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An 11-day Eid-Puja special launch service on Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route with increased fare rate starts today. There is no system of advance seat-booking for deck journey while the cabin tickets have already been sold out. Around 11 to 13 triple-deck launches will give single, double, even triple trips for the 10-day special service on the route ... Read more

Sale of sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha started on Thursday in the capital with traders in large number entering into Dhaka through various points. Two city corporations (north and south) have allowed the traders to keep the cattle in the 19 markets in October 12-16. But the traders started

Microbus drivers and their assistants blocked several roads in the Sylhet city for one hour on Thursday in protest at extortion. Local sources said Shah Jamal, an assistant subinspector of Dakkhin Surma police, allegedly tried to realise extortion from a microbus driver Hushiar Ali in the morning at Chandirpul Point. At one point of altercation ... Read more

Dhaka University clinical psychology department celebrated World Mental Health Day on Thursday calling for extending psychological support for the elderly people. They brought out a procession in the morning from the base of Aparajeya Bangla that ended at the National Press Club. DU pro-vice-chancellor

The largest state-owned passenger ship, MV Baro Awlia, has resumed operations in the coastal route Chittagong-Swandip-Hatia-Chittagong after repair and rehabilitation of the vessel by a local shipbuilding company. The Highspeed Shipbuilding and Engineering Company repaired the damaged ship owned by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation

Both the city corporations of Dhaka have taken steps to clean wastes from sacrificial animals within 48 hours during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said officials. Officials of the city corporations said they would distribute around one lakh polythene bags among the city dwellers to manage about 32,000 to 34,500 tonnes

Multiple cracks have developed in the Khulna town protection embankment along the Bhairab and Rupsha rivers, posing a treat to business establishments, homesteads, industries including Khulna shipyard, city’s biggest kitchen market, Khulna district jail and Khulna General Hospital. The nearly eight kilometre embankment goes

Dhaka University on Wednesday observed the 32nd death anniversary of national professor Qazi Motahar Hossain. The university’s statistics, biostatistics and informatics department and Qazi Motahar Hossain Foundation held a commemorative speech, scholarship and award ceremony to mark the day at the Teacher-Student Centre. Two statistics, biostatistics

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has decided to provide security for people carrying large amount of money during Eid and Durga puja festivals, said DMP deputy commissioner (media) Masudur Rahman. But those who would need police escorts would have to arrange transports, he added. DMP has requested people to contact the local

A couple sustained severe burn injuries in an explosion caused by gas leakage in their house at Uttar Dania under Jatrabari in the capital early Wednesday. The injured were Monir Hossain, 25, and his wife Nurjahan, 18. Ashraful Islam, physician of burn unit of

The University of Dhaka goes on a 21-day holiday on Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. All the departments and administrative offices of the university will remain closed from October 11 to October 31, said registrar office sources.

Green activists on Tuesday demanded proper management of wastes which would be generated from sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. The traditional makeshift cattle market system, unhygienic method of removing hides from slaughtered cattle and dumping wastes here and there

Common people and different political party activists formed a human chain on Tuesday in the Khulna city, demanding arrest of the killer of a female student of Government BL University College. The victim was Tanima Biswas Poly, daughter of Shibnath Biswas of village Shibnagar under Abhoynagar upazila. She went missing on September 27 and later ... Read more

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation starts an 11-day special steamer service tomorrow from the Dhaka end on occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. Eid-ul-Azha of the Muslims would be celebrated in October 16-18 and Durga Puja of the Hindus in October 10-14. The special service of BIWTC vessels

The Sylhet City Corporation authorities started initiatives on Tuesday to reclaim encroached canals to address city water-stagnation. The authorities, led by the city mayor, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, began demarcating the grabbed lands of Goali Chhara and identifying the illegal encroachers in Sonarpara,

The Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia has chosen the logo submitted by Bangladesh Election Commission for the organisation, according to a press release of the EC. The South Asian forum in its fourth annual general meeting held at Thimpu from October 2 to 4 finalised the logo for the newly formed organisation.

Ahsan Habib Kamal took charges as the Barisal city mayor on Tuesday with the vow to transform the city into a developed one. The acting mayor, Altaf Mahmud Sikdar, handed over the charges to Kamal in a programme held at Nagar Bhavan at noon. In a press briefing following the programme,

Teenagers on Tuesday said awareness and use of foot bridges was important to ensure road safety. From a campaign conducted at Mirpur 10 in the city, they also said road safety finally ensures accident-free country. The campaign was organised by BRAC Kishor Kishori Club while about 150 teenagers participated in the programme with the slogan ... Read more

The 4th year honors examination under National University of the year 2011 begins today. At total of 1,03,792 examinees from 205 colleges around the country  are scheduled to take part in the examination in 135 centres. A control room was set up at the Gazipur campus of the university to run the examination smoothly. The ... Read more

THE Rajshahi Metropolitan Police have taken four-tier security measures in the city areas to avert any untoward incident during the two big religious festivals of the Muslims and the Hindus. Durgapuja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus, is scheduled to be held between 10 October and October 14 while Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest festivals ... Read more