Fifteen people were trapped for one hour in a lift of a multi-storied shopping mall in Agrabad area of the port city yesterday afternoon. Fire service officials said the lift with 15 people got stuck at fourth floor of Akhteruzzaman Centre around 1:55pm. On information, three fire units rushed in and rescued the victims breaking ... Read more
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2 classmates arrested
‘Chemical’ Throwing on Girl 2 classmates arrested Police yesterday arrested two students of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College in connection with the Saturday’s “chemical” throwing on its female student. Arrestees–Sabbir Ahmed and Abdullah Nobel–are the classmates of victim Sanjida Islam Tanni, said police. They are the students of class
Sheershanews editor on remand
The editor of Sheershanews.com, an online newspaper, was placed on a two-day remand yesterday, hours after police arrested him on charges of demanding extortion money from a trader. Mohammad Ekramul Haq, also editor of weekly Sheersha Kagoj, was arrested from his Baro Moghbazar residence in the capital at about 4:15am, said Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of
Female reporter assaulted
A female reporter of ABC Radio, an FM radio channel, was assaulted by a group of young people on Panthapath in the capital on Sunday. Witnesses said that furniture businessman Sakku, who was recklessly driving his motorbike, splashed dirty water on her as she was walking down the
Slum women need menstrual hygiene support: speakers
Experts and NGO activists at a workshop on Sunday underlined the need for a national campaign to promote menstrual hygiene to enhance the quality of life of girls and women. The speakers said loss of schooldays and workdays for girls and women could be avoided if they were provided with adequate sanitation
Student alleges sexual harassment by teacher in Ctg
A student of class ten in a written complaint to the UNO alleged that her school’s acting headmaster has harassed her sexually in his house at Keonchia village in Satkania upazila of the district. Police said the girl made complaint on July 27 for taking action against the teacher of Chadaha Keonchia High School
‘Mukh O Mukhosh’ hero Aminul no more…
Country’s first movie Mukh O Mukhosh’s hero Aminul Haque passed away yesterday morning at a city hospital at the age of 92. He wassuffering from heart disease for long. He was laid in rest forever at the citycorporation graveyard in Uttara. He left behind his wife Piyari Begum and son Rabiul Alam who is a ... Read more
GO-civil society nexus to implement RTI act urged
Building mass awareness on the right to information (RTI) act is imperative to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. It requires cooperative engagement between the government and civil society bodies, competent officials and political will, they
RU students vandalise railway station
The Rajshahi Railway Police on Friday night took in, and later released, some Rajshahi University students on charges of vandalising the railway station and damaging government property. The GRP sources said that they took in only three students for questioning. The police said some university students asked the loco-master and other staff of intercity
New makeshift shops on city footpath
Intense traffic congestion feared Before the capital’s shimmering shopping malls to turn buzzing with shoppers, its footpaths wore a busy look with small traders and hawkers occupying footpaths even two-days ahead of Ramadan. It is a common scene in the capital that footpaths turn too much crowded occupied by small traders and hawkers during Ramadan, ... Read more
‘One crore suffering from Hepatitis B, C in country’
Around one crore people have been suffering from Hepatitis B and C virus in the country, experts said at a seminar yesterday. On the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day different organisations arranged programmes to make people aware of Hepatitis B and C virus, the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, which are ... Read more
Hopes sparked as parents learn to handle autism
Workshop on autism ends today When Dooye was three years old and his mother found that he had problem speaking and communicating, the mother rushed to different doctors, but they took long two years to identify it as Autism. “Still I think, if it was diagnosed earlier, the chance of his improvement would increase”, said ... Read more
95pc Libya returnees face debt: Survey
Some 95 percent migrant workers, who returned recently from Libya, are burdened with debt, and almost half the returnees remain jobless, according to a survey report. The debt size keeps around below Tk 50,000 to over Tk 3.5 lakh, said the report of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU),
Top 20 under Dhaka Board in HSC Exams
City colleges dominate list The educational institutions in the capital dominate the list of top 20 institutions in this year’s HSC examination results under Dhaka Board published yesterday. Only five colleges outside the capital have secured positions in the list of top 20 colleges, prepared by the education ministry, on the basis of five
Fate of 100000 students uncertain for seat crisis
University Admissions Fate of 100000 students uncertain for seat crisis Around 100,000 students who have passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year would not be able to get admitted into the country’s public and private universities due to lack of sufficient seats. A total of 574,261 students—310,849 male and 263,412 female—came ... Read more
168 teachers leave JnU
A total of 168 temporary appointed teachers of Jagannath University (JnU) are about to leave the campus as the Supreme Court Appeallate Division on Sunday rejected their prayer of being a permanent employee of the institute. With this decision, five and a half years long fight has finally got a solution. Court sources said the ... Read more
Cox’s Bazar flooding improves as rain stops
The flooding situation in Cox’s Bazar has improved slightly as it stopped raining Friday after four days of incessant downpour that began on Monday and inundated at least three upazilas, leaving “2000 families” homeless, say officials. Mohammad Joynur Bari, deputy commissioner of Cox’s Bazar, said some 2000 families are estimated
Counter bus service opens in Ctg city tomorrow
Counter city bus service is going to be launched in the Chittagong city on Monday. The announcement was made at a press conference Saturday morning at the Chittagong Press Club. Chittagong District Transport Owners’ Association organised the press conference, with Abul Kalam Azad, secretary general of the association, in the
BRAC to aid Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre
BRAC and Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) signed a memorandum of understanding on July 20, 2011 at BRAC, whereby BRAC will fully finance refurbishment of BYLC’s new leadership training centre in Baridhara, Dhaka. The deal is seen as a significant step forward in the development of the first leadership institute in Bangladesh
Traffic Congestion: Strict management can improve situation only 25pc
Speakers tell discussion Planned management of the existing roads and its strict enforcement can resolve only one-fourth of the horrendous traffic problem in the city, said noted engineers and planners at a discussion yesterday. Only a multi-modal transport system including roads, waterways and railways can provide a long-term transport solution to make a metropolitan city ... Read more