Speakers at a press conference yesterday demanded resurvey of the land of Govt Bangla College, alleging that Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque was trying to grab the land of the college and its adjoining land owned by scientist Dr Aminul Islam. They complained that the lawmaker was also trying to influence the report of
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Enforcement of house rent control act urged
With a 15-point demand, including enforcement of Premises Rent Control Act, 1991, National Tenants’ Council staged a sit-in and conducted a mass signature collection campaign in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital yesterday. The other demands include formation of a high-powered commission to
Expatriate ‘kills himself’ in Ctg
An expatriate allegedly committed suicide in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong on Sunday. The deceased, Mohammed Ekram, 28, son of Kabir Ahmad, had been living in the United Arab Emirates. Hathazari police said Ekram hanged himself from a tree in a hilly area close to Sandwip Colony of the upazila. Police recovered the body, which could not ... Read more
Wi-Fi in Rajshahi city soon
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) yesterday decided to bring three main areas of the city under Wi-Fi network coverage within a month to encourage people’s involvement in information technology. The network installation would cost around Tk 5 lakh and after installation people would have free access to Internet, said Ashraful Haque, chief engineer
Many return empty-handed as most train tickets sell out
Most of the advance train tickets sold out on Sunday at the Kamalapur railway station in the capital within four hours the authorities started selling the tickets for journey before and after the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Many passengers did not get tickets for destinations like Chittagong and Dinajpur and many of them blamed poor management for ... Read more
CD of songs sung by RMG workers launched
The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Sunday launched a CD titled ‘Amader Gaan’ containing songs sung by garment workers who were winner of BGMEA Gorbo-2011 music contest at Radisson Hotel. The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, launched the CD and also inaugurated
Rly starts advance ticket sale today
The Bangladesh Railway is going to start selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr today. Meanwhile, huge crowd was seen at the Kamalapur railway station in the capital on Saturday. Some bus operators will also start advance tickets sale within the next few days. Saidur Rahman, assistant director (operation) central control of Bangladesh Railway,
Zoo buzzing with new animals, birds
The National Zoo at Mirpur in the city is now buzzing with new inmates as the authorities procured 51 animals and 209 birds in last two months for better entertainment of the visit. The 51 animal of 21 species and 209 birds of 19 species have been brought from South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Canada ... Read more
Stop building all dams
Two organisations urge India Speakers at a discussion yesterday called upon India to immediately stop building all sorts of dams, including the controversial Tipaimukh dam, as it will adversely affect the environment, agriculture and bio-diversity of Bangladesh. They also urged the people of Bangladesh and India to raise voice against the
Greens demand body to control food quality
Green activists demanded a regulatory commission to control quality of food items and drinks and urged the government to set up public complaint centres about adulterated food. They put forth the demands at a leaflet distribution programme in the city’s in the city’s Mohammadpur, Karwan Bazar, New Market, Azimpur, Palashi and Chowkbazar areas on
Chittagong traffic in grip of severe tailback
Traffic congestion has turned acute on most of the roads, lanes and by-lanes in the Chittagong city, particularly during the iftar hours. Most of the city road started to experience severe tailback since the very beginning of the month of Ramadan even after the recent increase in the manpower of the traffic
Bangladesh to lease Sudanese farmland
Bangladesh yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Sudan to take a 10-year lease on Sudanese farmland to grow crops aimed at ensuring food security of both the countries. Bangladesh and Sudan will jointly produce rice, lentil, oil, cotton and other crops on the leased land and share the produces between the two ... Read more
Yearlong golden jubilee progrmme of DU’s Journalism dept begins
The yearlong golden jubilee progrmme of Dhaka University’s Mass Communication and Journalism department began on Thursday. Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique formally inaugurated the 50th anniversary programme of the department at TSC in the
‘Rakhi Bandhan’ celebrated at Indo-Bangla border
Sisters of India and Bangladesh along with border forces of two countries celebrated the ‘Rakhi Bandhan’ at Hili border under Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur on Thursday, setting a unique example of brotherhood. High officials of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India along with male and female were present at the ... Read more
LPG sold at high price in Sylhet
Liquefied gas cylinders are being sold in Sylhet at almost double the price set by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation in absence of proper monitoring over the market. A dishonest quarter comprising some officials and employees of BPC distributors—viz. Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil depots and their authorised dealers—is engaged in creating artificial crisis in
Automation of BRTA to begin next year
The automation of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) under a US$2.7 million project is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2013. Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) will fund the “Digital BRTA” project, says a press release. An Implementation Survey Team from Korea visited Bangladesh from July 29 to
Shaon sued
Humayun’s Death Shaon sued Thirteen days into the death of Humayun Ahmed, his wife, Meher Afroz Shaon, and Mazharul Islam, publisher of Anya Prokash Publication Ltd, were sued in Chittagong yesterday for “killing the litterateur in a planned way”. Advocate Nazrul Islam, who claims to be a writer, filed the case with the Chief Metropolitan ... Read more
City faces ubiquitous traffic crisis ahead of Eid
The people of Dhaka are having a tough time these days, as traffic snarls have been choking all major roads and thoroughfares since the first day of Ramzan, rendering ineffectual all the measures taken to put the chaotic traffic on track. The capital is experiencing regular traffic snarls before 9.00 am on almost every working ... Read more
Indo-Bangla meet on Tipaimukh dam begins Aug 27
India has told Bangladesh that it is now ready for a bilateral meeting of experts from both the countries on Tipaimukh dam for two days in New Delhi from August 27. According to a senior official of the Central Water Commission in Shillong, the members of this expert group, to be drawn from both the ... Read more
RU students hold demo for RUCSU election
Rajshahi University students on Tuesday went on a demonstration on the campus, demanding immediate election to the university’s central students’ union and revival of Teachers-Students Cultural Centre of the university. At around 11:30am, under the banner of ‘progressive students’ union’, around a hundred leaders and activists of the university unit Bangladesh Students’ Union,