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The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will run 14 buses on the Mirpur-Azimpur route on a trial basis to ferry schoolchildren and accompanying guardians from January 15. The communications minister, Syed Abul Hossain, at a briefing after a meeting at the secretariat on Thursday morning, said the buses would run between 6:00am and 9:00am to ferry ... Read more

Prolonged road digging by government agencies especially by the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority creates public sufferings as such activities hinder traffic, the Dhaka City Corporation said. Senior city corporation officials on Thursday said private companies, individuals or even government agencies needed to complete utility service repairs three days inside the digging of the ... Read more

Yet another item has been added to KFC’ dessert manu. Krusher, the international food chain’s latest mouth-watering item, appeared first yesterday at its Gulshan outlet in Dhaka. The item is made from a combination of chocolate, cookie bits, coffee, dairy and ice. “You don’t only drink it. You slurp, munch, crunch, gulp and do much ... Read more

The National Income Tax Fair, arranged for the first time in the country, got a huge response from the tax payers on the first day yesterday. But the people who came in the fair to submit their income tax returns and obtain tax identification number (TIN) have to undergo sufferings standing in long queues due ... Read more

A four-day exposition of electric products and machinery began at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital yesterday. The fair, known as ELECTROTECH Bangladesh, showcases electronic goods and merchandise, raw materials and capital machinery — both local and foreign. Co-organised by Bangladesh Electrical Merchandise Manufacturers Association (BEMMA) and Ask Trade and Exhibitions Private Limited of ... Read more

The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) considers installing solar panels at all traffic signals as the automated system often remains out of order due to frequent power cuts. The DCC received an official request to this effect from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) that manages the city traffic. Police officials responsible for traffic control say they ... Read more

Beauty parlours, facing stiff competition, are offering discounts to its Eid time customers. Beauticians said that despite a rapid growth in parlours they are finding it difficult to cope with an unprecedented rush of customers, with more and more beauty conscious women visiting them ahead of Eid. A growing interest in glamour and fashion are ... Read more

Internet service providers said full removal of overhead cables is not possible within November 30, the government-set deadline, as the construction of underground ducts is yet to be completed. “We will remove overhead cables within the quickest possible time after constructing underground ducts,” said Abdul Hakim Progoti, Secretary-General of the Internet Service Providers Association of ... Read more

An eleven-day long Eid fair with the products made by a group of autistic children began in the city yesterday. Greetings cards for Eid-ul Fitr are the main attraction in the fair ahead of the festival. Other products include dresses, candles, card-holders, bed sheets, puppets, door bells and bangles and other gift items. Autism Welfare ... Read more

Users of the city’s Gulshan-Tejgaon link road have been suffering seriously for more than one year due to delay in construction of a bridge on the road. The scheduled time of completion of the bridge was July 8, 2010 but the authorities again changed the schedule and fixed it on June 2011, reports The New ... Read more

New law soon to check misuse of ICT State minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Kamrul Islam on Wednesday said the government would soon introduce a new law to check misuse of information communication technology in the country. ‘Internet abusers in most cases cannot be punished in the absence of appropriate law for the ... Read more

The government is planning to restrict indiscriminate entry into Suharwardy Udyan for checking anti-social activities in the park as soon as the on-going development work of Swadhinata Stambha is completed, reports NewAge. ‘We will keep only one of the gates open for the public to ensure proper maintenance and security of the ground,’ said Dewan ... Read more

The Military Hardware Display-2010 is gaining momentum as thousands of visitors throng to the exhibition at Tejgaon Old Airport area in the city. The three armed services- the army, navy and air forces – are displaying their light and heavy weapons as well as equipment in the exhibition which started on March 26 on the ... Read more

The three-day ‘International Education Fair-2010’ organised by Prominent-Band Alliance began at the Marble Hall of the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel yesterday. State Minister for Land Advocate Mostafizur Rahman MP inaugurated the fair at 11am on the day. He said that to ensure the international standard of the higher education of the country, cooperation between public and ... Read more

A four-day children’s festival titled “Sajib Children’s Festival” begins at the city’s Kalabagan playground today. Artist Hashem Khan will inaugurate the festival while filmmaker Morshedul Islam will be present at the inaugural ceremony as a special guest. The festival remains open from 10:00am to 8:00pm till March 20. The festival aims to introduce the children ... Read more

Different government, socio-cultural and development organisations across the country have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the International Women’s Day today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the celebrations at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city at 10:00am. She will also unveil a stamp to mark the day. State Minister for Women ... Read more

Curtain fell on the month-long Ekushey Book Fair, the largest book fair in the country, on Sunday with gathering of thousands of book lover on the fair premises. The book lovers who crowded the Bangla Academy premises throughout the day were seen busy browsing books for the last moment or having a look on the ... Read more

The city’s youngsters attired in sarees, panjabis and fatuas in vibrant shades of yellow, red and orange yesterday came out onto the street to welcome the advent of the spring which is termed as Basanta Ritu in Bengali. The celebrations began with a daylong spring festival at 7:00am under ‘Bakul Tala’ at the Institute of ... Read more

Air pollution in the capital has taken an alarming turn, posing serious health problems for city dwellers. Things get worse in dry season as air, thick with particulates, becomes a prevalent cause of chest and respiratory diseases, say health experts, reports The Daily Star. According to some sources of Department of Environment (DoE), the density ... Read more

From NewAgebd Reckless driving and regular violation of traffic rules by drivers have put lives of pedestrians in the city in danger. Mindless competition particularly between public transports is a common sight in the city streets with authorities having no control over the situation, city dwellers said. The government should draw up a comprehensive plan ... Read more