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
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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
Domestic help killed after ‘rape’
A twelve-year-old domestic help’s body was found with her throat slit after she was allegedly raped in her employer’s residence in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur Thursday evening. The victim Sarufa was the daughter of late Sohrab Ali of Kawamara village in the upazila. In connection with her death, police arrested Sarufa’s employer Md Benjamin Hossain,
RAJUK needs greater authority: chairman
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and its chairman should be empowered to control and regulate all planning and development activities in the capital city, RAJUK chairman Nurul Huda said on Thursday. Speaking at workshop he said that RAJUK and its chairmen needed greater authority to carry out their assigned responsibilities
Int’l conference on Bangladesh to be held at Harvard
An international conference on “Achieving Edge for Bangladesh” will be organised at Harvard University in the United States on October 13. The conference will discuss “Sustainability of Good Governance” and “Management of Strategic Resources” in reference to Padma Bridge and
Govt urged to ensure rights of child domestic workers
Child domestic workers on Tuesday urged the government to ensure their basic rights and proper implementation of compulsory primary education for them. Over 750 child domestic workers took part in the Child Domestic Workers Convention 2012 and shared their experiences in their respective
Physician sent to jail for sexually abusing patient
A physician in Barisal was sent to jail on Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing a female patient. Shaheduzzaman, officer in charge of Barisal Kotwali police station, said Shah Alam Chokdar lodged a case on Monday night under section 10 of the act for prevention of torture against women and children against Jahangir Alam Selim, former
US gives three ambulance boats to Bangladesh
The US government yesterday handed over three metal shark ambulance boats to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in Chittagong to help provide treatment to the people in coastal areas. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena handed over the metal shark boats to the Coast Guard at a ceremony at the headquarters of Coast Guard East ... Read more
Two women get heavy vehicle driving licence
Only two women in Bangladesh took licences for driving heavy vehicles and two others for driving medium vehicles all over the country, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority chairman Mohammad Ayubur Rahman Khan said on Tuesday. Speaking at a function for promoting women in driving profession he said that
Unidentified miscreants set fire to a bus at RU
Unidentified miscreants set fire on bus of the students of Rajshahi University early on Tuesday on the campus. Two night guards— Saidur Rahman and Obaidur Rahman— said that they suddenly saw flames and smoke coming out of the bus parked at the university bus stand at 12:10am. On information, fire service vehicles rushed to the spot ... Read more
Greens call for protecting biodiversity
Rights and green activists on Monday alleged that two of the country’s main crops — rice and favourite vegetable brinjal — had fallen prey to the multi-national companies because of introduction of seeds of African NERICA rice and Bt brinjal. They made the allegation at a discussion on ` African NERICA rice and Bt brinjal ... Read more
Protecting archaeological sites underscored
Archaeologists on Sunday demanded initiatives to conserve and protect the heritage and archaeological sites of the country. Speakers said that due to mismanagement and a lack of proper conservation, a number of heritage and archaeological sites are at the brink of extinction, causing economical losses to the
Academic activities in BUET resume finally
Teachers adamant about removal of vice-chancellor The students the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, after a long and unexpected closure of 65 days, thronged the campus in the morning to attend classes, undergo tests and work in laboratories on Saturday. Academic activities in BUET have been disrupted since April 7 as the teachers and students have ... Read more
Female thieves active in guise of domestic help
One stole 700 tolas of gold in 7-yr She uses different names to get jobs as a domestic help in the capital. But getting a job is not her main goal. After managing a job she tries to make a good relationship with her employers and look for opportune moments when she can get keys ... Read more
Media should play stronger role in HIV/AIDS awareness
Discussion told The media should play a stronger role in creating awareness of HIV/AIDS among mass people, as it is the easiest and most powerful way to reach people from all walks of life, speakers said at a discussion in Chittagong yesterday. They said media’s role in creating awareness is not up to the mark ... Read more
Culinary talent hunt begins
A countrywide culinary talent hunt titled ‘Monitor-Malaysian Palm Oil Chef of the Year-2012’ was launched on Wednesday at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. Travel publication The Bangladesh Monitor has been organising this competition for eight consecutive years while Malaysian Palm Oil Council has joined their
Web portal on climate change research launched
The International Centre for Climate Change and Development at Independent University, Bangladesh, together with the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh, and the International Institute for Environment and Development have jointly launched a new web portal to provide information on climate change
Cuet students to participate in Nasa’s lunar robotics contest
A team from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will compete in a five-day-long international lunar robotics contest to be held in the United States of America from May 20 next year. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa),USA will organise the competition titled “Lunabotics Mining Competition-2013” at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre,
US donates 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat
School Feeding Programme US donates 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena yesterday said America’s support for Bangladesh’s school feeding program supplements the two nations’ partnership to build greater food security. Mozena was addressing a ceremony in which 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat donated by US Department of Agriculture ... Read more