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The UK assured Bangladesh of assistance in rebuilding coastal embankments and constructing cyclone shelter centres to help save people from natural disasters. This pledge came when Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur Razzaque met British Minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan at his office in

A large number of educational institutions and half a dozen railway level crossings contribute to everyday gridlock on the busy airport road at Uttara, traffic department says. Both commuters and Uttara dwellers suffer badly for movement of thousands of people in the area, though the model town once considered a spacious and peaceful

A parliamentary committee yesterday expressed grave concern over shortage of aircraft to carry intended hajj pilgrims this year. The parliamentary standing committee on the civil aviation and tourism ministry asked the Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited to collect one or two wide-bodied aircraft immediately to

Says Swiss Envoy Terres des homes (TDH) Foundation Italy, an international NGO, yesterday launched a project titled “Trafficked- A project to raise awareness about child trafficking in Bangladesh” to make people aware about child trafficking. “Trafficking and child trafficking is an issue, which needs our attention. It is on the rise,”

A three-day information and communication technology fair begins at Uttara Community Center in Rajshahi on September 30. Inpace Management Services Ltd is organising the fair titled ‘Rajshahi ICT Fair 2010’. The Rajshahi mayor, AKM Khairuzzaman Liton, will inaugurate the fair as chief guest, while

Real Estate Development and Management Bill Realtors to face punishment for wrongdoings After over a year, a parliamentary body yesterday cleared the way for passage of the real estate development and management bill providing for punishment to developers for wrongdoings and protection of the interests of buyers and landowners. On scrutinising the bill, the parliamentary ... Read more

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall authorities at Rajshahi University have imposed restriction on using luxurious mobile phones, computers, laptops, audiovisual devices, ornaments and keeping cash in the hall rooms. The residential students, however, demanded withdrawal of the restriction as there is no

A huge rush of students besieged the government medical colleges in the city on Monday, which was the first day for distribution of admission test forms for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Forms were distributed by three medical colleges in the city, and the authorities of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College had to stop ... Read more

The education ministry is soon to send reminder letters to the private universities, which missed the deadline to express opinions about shifting to their own campuses. On August 18, the ministry in a meeting with the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) set a three-week deadline for the institutions to come up with opinions ... Read more

1 tonne of polythene shopping bag seized A mobile court on Sunday seized about 1 tonne polythene shopping bags from three markets in the Dhaka city. The mobile court filed cases against four polythene sellers in kitchen markets at Gulshan 1, Gulshan 2 and Banani areas in the city and realised Tk 60, 000 in ... Read more

Rights activists on Sunday urged the government to ensure safety and security on the waterway. They alleged that the government had failed to manage properly the waterway journey as it was hostage to the launch-owners. The government should also come up with special measures to make the waterway journey

Degree Pass first year examination 2009 (special) under National University will begin on October 11. According to NU authorities, students across the country have to sit exams at 2:00pm on scheduled date, a press release said

Almost all (99.3 percent) the farmers use chemical pesticides for banana cultivation, according to a recent study. The study says that for hopper control in banana, 37 percent farmers use Carrate, 33 percent use Sythrin and 22 percent use Ostad while to control fly, 36 percent of the farmers use Sumithion. It reveals that about ... Read more

International Ozone Day Observed Call to create awareness on ozone depletion International Ozone Day was observed in the country yesterday with colourful programmes emphasising on creating awareness about depletion of the ozone layer and its adverse effects on this planet’s environment. This year’s theme of the day was ‘Ozone layer protection: governance and compliance at ... Read more

Padma Bridge ‘Bid on to start work early next year’ Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain yesterday said the government is making all out efforts to start the construction of Padma Bridge at the beginning of next year. Once this construction starts, initiatives would be taken to build another bridge at the

Gono Bishwabidyalay, in order to bridge the gap between education in village and town, is going to introduce four new subjects for its four-year bachelor degree courses from the coming session, said a press release on Tuesday. The new subjects are Bengali language, literature and culture, English, applied mathematics

A cross-country car rally among Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and China will be held next year with a view to establishing regional communication and strengthening mutual cooperation. The route of the car rally has already been finalised starting from Kunming of China via Dhaka and Sylhet of Bangladesh to be ended in Kolkata of

Income Tax Day Today Call to develop tax culture The National Income Tax Day will be observed in the country today with a call to develop tax culture. The slogan of the Day is “Commitment to charter for change, let us be partner of it.” On the eve of the day, President Zillur Rahman and ... Read more

An Army staff threw acid on two sisters and their mother on refusal of marriage proposal in Gaibandha on Monday night. The victims are Rehena Akhter, 22, a student of Dhaka Northern International Medical College, her sister Ruma Akhter, 14, and their mother Rezia Siddique, 40, of

Preparations have already been made to hold Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country. The main Eid congregation will be held at the National Eidgah in the High Court premises at 8:30am on Eid day. Five jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, scheduled at 7:30am,