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
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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,
Onslaught on mud crabs threatens Sundarbans ecosystem
Though the mud crab is considered as one of the nature’s “ecosystem engineers” for its ability to facilitate habitats and nutrients to other species, a significant proportion of its population is being wiped out every year due to its indiscriminate collection along the coastal belt, particularly in the Sundarbans. The export of this crab has ... Read more
Char dwellers denied health, edn services
Education for the children of the people of chars (landmasses that has emerged from the riverbed) of the Godagari upazila of northern Rajshahi district ends at the primary level as they cannot go to high schools located in other places due to risky and troublesome communication. Besides, health services remain elusive for the people of ... Read more
Laxmipur Govt Women’s College faces problems
Campus Corner Laxmipur Govt Women’s College faces problems Education of students is being hampered at Laxmipur Government Women’s College due to shortage of teachers and lack of academic building since long. Sources said that there are three tin-shed buildings for a large number of students that are not sufficient to accommodate the huge number of ... Read more
Maasranga Television turns one
Maasranga Television turns one today. Marking the occasion, the channel has arranged special programmes including music, adda, drama and much more today. Seasoned singers Syed Abdul Hadi, Farida Parveen, Sadi Mohammad, Fatema-Tuz-Zohra and Rafiqul Alam will perform songs in the programme titled “E Lagan Gaan Shonabar” that will be
Students go on rampage over substandard food at RU
Residential students at 16 halls, 11 for males and 5 for females, of Rajshahi University are being served ‘unhygienic and substandard’ foods in the dining halls. Many students have alleged that stale foods are served while dust and insects are often found in the foods. A number of residential students said that despite repeated complaints, the
Hepatitis-B kills 4.18 pc people in villages
A recent survey, conducted in the country’s rural areas, shows that about 4.18 per cent people in the remote villages are infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and about 0.5 per cent others are suffering from Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study was released on the occasion of the “World Hepatitis Day,” organised by Bangladesh ... Read more
Pavements perpetuate pedestrians’ misery
Narrow, battered and occupied pavements in the capital city continue to pester the commuters with hardly any effort by the agencies concerned to improve the situation despite repeated orders by the Supreme Court. Except a few well-paved footpaths with good width scattered in different parts of the city, almost all the walkways are broken and ... Read more
2 students of Kushtia Medical College drown
Two students of the newly established Kushtia Medical College drowned in the River Gorai in the town on Friday. The victims were Rifat, 18, and Milon 19. Both of them were first year students of the college. Rifat hailed from Comilla and Millon from Dinajpur. The police said 10 students, five male and five female, of ... Read more