Today is the historic Shaheed Asad Day. Different socio-political organisation will observe the day in a befitting manner. On this day in 1969, Asad sacrificed his life in front of Dhaka Medical College Hospital protesting repression of Pakistan military on the people of the then
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658 shops, restaurants fined in 9 months
Consumer Rights Protection 658 shops, restaurants fined in 9 months Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection realised Tk 59.68 lakh as fine from 658 shops and restaurants in 112 markets of the city during 71 drives in the last nine months. This was informed at the directorate’s fifth meeting at its conference room in the ... Read more
Three women killed daily in 2010: Survey
Almost 16 cases of violence against women occurred daily in Bangladesh last year, totalling 5,743 incidences with three women being killed every day, says a survey based on newspaper reports. With this note, 11 ministries and nine United Nations (UN) agencies, jointly working to combat violence against women, launched a two-day Inception Workshop at a ... Read more
RU teacher fired on harassment charges
A Rajshahi University theatre and music department part-time teacher on Wednesday was dismissed from his job on charges of sexual harassment of a student. RU academic council on Tuesday at a meeting took the decision after examining the complaints brought against him few days earlier by more than forty female students of the
Six companies authorised to issue digital signatures
The government on Wednesday handed over licences to six Bangladeshi telecommunications and ICT companies for issuing digital signatures. The Bangla Phone Limited, Computer Services Limited, Data Age Limited, Dohatec New Media, Flora Telecom Limited, and Mango Teleservices Limited will from now on be able to issue
BCC launches programmes for child-friendly city
Barisal City Corporation on Wednesday launched a work plan to ensure basic rights of children and make them good citizens to achieve the millennium development goals. BCC chief executive officer Nikhil Chandra Das presided over the programme held at Barisal Circuit House. Barisal mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron, UNICEF country representative Carel de Rooy,
Rajshahi Edn Board School and College launched
Newly established Rajshahi Education Board School and College was inaugurated through a ceremony on Wednesday. Rajshahi major AHM Kharuzzaman Liton, as the chief guest, inaugurated the institution, according to a release
Pre-paid gas meters likely from June
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company will introduce the first batch of prepaid gas meters at homes in Lalmatia and Mohammadpur from June to curb gas wastage and ensure fair payment by the consumers. Under a pilot project, 4,500 prepaid gas meters will be installed in the households
100m people face health hazards
Arsenic in Bangladesh, West Bengal 100m people face health hazards Some 100 million people in Bangladesh and West Bengal of India are exposed to risk from groundwater arsenic contamination, according to experts from home and abroad. Arsenic-contaminated water and food can cause various diseases including cancer, which may be a major problem in Bangladesh and ... Read more
Deal with Ital-Thai company today
Elevated Expressway Deal with Ital-Thai company today The government will sign a contract with Italian-Thailand Development Public Company Ltd today for construction of the much-talked Dhaka Elevated Expressway. The signing ceremony will take place at Sonargaon hotel at 11:00am in presence of ministers and senior government officials of Bangladesh and
Feeding biscuits to 73,326 working children launched
Project to Improve Attendance at Schools Feeding biscuits to 73,326 working children launched A school feeding programme was launched at Mohakhali in the city yesterday for urban working children to improve attendance and completion rates at learning centres. Under the programme, all working children at learning centres will receive a 75-gram packet of eight biscuits ... Read more
Another Bangladeshi dies in Mauritius
One more Bangladeshi worker, who sustained serious injury in a tragic road accident in Mauritius on January 12, died yesterday, said the foreign ministry sources. Dead is Md Elias Gazi, 28, passport no F 0723931. He was son of Md Huzu Gazi of Uttar Madartak under Bahsabo in Dhaka
Villagers save tiger
A group of villagers in Bagerhat again saved the life of a tiger of Sundarbans on January 8, around one month after the same incident. On the day, a tiger suddenly came out of the mangrove forest and entered Uttar Rajapur village under its Sharankhola range and killed a cow
Prof Yunus gets bail in Mymensingh
Defamation Case Prof Yunus gets bail in Mymensingh A Mymensingh court yesterday granted Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus bail against a Tk-5,000 bond in connection with a defamation case filed against him. Nazrul Islam Chunnu, joint secretary of Mymensingh unit Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), filed the case on January 21, 2007 Yunus criticised politicians
Pre-paid gas meter designed by BUET to be launched today
The pre-paid gas meter designed by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology will be launched in Dhaka today (Tuesday). The state minister for energy, power and mineral resources, Muhammad Enamul Huq, will launch the newly developed meter at the BUET in the
BRTC starts operating buses for schoolchildren
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Sunday began its new bus service for schoolchildren in a move to ease the Dhaka city’s traffic congestion. Seven buses each from Pallabi and Azimpur operated every 10 minutes with schoolchildren and some of their guardians
Operation Smile’s second mission begins
Operation Smile’s second mission for treating a hundred poor children with cleft lip began at Care Hospital in the capital on Sunday. The first mission took place at BSSMU Hospital where approximately a hundred surgeries were done. Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity recognised by UNICEF that
MoU signed to import gas from Qatar
Bangladesh and the State of Qatar yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to meet the growing demand of gas in the country. Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division Mohammad Mejbahuddin and Minister of State for Energy and Industrial Affairs of Qatar Dr Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada ... Read more
24 to vie for a KU seat
Admission tests begin today The tests for admission in the first year honours course of the 2010-2011 academic year at Khulna University begin today. An average of 24.18 candidates will vie for each seat in the tests that will end on Wednesday. According to the official sources of the university, a total of 22,105 candidates ... Read more
Aminur president, Fazlul gen secy of R&H engrs’ assoc
Md Aminur Rahman Laskar and AKM Fazlul Karim (Mintu) have been elected the president and general secretary of Roads and Highways Engineer Association for 2011, says a press release. Md Mahbub-ul-Alam and Md Iftekhar Kabir were elected vice-presidents and Mohammad Nazmul Haque (Jewel) and Asma Sultana