Metropolitan

A section of unscrupulous businessmen are reportedly producing and marketing different sorts of adulterated and substandard food in Chittagong ahead of Ramadan, posing serious health hazards to consumers. Sources in city’s business hub Chaktai-Khatunganj said such businesspeople started producing a huge quantity of vermicelli, noodles, ghee, juice and different sorts of spices using substandard ingredients ... Read more

Water bill worth about Tk 4 crore from different public and private organisations and individuals remains unpaid to the Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. Official sources said despite servicing notices earlier, the KWASA could not collect the outstanding water bills from a number of organisations and individuals. Different public and private establishments, educational institutions ... Read more

Snakebite has become a public health problem in rural areas of the country, as estimated 6,041 individuals die from snakebites every year, revealed a study yesterday. The study conduct by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and Snakebite Study Group also said annual incidence of snakebites in rural Bangladesh is 623.4 per 100,000 people. But ... Read more

DRIVE AGAINST ILLEGAL STRUCTURES KCC levels 19 dams on four canals The Khulna City Corporation authorities have so far levelled 19 dams on four canals in and around the city during the demolition drive that was launched on July 3 aiming to ease water-logging problem. KCC sources said the authorities launched the demolition drive with ... Read more

Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui yesterday described jute, the golden fibre of Bangladesh-as one of the perspective sectors for the country’s economic development and said the government is taking various steps for its promotion. “The past glory of jute should be restored through an expanded and diversified use of jute products for the ... Read more

Students of Mother Bux Hall at Rajshahi University submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor on Wednesday in protest at imposition of restriction on internet use inside their hall. The students alleged that hall provost Belayet Hossain on Tuesday urged the residential students not to use internet inside the hall. As per the directives of the ... Read more

18 rare animals died in one year; various diseases inflicted on many of them; authorities say it’s normal Death seems to lurk in the corridors of Dhaka Zoo with 18 rare animals having lost their lives in just over a year. These include nine new animals procured from South Africa only last year. The recent ... Read more

Students at Dhaka University have found it disappointing that people in their 40s, who completed their studies at least a decade ago, are leading different student organisations. They say it is amusing that people who are going grey keep their hold on the reins of the two major student organisations. Many of the leaders are ... Read more

The proposed articulated bus service in the capital may be delayed as the Dhaka City Corporation has yet to make any headway with the demarcation of the dedicated lane and resolve many other issues. ‘The DCC has conducted a study and found it very difficult to manage space on the existing city streets for articulated ... Read more

The Dhaka City Corporation is issuing letters asking the owners or the authorities of 93 city heritage buildings or sites, listed earlier for preservation, not to bring any changes to the structures. ‘The DCC is issuing letters to the owners or the authorities of 93 heritage sites the list of which was prepared by the ... Read more

The deadline for finalisation of much-awaited detailed area plan for the capital city has been extended again by another six months apparently allowing a section of land developers to develop land during the period. After the extension of the deadline three times, the city development authority fixed June 30 to finalise the detailed area plan. ... Read more

Fifty-four teams from 20 universities and institutes will participate in the ‘Financial IT Case Competition’ for software and information system development for financial institutions and other related sectors. In the first round, the teams will submit their projects on July 5 and make their presentation before the jury panel on July 11, said organisers in ... Read more

Alliance Francaise in Dhaka is going to celebrate ‘World Music Day’ from June 21 aiming at encouraging musicians particularly amateurs. In collaboration with Dhaka University Cultural Foundation, The Gulshan Club and Classic Event Management will organise the ten-day event that will feature series of concerts. Saliha Lefevre, the director of Alliance Francaise in Dhaka, yesterday ... Read more

The government is planning to set up a permanent agriculture museum in Dhaka aiming to make a link between modern and time-honoured farming system, said agriculture ministry sources. The ministry already has formed a four-member sub-committee headed by the director of the food crops wing of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), M Abdul Kuddus, ... Read more

Says DMP chief The arrested accomplices of Mafia don Daud Ibrahim took shelter in the country after committing crimes in India, but they are not involved in any criminal activities in the country. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) AKM Shahidul Haque made the comment to reporters after attending a seminar at his office. He also ... Read more