabandhu ... Read more

Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) plans to go for two-hours strike everyday from Monday protesting the government’s removal of overhead cables. The drive was launched on December 12. Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) yesterday launched the drive from Jahangir Gate to

Environmentalists urge govt Environmental activists yesterday demanded marking zebra crossings at all busy thoroughfares in the capital to ensure safe movement of pedestrians. They placed the demand after drawing a zebra crossing in front of fine arts faculty on Dhaka University campus, jointly organised by Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Save Environment Movement) and

The police recovered two bodies from the city’s West Shewrapara and Saujbagh areas on Friday. Among the deceased, one was identified as Sonia Kahtun, daughter of Kanchan Mian, a resident of Sabujbagh. The identity of the other body could not be known. The police recovered the hanging body of the unidentified man from an apartment ... Read more

Underprivileged children, 10 to 16 years, cast their votes to elect representatives in the port city yesterday. The representatives were elected for two years. The election was a part of a project named “Children’s Actions for Social Empowerment” implemented by Bright Bangladesh Forum and funded by Manusher Jonno Foundation

Speakers demanded recovery of the playgrounds from land grabbers in the port city. The demand came at a human chain and procession programme in front of Chittagong Press Club yesterday. Speakers said many playgrounds have been lost due to profit-making attitude of governments, autonomous organisations and