The bottled water marketing companies in Sylhet, excepting three of them, do not have approval. Even the authorities of the three companies, whose licences have already been renewed by the BSTI, do not follow the guidelines of the International Standard Organisation. Sources in the Sylhet divisional office of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution said they
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Prime Bank-NDDC debate contest ends
The Prime Bank-NDDC 23rd National Debate Competition 2011 ended amid festivities and cultural programmes yesterday. Thirty-seven clubs of different educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities) took part in the contest that began with the theme “divide and
No exact figure of autistic children in Bangladesh
Int’l Autism Conference Begins Tomorrow The two-day international conference on “Autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities in Bangladesh and South Asia” begins in Dhaka tomorrow (Monday) to raise awareness on the neuro-development disease. President of Indian Congress Party Sonia Gandhi will grace the inaugural session, to be held at
Road crashes kill 4, injure 13
Four people were killed and 13 others injured in separate road accidents in Moulvibazar, Satkhira, Gaibandha and Manikganj yesterday. Our Moulvibazar correspondent reports: One man was killed and another injured as a Kulaura-bound microbus collided head-on with a speedy truck coming from opposite direction on
Ensure sale of safe iftar
Green activists urge govt Green activists demanded the government to take all necessary steps to ensure sale of safe iftar and other food items at reasonable prices during Ramadan. They made the call at a human chain programme in front of Institute of Fine Arts at Shahbagh in the city yesterday organised by Poribesh Bachao ... Read more
Suicide of Schoolgirl in City
Stalker’ arrested in Dinajpur Police arrested a youth from Dinajpur early yesterday on allegation of stalking the schoolgirl who committed suicide in the city on July 19. A joint team of Motijheel police and Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police made the arrest of the youth Mohammad Selim Ahmed Prince,
River Fair Starts at JU
Protect rivers from land grabbers A three-day long national river fair-2011 titled “Chhoto Nodi Chhoto Noy” began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Savar yesterday. Freedom Fighter Ferdousi Priyovashini inaugurated the fair while Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Sharif Enamul Kabir spoke as the chief guest
RU journalism dept marks 20th anniv
The two-day programmes marking the 20th founding anniversary of the mass communication and journalism department of Rajshahi University began on the campus on Saturday. Planning minister AK Khondoker inaugurated the programme as chief guest at around 9:00am while vice-chancellor Professor Abdus Sobhan presided over the inaugural
Nat’l Film Awards 2009 announced
The government Thursday announced names of the recipients of the National Film Award-2009. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will distribute the awards among 28 personalities in 26 categories at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on July 23. The minister for information and culture affairs, Abul Kalam Azad, announced the recipients’ names
ATN Radio24 goes on air
Radio24 recently started its journey. Chairman of ATN Bangla and ATN News and ATN Radio, Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman, formally launched the radio on July 19, says a press release. Managing director of ATN Radio, singer Shuvro Dev, directors Alok Kumar Biswas and Rezwana Khan, along with journalists from the print and electronic media were also ... Read more
14 fake-brand TVs seized in capital
A mobile court on Wednesday seized 14 fake brand televisions from four electronic shops at Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium Market in the capital. During the drive, a team of law enforcers, led by executive magistrate Shakil Ahmed, raided different shops and realised Tk 40,000 in fine from the owners of the four shops for showcasing ... Read more
Migrant workers denied justice, says study
The legal system for the migrant workers denies justice although they are constantly cheated and exploited in the overseas recruitment process, says an action research. “Under the guise of recruitment agencies, traffickers use deception, fraud, and other means to extract huge sums of money from the poor and vulnerable. Yet the survivors are persistently denied
Road crashes kill 7, injure 48
Seven people, including a four-year-child and a university student, were killed and 48 others injured in separate road accidents in Bagerhat, Nilphamari and Gaibandha yesterday. A correspondent from Bagerhat reports: Three people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus flipped on the Khulna-Mawa highway in Mollahat upazila early
Autism confce begins July 25
The world’s renowned personalities will gather in Dhaka on July 25 to participate in a two-day regional conference to raise awareness on autism. Titled “Autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities in Bangladesh and South Asia”, the conference will be organised jointly by the Centre for Neurodevelopment and Autism in Children
Body to probe assault of journo by cops
Police yesterday formed a committee to investigate into the allegations of harassing a journalist and his family in Tanore upazila. The committee headed by the additional DIG of Rajshahi Nibash Chandra Majhi was asked to submit report to the DIG as soon as possible
National fish week begins today
The production of fish has been dropped in the past few years due to lack of rainfall, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas said yesterday. “This lack of production results unsatisfactory per capita income of the fishermen,” he said during a press conference on the eve of National Fish Week-2011 in the auditorium of ... Read more
Passengers destined to suffer as Barisal port dev work goes slow
The work of the Barisal river port development project is going on at a snail’s pace, with the deadline already missed several times. People will suffer during Eid rush in September as the work is not expected to end before December. The deadline for completing the project was April of the current year and after ... Read more
Rise in sea levels will swamp islands
A 36-inch increase in sea levels would swamp all low-lying areas and islands around the globe including southern Bangladesh, said experts at a seminar on Monday. Experts found that the sea levels have risen between four and eight inches in the past 100 years but current projections indicate that sea levels could continue to rise ... Read more
Students suffer as RU hall reconstruction delays
The reconstruction of the Rajshahi University Motihar Hall, a dormitory for its male students, has not yet been completed, leaving the students to suffer more from the existing accommodation crisis at the institution. The university students blamed that the authorities were negligent in carrying out the construction work sooner. This correspondent, during his visit to ... Read more
Call for proper implementation
Climate Strategy Call for proper implementation The country’s future depends on how effectively the government implement the climate change strategy and action plan, experts said yesterday, emphasising proper research to face the challenge. Speaking at a climate conference, they blamed lacks of political will and coordination among ministries for Bangladesh’s lagging behind in climate strategy ... Read more