Fear urban planners The ongoing reckless destruction of wetlands in and around the capital will lead to environmental disasters and urban flooding, said urban planners at a workshop yesterday. Dhaka will face a large scale disaster if water bodies, canals and ponds are destroyed through earth filling at the present rate, said Prof Sarwar Jahan ... Read more
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Ministry to set up body for online media policy draft
The information ministry on Wednesday decided to set up a committee involving online media stakeholders to work out a draft of the online media policy. The information secretary, Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, said that they would set up the committee to draft the online media policy. ‘Previously we made the talking point. But that was not
People’s participation stressed to ensure civic services in Rajshahi
Participation of mass people is vital to ensure civic services for the poor and marginalised communities and children, said development activists and journalists at a workshop in Rajshahi on Wednesday. They viewed that participation of the mass people was essential for transparent and accountable delivery of the services. The district level workshop titled ‘claiming rights of ... Read more
Journalists’ grand demonstration on October 15
Demanding arrest of killers of Sagar, Runi Journalists’ grand demonstration on October 15 Journalists cutting across the opinion lines would hold a grand demonstration in the city on October 15 to press the demand for the arrest and trial of the killers of Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi and other colleagues. Journalist couple Sagar and Runi ... Read more
Sayeed Iskander laid to rest
Sayeed Iskander, younger brother of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, was laid to final rest at Banani army graveyard in the capital on Wednesday. Iskander, who was a member of BNP chairperson’s advisory council and former lawmaker, died at a hospital in New York on September
Cultural function on Meena Day held in Kurigram
Around 350 working children in Kurigram district attended a cultural function on September 24 at Shadhinater Bijoy Stambho premises in Kurigram town to observe Meena Day-2012. The programme included a gathering, colourful rally, discussion and cultural function. Bangladesh Shishu Academy and NGOs Save the Children (EU) and
School dropout rate higher in three hill districts: Study
Due to linguistic barriers and improper academic curriculum, school students of the three hill districts are being deprived of quality education, which causes high dropout rate in the region compared to the national level dropout, a study has revealed. While the average dropout rate is around 30 percent at primary schools at national
DoE fines six companies for polluting rivers
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined six industrial groups and two brick fields Tk 1.1 crore on charges of polluting and grabbing rivers around the capital. The penalised industrial groups are — Pran Group, Akij Group, Niki Dying, Atlantic Industries Ltd, ARS Washing Ltd, PA Knit Composite, and the
BSRM fined Tk 40.5 lakh
The Department Of Environment fined Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills Tk 40.5 lakh on charge of cutting hills at Jorarganj in Mirsharai upazila of the Chittagong district on Wednesday. DoE divisional director Jafar Alam said six acres of hilly area hade been turned into plain land at Mastannagar of Durgapur and they found BSRM responsible for ... Read more
Rokeya Hall Alumni Association reunion on December 28
The second reunion of the Dhaka University Rokeya Hall Alumni Association will be held at the hall premises on December 28. The hall’s former students have been requested to become member of the association by October 15 to attend the programme, said
New plant in Munshiganj to treat Padma water
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is going to set up a water treatment plant at Jasholdia point of Munshiganj, with a capacity of supplying 45 crore litres of water per day. An agreement was signed yesterday between Dhaka Wasa and China CAMC Engineer Com Ltd in this regard. CAMC will construct the plant ... Read more
Housewife found killed in flat
A housewife was found dead with stab wounds at a rented house in the capital’s Dakkhinkhan early yesterday. Police and locals suspect that Emon Hossain killed her wife Liza Akhter, 18, sometime on Saturday and went into hiding. Police recovered the body from the second floor of their Fayedabad residence around
Mob beats up two women mistaken as child traffickers
A mob beat up two women mistaking them as child traffickers in the capital’s Dania yesterday. While Firoza Begum, 50, and Rahima Begum, 32, were talking to a boy at noon, local people beat them up. On information, police rescued the women and admitted them to a local hospital. Firoza and Rahima claimed that they ... Read more
Implementation of anti-tobacco law demanded
Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi on Monday called for protecting the non-smokers from passive smoking through creating a smoking-free environment everywhere in society. The law against smoking in public spots should be strictly implemented to free all the public places and transport from smoking
Registration deadline for RU convocation extended
The Rajshahi University authorities have fixed October 18 as the deadline of registration for the 8th convocation of the university in spite of October 6, says a press release on Monday. Earlier, the registration began on September 7. The convocation was scheduled to be held on December 2. The authorities in a press release said ... Read more
Babita wins lifetime achievement award
Dream girl’ of Dhallywood’ Babita was honoured with lifetime achievement in her mid 50s in a colourful award giving ceremony on Sunday evening at Fair Park in Singapore in presence of thousands of Bangladeshi expatriates. Her peers like ‘Nayak Raj’ Razzak, renowned actor Faruk, and celebrities like Ferdaus, Purnima, Misha Sawdagar, Rizia Parveen, Mahfuz Ahmed, Chanchal Chowdhury,
Hatirjheel road opens Dec 15
Hopes public works state minister With only 10 percent work remaining, the peripheral road along the capital’s Hatirjheel-Begunbari canals will likely be opened to the public on December 15, said State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan yesterday. With the works satisfactorily progressing, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be able to
Greens call for more cycles on city roads
World Car-Free Day 2012 Greens call for more cycles on city roads Green activists at a cycle procession on Thursday urged the government to promote cycling and reduce the number of private cars to ease the capital city’s stifling traffic congestion. Dhaka Cycling Club, Bangladesh Gana Sangskriti Dal and World Active Society held the procession ... Read more
Housewife ‘kills herself’ in city
A housewife allegedly committed suicide hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the capital’s Shyampur area yesterday. The deceased, Ratna Begum, 22, was wife of Obaidur Rahman, assistant sub-inspector of police (Dhaka Range). Quoting relatives of the victim, Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of
Bus kills tea-stall owner
A tea-stall owner was run over and killed by a bus while crossing a road in the capital’s Sayedabad area yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Shahabuddin, 65, a resident of Sayedabad. Quoting witnesses, victim’s son Monir Hossain said his father was crossing the road in