Jhilmil Residential Project Rajuk extends time for application again For the second time, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has extended the deadline of submitting application of Jhilmil Residential Area Project for 15 days following the demand of the applicants. The last date of submitting application is now October 10 which was September 25, said chairman of ... Read more
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Drik celebrates 22 years
Drik Picture Agency organised a discussion programme to mark its 22nd anniversary on September 24 at the rooftop of its office building in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. A photo exhibition highlighting the organisation’s motto — to always ask hard questions — was opened after the discussion. Managing director of Drik, Dr. Shahidul Alam, and filmmaker-editor Catherine Masud ... Read more
Climate change leads to forced migration
Speakers tell int’l conference Speakers at an international conference yesterday identified that extreme poverty, climate change impact, population growth, urbanisation, governance failures, and food and energy insecurity force people to be migrated. The second and concluding day of the two-day conference on “Changing nature of forced
Pry terminal exams from Nov 23
Terminal examinations, 2011 of the primary level students under general and madrasa education would begin November 23 instead of the earlier fixed November 16. The national steering committee on the examinations yesterday in a meeting decided to postpone the examinations by a week since it was coinciding with the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and
Hajj flights starts on Sept 29
Hajj flights for carrying Bangladesh pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on September 29. A total of 1,07,425 pilgrims would perform Hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of which only 3,768 pilgrims will go under the government management while the rest under private management. Religious Affairs Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal said while briefing journalists at his ... Read more
Cuet admission test registration begins Sept 25
Registration for the admission test of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) for the academic sessions 2011-2012 will be held from September 25 to October 25. The admission tests will be held at 10:00am on November 19, while the free-hand drawing will be held at 2:30pm same day
JSC, JDC exams from Nov 1
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for class VIII students will begin on November 1 this year. Around 20 lakh students across the country are likely to take the exams under eight general education boards and one madrasa education board this year, said board
Bangladeshis out of DV-13 lottery
Citizens of 18 other countries cannot apply next year The United States has declared 19 countries including Bangladesh ineligible for the upcoming Diversity Visa (DV) 2013. The State Department in an announcement said all these 19 countries ‘sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five
Wasa knocks down illegal structures
Kalyanpur Canal Wasa knocks down illegal structures Around 20 concrete and semi-concrete structures on Kalyanpur Gha Khal (canal) in the capital were demolished in a drive yesterday. A joint team of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) and the district administration conducted the drive with some 100 day-labourers and 50 police men from 10:00am ... Read more
Workshop on search engine optimisation begins Sept 15
A three-day long workshop on search engine optimisation will begin at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the port city on September 15. Bangladesh Open Source Network (BOSN) and Science and Engineering Club of IUB will jointly organise the workshop
Manpower, equipment crises hinder CCC waste management
Manpower crisis and inadequate equipment have been hindering waste management by the Chittagong City Corporation. According to the conservancy department of the corporation, the port city, inhabited by about 50 lakh people, on an average produces 1,200 tonnes of waste every
Mirpur Zoo to get 42 new species of animals
The authorities are going to bring at least 42 species of animals to Mirpur National Zoo against the backdrop of death of a good number of animals in the last couple of years that drew widespread criticism. The ministry of fisheries and livestock has recently approved a Tk 7.50 crore project to bring the animals ... Read more
No solution to water stagnation in Chittagong in sight
Solution to water stagnation in the Chtitagong city remains elusive when most of the city areas go under water even after a brief shower and the water lies stagnant because of poor drainage. The recent downpour, like the previous ones, sent the low-lying city areas including Halishahar Housing Estate, CDA Residential Area, Agrabad Residential Area, ... Read more
Campus Parliament: NSU becomes champions
Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate yesterday said the government comprises of the treasury bench and the opposition and if the government fails the opposition also has to share the responsibility. He was speaking as the chief guest at the grand finale of Cambrian University organised “Campus Parliament” debate at Bashundhara City complex in the
Eid on FM radio channels
The radio stations of the country are taking preparations to celebrate upcoming Eid festival with great enthusiasm through arranging a range of special programmes starting from the day before Eid day and continuing till the third day of the festival. A drama Formalin Prem starring Tishma, Mimi, Mahmud Shahin and Shafiq Tuhin will be aired ... Read more
Consumers go for junk ornaments
Trading in the Dhaka city witnesses a sharp rise in junk ornament sales ahead of Eid, while the gold and silver jewellers claim that recent hikes in gold and other precious metals cause dramatic fall in the sales of their products. Traders have said that the jewellery outlets and shops that sell gold plated ornaments, ... Read more
Second successful liver transplantation at Birdem
Surgeons at Birdem Hospital performed successful liver transplantation for the second time on August 6, sixteen months after the first one. The success creates scopes for the country’s patients to undergo the surgery at lower cost, the hospital authorities said at a press conference
Few still look for Eid cards
Only a few people are now seen to look for Eid greeting cards in the gift shops as modern means like facebook, twitter and cell phone have elbowed out the cards used for sharing joy with friends, family members and others. Yet those, who still want to swim against the tide and tend to stick ... Read more
Sust admission process begins on Sept 15
The application process for the first year honours admission to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the session 2011-12 will begin on September 15 and continue till October 15. Aspirant students are required to send Short Message Service (SMS) from mobile phones with Teletalk network to obtain a personal identification number (PIN) during ... Read more
Hindus celebrate Janmashtami
The Hindus celebrated Janmashtami, a religious festival marking the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, across the country amid festivity and religious fervour yesterday. On the occasion, the devotees offered worship (puja), sang hymns to Krishna, and held discussion, padavali kirtan, Geeta Jaggyam (special prayers), drama, and cultural events at different