Metropolitan

The Rajshahi Krishy Unnayan Bank general manager, Ekramul Haque, was found guilty by the probe body formed to investigate his attempt to sexually harass his colleague. The probe body submitted the report to the finance ministry for taking necessary steps. According to the report, the GM called the victim to his room and tried to ... Read more

A private university student on Friday was hacked to death reportedly by his friend in the capital’s Hazaribagh area. The deceased was identified as Setu Sarker, 23, a first year student of Daffodil University. Police arrested one Mezbaul for his alleged involvement in the killing. His detail identity could not be known immediately. Faruk Hossain, ... Read more

Rampal Power Plants Greens demand cancellation of DoE clearance Green activists yesterday demanded that the Department of Environment immediately cancel the no-objection certificate (NOC) for setting up of two thermal power plants in Rampal near the Sundarbans, claiming that the clearance was issued based on a flawed survey. Addressing a protest rally in front of ... Read more

Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote on Friday expressed concern over the attacks on the Hindus and other religious minorities across the country. The leaders of Hindu minority organisation at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity said that the Hindu minorities were

Firework Accidents On Eid Some children may become disabled Say doctors Some children out of the 12 who were injured while playing with fireworks on Eid-ul-Fitr in separate incidents in Barisal are in danger of becoming physically challenged. With Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital having no burn unit, The Daily Star on Thursday found the ... Read more

The construction of Shahbagh underpass is yet to start while the work was scheduled to start on December 15, 2012. The working people of the Shahbagh area, who face acute problem daily in the absence of any footbridge or underpass in the area, have alleged that the construction work has not started yet though the ... Read more

The postal cash card service has been able to attract the clients within one year after it was launched in the region because of easy procedure and cost-effective charges. Sources in the Sylhet Head Post Office said the cash card service was launched at the post office in the beginning of 2012-13 financial year.

The government has approved the revised fund of Tk 409 crore for implementation of the project to supply gas through pipelines to the south-western region of the country including Khulna. This approval came from a meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council, held Tuesday. The Sundarban Gas Company Limited project director,

Prime minister urges new Brazilian envoy Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged Brazil to import “world-class” Bangladeshi products like jute, ready-made garments, leather and leather goods, ceramic and pharmaceuticals. The prime minister made the call when newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Wanja Campos da Nobrega met her at her office.

Two organisations yesterday protested the Department of Environment (DoE) approval to set up coal-based thermal power plants in Rampal upazila near the Sundarbans. Save the Sundarban Foundation, and Bagerhat Development Society organised a press conference at Bagerhat Press Club in this regard.

Footpaths in the Chittagong city remain occupied by makeshift shops, causing serious trouble to the pedestrians. The Chittagong City Corporation had taken an initiative before Eid-ul-Fitr to clear the city footpaths and rehabilitate the occupants elsewhere but the plan seems to have failed, with the footpaths still occupied by the vendors. Because of the footpath ... Read more

More than nine crore people will live in the country’s urban areas by 2030, said state minister for local government and engineering department Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Wednesday. ‘At present, around five crore people live in the country’s urban areas. Urban population is increasing rapidly with the rising economic growth

Businessmen and employees at Khilgaon (Taltala) City Corporation Super Market in Dhaka have complained that they were facing serious trouble in running their businesses as the authorities have kept  waste containers in front of their shops for the past few months. Employees of these shops have complained that it was tough

This year Chittagong Education Board will re-examine a total of 28,008 answer sheets of 7,978 HSC examinees. The revised results will be published on September 3, said Dr Pijush Dutta, examination controller of the board. The results will be published on the board’s website. Students can also know their results through Teletalk SMS service. The ... Read more

2 more petitions filed against Jasmine’s bail The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed two more petitions with the High Court to cancel the lower court orders that have granted bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam in two loan scam cases. On August 4, a Dhaka court granted bail to Jasmine in all the 11 cases ... Read more

The government initiatives to save the existing canals from encroachment have fallen through for lack of proper excavation, demarcation and monitoring. Though Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority took many initiatives to protect reclaimed canals from further encroachment, it has not yet

The state-owned Khulna Newsprint Mills, shut down in 2002 on ground of being a losing enterprise, is yet to be reopened despite frequent assurances from the incumbent government. Re-opening of the mill was also one of the poll pledges of Awami League-led alliance. The KNM managing director, Kazi Ruhul Amin, said the government was still ... Read more

A triple-deck launch and a portion of the Barisal port were damaged when another triple-deck launch anchored at the port early Tuesday. Witnesses and launch and port authorities said triple-deck launch MV Suravi-8, playing the Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route, during

Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a housemaid from a house in the capital’s Sidheshwari area. The deceased Rashida Akter, 30, daughter of Safar Ali, was from Shibchar of Madaripur. She worked at Flat 1/13, House 5, Ananya Building at Shidshwari. Farzana Bakul, the house owner, said Rashida went to sleep in a room ... Read more

Armed Police Battalion on Tuesday arrested five people, including an illegal dollar trader, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. They are Sumon Mia, 25, an illegal dollar trader, Wahedul Islam, 23, a worker of Bangladesh Biman, Munna Sheikh, 32, Nurjahan Begum