Continuous Air Monitoring Station was inaugurated in Agrabad area in the Chittagong city on Friday. The forest and environment minister, Hasan Mahmud, formally inaugurated the CAMS in the morning. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the minister said that conservation of environment was a big challenge. ‘Air is the most important element of environment and maintaining its ... Read more
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Smartphone Expo 2013 draws large crowd
A three-day-long expo of smartphones drew huge crowd on its opening day on Friday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in capital. The Smart-phone Expo 2013 has been organised by Expomaker with major support from government telecommunication company
Sherpur villagers in fear of wild elephant attacks
Villagers of three upazilas under Sherpur district are passing sleepless nights as wild elephants have been coming down from adjacent Garo Hill areas and forests in search of food and attacking them for the last few days. During the attacks, the elephants broke into earthen houses to reach food grains stored inside, ate fruits growing in ... Read more
Say no to violence against women
American feminist playwright urges American playwright, performer, feminist, activist Eva Ensler called everybody to observe February 14 as V-day for the protest against violence on women at a press conference held at the Hotel Ruposhi Bangla on Thursday. Tony award winning Enslar is visiting Dhaka as part of the ‘One Billion Rising Global Campaign’ marking February 14 ... Read more
Unsafe MR, abortion lead to higher maternal mortality
Unsafe menstruation regulation and abortion contribute to keeping the maternal mortality rate high in the country as statistics show an estimated 572,000 women suffer from complications from unsafe abortion every year. Couples should be aware of family planning methods to avoid unwanted pregnancy and this awareness can help reduce the rates of MR and abortion in the
Tributes paid to Nirmal Sen
The nation paid its last tributes to veteran journalist and left politician Nirmal Sen on Central Shaheed Minar premises in the capital yesterday. Nirmal died at LabAid Hospital in the capital on January 8 due to old age complications. He was 82. Political, cultural and media personalities, journalists and people from all walks of life
$130m loan signed with World Bank to bring back dropouts
The government yesterday signed a US$130 million loan agreement with The World Bank for the Second Reaching out of School Children Project II, with the aim to bring back to school 720,000 dropouts. The project will continue to support the government’s efforts to achieve the country’s “Education for All’ goal, which includes children from poor ... Read more
Strict laws sought
Violence against Women Strict laws sought Strict laws should be passed and enforced to prevent violence against women in the country, speakers demanded at a human chain yesterday. They said the whole society, including the government, political and social parties and individuals, should hold strong protest movements to prevent violence against
A macaw of discord
In January 2010 when Md Ikram Selim was shifting from his Eskaton house to Baridhara, he gave his male blue-gold-macaw to Abdul Wadud, a private mini zoo owner, so that Wadud could take care of it in the meantime. Two years later when Selim wanted the bird back, Wadud refused to return it. He argued that Selim ... Read more
Dr Yunus for exploring opportunities for youth
Grameen Shikkha-CISD Training Centre Launched Dr Yunus for exploring opportunities for youth Bangladesh can expect higher remittances if it can export skilled manpower, Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus said yesterday. “The Bangladeshi youth are very creative and are quick learners. We should explore new opportunities for them,” said Yunus, while highlighting the role of youth ... Read more
Dhaka smart-phone expo begins Friday
A three-day Dhaka Smart-phone Expo 2013 will begin on Friday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. Speaking at the press briefing on Tuesday at a city hotel, the organisers said the exhibition would showcase smart-phones and tablet
Computer expo begins in Sylhet today
A five-day computer expo is going to begin in Sylhet today to popularise the use of computer technology among the masses. The local unit of Bangladesh Computer Samiti has arranged the fair styled ‘BCB Digital Expo Sylhet 2013’ at Mohammad Ali Gymnasium Building at Rikabibazar in the
DU students charged extra fees
The authorities of newly constructed Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall and Santosh Chandra Bhaban of Jagannath Hall are charging extra fees from the students attached to the dormitories, students have alleged. The students said the authorities Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall were realising Tk 4,000 while the authorities of Santosh Chandra Bhaban Tk 1,700 as ‘caution
Mainstreaming nutrition programmes still a far cry: experts
Senior paediatrician and adviser of Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation MQK Talukder on Monday criticised the government as he said there was no visible activities even one year after mainstreaming the nutrition programmes nationally. He was addressing a programme organised by the Alive and Thrives at BRAC Centre Inn
Kenny Rogers Roasters launched
The Capita Food and Beverage Limited on Sunday launched a restaurant of International Food Franchise ‘Kenny Rogers Roasters’ at Gulshan in the capital, said a press release. The restaurant was inaugurated by Dato Francis Lee, president of Kenny Rogers Roasters International, and Mukarram Husain Khan, chairman of Capita Food and Beverage
Wasfia conquers highest point of Antarctica
Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen conquered Mount Vinson, the highest point of Antarctica, on Saturday as part of her ongoing quest to climb the seven highest mountains of the world’s seven continents. Wasfia, who was the second Bangladeshi woman to climb Mount Everest, set off for the frozen continent from Chile on December 29 after partaking ... Read more
Buet team wins Saarc programming contest
The students of Buet bagged the winning trophy at the Third Quazi Azher Ali SAARC Programming Contest-2012 held in the capital on Saturday. Buet’s “Choker” became the champion team while Dhaka University’s “Angry Birds” and Buet’s “Merry Enzam” became the runner-up and second runner-up teams respectively in
‘Death Clock’ launched to discourage tobacco use
A “Death Clock”, displaying the number of people dying in the country of tobacco related diseases every day, was launched in the capital’s Bijoy Sharani yesterday. First of its kind in Bangladesh, the clock was launched by Progga, an anti-tobacco campaigning organisation, with the support of the government, said
Kaptan Bazar kitchen market declared formalin free
Traders on Friday declared Kaptan Bazar (Thathari Bazar) as the sixth formalin-free kitchen market in the capital, pledging not to sell formalin-tainted adulterated commodities. Malibagh Kitchen Market, Shantinagar Bazar, Mohakhali Kitchen Market, Gulshan-2 Kitchen Market and Mohammadpur’s Town Hall Kitchen Market are the
Port city faces gas crisis
Chittagong city dwellers witness an unhappy beginning to a new year as they suffer from severe gas crisis for more than four days now. Most of the city’s households and gas refuelling stations has been experiencing low or frequently disrupted gas supply while many areas suffered from low gas