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Ensuring Safe Drinking Water for All Bangladesh lags behind most S Asian countries  Shows international report With 83 percent of the people having access to safe drinking water, Bangladesh is lagging behind all of its South Asian neighbours except Afghanistan, reveals an international report. Even the global average of

Canada will provide a grant of two million Canadian dollars to the ICDDR, B to improve the knowledge of mothers and field staff in treating malnourished rural children. The ICDDR, B has been nominated for a scale-up grant of up to $2 million by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the government of Canada,

Election commissioner Shah Nawaz said on Sunday the Election Commission has got necessary ‘legal’ guidelines from the prime minister’s address to the nation with regard to the next parliamentary election. ‘We have got the necessary legal guidelines for the election from the prime minister’s speech. We came to know through the speech that the

Many people celebrating Eid and Puja outside the capital have rushed to return to the city a bit early this year as they fear political turbulence with both the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party calling rallies on October 25. Most of the return tickets of trains and

China would like to provide financial support in communication, health, power, telecom and physical infrastructure for Bangladesh under its next five year plan. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has urged the Bangladesh government to send the name of the project to Beijing for inclusion in its five year plan

In an instant reaction to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s announcement that her party would not take part in elections under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, eminent jurist Barrister Shadhin Malik said, Khaleda’s announcement is not unexpected following the imposition of ban on rallies and processions in the capital. A ray of hope for resolution of the ... Read more

Former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan on Sunday called upon both the ruling Awami Lague and Opposition BNP to find out an amicable formula, acceptable to both the parties, to end the ongoing political impasse. When asked about his reaction regarding Khaleda’s speech at the BNP-affiliated ‘Sammilito Peshajibi Parsishad’ convention on Sunday,

Commenting on Opposi-tion Leader Khaleda Zia’s announcement about not participating in the upcoming polls under the all party government headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, AL-led grand alliance top leader Rashed Khan Menon MP said,” This is not new, it is her age old political stand.” Menon, also the president of Bangladesh Workers party,

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, president of Chittagong city unit of BNP, declares to hold rally at Laldighi Maidan on October 25 at any cost. “We have got the permission to hold rally on the ground prior to Awami League, so we will hold the rally where thousands of people will throng to take

Fishermen of the region are facing a struggle over fishing of Hilsa. They however are continuing fishing all over the southern region, ignoring the 11-day ban. The ban started here on October 13 this year. A total 178 fishermen were caught red-handed by the law enforcing at the time of fishing in different rivers of ... Read more

Demand 6 rights, civil society groups Six rights groups and civil society networks yesterday demanded that the government conduct a survey and assessment on the internal climate-induced migration in Bangladesh before taking the issue to the upcoming international climate negotiations. The Bangladesh delegation must

Police yesterday recovered the body of a young woman from a hotel in Ashkona of Dakkhin Khan in the capital. The woman registered at Dhaka International Residential Hotel several days ago under the name Ruby with her alleged husband, whose name was registered as Rahul. Their room was locked from outside

Two men were beaten up and hacked for disturbing a girl on Jhenaidah Kesab Chandra Government Degree College campus Sunday noon. The miscreants were Roni, 18, and Apu, 17. The college principal, Abdul Baset Mia, said the duo was beaten up as they tried to dishonour a girl on the campus. At one stage some apoplectic students

A teenage girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at village Kunjoshreepur in Alkora union in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Sabina Yasmin, 16, daughter of Serajul Haque of Kunjoshreepur of the upazila. Chouddagram police station officer-in-charge

CNG-run baby taxis of the port city have been charging exorbitant fares from their passengers without paying much heed to the government order asking them to go by the meter. The Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) is turning a blind eye to the practice and officials of the CMP traffic department are encouraging the cabs to ... Read more

The body of a housewife was found hanging at her residence in the capital’s Kalabagan early yesterday. Police recovered the body of Kamrunnahar Lima, 30, after breaking open the door around 2:30am on information from her in-laws, said Kalabagan police. Primarily, police suspected it to be a suicide but Lima’s family claimed that her husband Fazlur Rahman,

The process for admissions of the selected candidates into the first year MBBS and BDS courses at Sir Salimullah Medical College for 2013-14 session will be completed from October 21 to October 23. The students selected for the first year MBBS course have been asked to complete their admissions on October 21-22 while that of ... Read more

At least 50 people, including three cops, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Bhangabari village in Belkuchi upazila Saturday morning. Witnesses said one Pavel of Adachaki village locked into an altercation with Risan of Bhangabari village over a trifling matter. As a sequel to the altercation,

Sending Patients to Pvt Hospitals Rab detains three DMCH attendants Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday detained three attendants of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after a patient accused another attendant of sending her to a private hospital which, the woman claimed, overcharged her. With acute headache, Sajeda Begum, 28, a garment worker from South Shahjahanpur, visited ... Read more

An unidentified man was killed and a nine-year-old boy was injured in separate train accidents in the capital yesterday. The man was run over by a train near the rail crossing in Gandaria, said police. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Md Rashed’s left leg was crushed by the locomotive of a train at Kamalapur Railway Station. Witnesses said Rashed was ... Read more