Metropolitan

A five-storey under-construction building has started to tilt in the city’s Kamrangirchar area, spreading panic among the locals. Shafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Kamrangirchar Police Station told The New Nation yesterday that on information, police rushed to the spot at about 8 am and evacuated the family members of

Speakers at a function in Dhaka on Tuesday said government policy and infrastructural support are necessary to raise export earnings from the continuously growing and still very potential readymade garment sector that annually fetches about 12.5 billion dollars. Good health need to be ensured for the garment workers who are the main driving force

The Dhaka-Chittagong highway was gridlocked for about one hour due to a head-on collision yesterday and the road’s dilapidated condition. Sources said traffic situation on the highway has worsened nowadays since the renovation of potholes started four days

Shortage of Gas Supply Ctg experiences 240 MW loadshedding Consumers of Chittagong Power Development Board (PDB) experienced loadshedding up to 130 megawatt (MW) during the day and 230-240 MW in the evening yesterday. “We could not go for demand generation due to shortage of gas supply,” said PDB Chief Engineer (Generation) Shibu Kumar Chowdhury

The Rajshahi University authorities have decided to introduce digital identity card for teachers, students and employees and as part of the programme on Tuesday the vice-chancellor inaugurated the ID card project. At around 9:00am, the vice-chancellor M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the project at computer science and engineering department as chief gust while professor of the computer ... Read more

A man was killed and two others injured after their motorcycle crushed under a bus on Dhaka-Barisal highway near Kashipur in Barisal city yesterday. The deceased, Rajib, 29, and his two friends Rony, 26, and Akib, 17, were all residents of the city. Police and witnesses said the speedy motorcycle carrying the three lost control ... Read more

The government on Tuesday announced new timing for government primary, registered private and community primary schools in the Dhaka metropolitan area. According to the new timing, schools will start at 7:30am and end at 2:15pm. Earlier, the timing was from 9:30am to

Police arrested a fake traffic sergeant for providing case slips to the drivers of faulty vehicles in exchange of money at the city’s Tigerpass intersection yesterday afternoon. Emranul Haque alias Suman, 38, of the city’s CDA Residential area identified himself as traffic sergeant. Sources said a casebook of traffic department was stolen few days back. ... Read more

Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) launched bus service in the port city yesterday to ensure smooth transport for the commuters. CCC started the service with 17 buses to ply on the busy route No. 10 stretching from Bahodderhat to Patenga Sea Beach. The buses will stop at four points–Muradpur, Dewanhat,

Abandonment of policies of World Bank and IMF demanded Various organisations on Monday observed the International Day for Eradication of Poverty in 45 districts of the country. The Campaign for Good Governance organised a human chain and staged a cultural programme in front of the National Museum, demanding opportunities of permanent and respectable employment for

At least five people, including a minor, were killed and six others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Brahmanbaria, Lalmonirhat and Gopalganj yesterday and on Sunday. UNB from Comilla reports: A mother and her son were killed when a bus ran them over at Hatirkhola on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway

Two Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology teams became champions and runners-up in the Daffodil Inter-University Computer Programming Contest 2010. The Dhaka University team finished the third in the contest involving 80 teams of 30 public and private universities in the Daffodil International University auditorium on

Members of the Harijan community have been living in subhuman condition in Barisal town without basic civic and human rights and special quota for education and employment. There are six Harijan Pallis (residential corners) in Barisal city for these people who are socially outcast and considered as ‘untouchables’

Former president of Dhaka University Debating Society AKM Shoyeb and former president of Daffodil International University Debating Club Md Ziaul Haque Sumon were selected as the chairman and secretary general of the National Debate Federation Bangladesh respectively. The federation formally announced its national executive committee for 2010-11 at its extended

Bangladesh should seek international support in stopping visa trade in the labour migration process in the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), said migration experts yesterday. Visa trading means selling and buying of job visas by several intermediaries in both labour sending and hiring countries, ultimately increasing the cost of migration and causing ... Read more

The ‘World Food Day-2010’ was observed across the country as elsewhere in the universe with various programmes on Saturday. Both the Government and the non-government organizations arranged different programmes, including rally, fair and seminar, to mark the

Visually impaired people urged the government on Saturday to ensure safe outdoor movement of white cane users. They also urged the government to sensitise the officials of communication ministry, other concerned departments and the law enforcement agencies about safe outdoor movement of

Local residents of Savar and Turag thana on Saturday burnt down 17 covered boats allegedly used for renting out to young boys and girls seeking private time for love jaunts on the waters in Ashulia, police said. Turag thana officer-in-charge Abu Saleh Mohammad Ansaruddin said the local people for a long time had been complaining ... Read more

At least three people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Sylhet, Satkhira and Benapole yesterday. Staff correspondent from Sylhet reports: A young man was killed and two others injuried in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet

Dhaka University like every year observed mourning day on Friday, commemorating the victims of the roof collapse at Jagannath Hall 25 years ago. On October 15, 1985, some 39 students and employees of the hall died in a roof collapse at the building while they were watching