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Only 10pc allocated for education The Dhaka University syndicate on Thursday for the first time in its history approved the annual budget of the university for the fiscal year 2013-14 as the authorities failed to hold the annual meeting of the senate. Usually the university senate every year approves

Most of the mango shops on footpaths in the capital are illegal as the Dhaka South and North City Corporation gave permission to only to five out of more than a hundred shops. Officials of both the city corporations have alleged that most of these shops on footpaths belong to the ruling party leaders and ... Read more

CORONARY ARTERY BLOCKAGE JBFH launches non-surgical treatment Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital on Thursday commercially launched non-surgical treatment for the coronary artery blockage patients for the first time in Bangladesh. The patients who have coronary artery blockage but not suitable for stenting or bypass surgery could be treated by this treatment called ‘extracorporeal shockwave

The Chittagong City Corporation on Thursday announced Tk 1,106 crore budget for 2013-2014 fiscal without imposing any taxes and Tk 425 crore revised budget while the proposed amount was Tk 960 crore. The city mayor, M Monzurul Alam, placed the budget

The 29th council of Bangladesh Chhatra Union’s Dhaka University unit will be held on July 7 and 8. The council session would be inaugurated at the university Aparajeya Bangla at 11:00am on July 7.

Desh TV is going to air a public health episodes ‘Jibaner Galpa’ in partnership with USAID and Voice of America from next Saturday. US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena formally launched the programme at a city hotel on Thursday, said a press release.

The standards of the slaughterhouses under both the city corporations in Dhaka are far from satisfactory. Availing lax enforcement of the rules, the butchers in most cases avoid the designated slaughter houses and prefer slaughtering cattle elsewhere,

Scholars and policymakers from different countries of South and Southwest Asian region on Wednesday emphasised the importance of proper transport connectivity and efficient linkages for exploring untapped potential of this region. They said a multilayered regional connectivity could foster stable and optimum economic growth for Bangladesh as well as other

SCHOOLBOY INAN KILLING Demonstration demands killers’ arrest Students and local people held demonstrations in Barisal city Wednesday morning, demanding immediate arrest of the killers of schoolboy Inan. They also criticised the police for failing to making any headway in the probe of the killing that took place three months ago.

Khulna University students continued their demonstration on Wednesday, putting up barricades on Khulna-Satkhira highway and locking the administrative building on the campus. Over a thousand students of seven disciplines under life science school started their agitation on Monday after their examination scheduled for the day was

Hindus in Sylhet held demonstrations on Wednesday demanding immediate cancellation of the proposed draft ‘Temple property management, recovery and protection law-2013’. Several hundred people of the community under the banner of ‘divisional committee for monastery-temple property protection and regaining’ brought out a procession

The two-day training workshop organised by the Press Institute of Bangladesh for sub-editors of dailies published from Khulna division began at the Khulna Press Club on Wednesday. The deputy commissioner of Khulna, Mesbah Uddin, inaugurated the workshop as chief guest. Presided over by Khulna Press Club president

A research journal titled ‘Life & Earth Science’ was unveiled on Wednesday at Rajshahi University. Life and earth science faculty of the university launched the journal in a ceremony where RU vice-chancellor Professor Mizauddin was present as chief guest.

A microbus stolen from Kadamtali in Sylhet city was recovered on Wednesday morning from Doarabazar in Sunamganj and two youths were arrested for their suspected involvement in the incident. The arrested were identified as Bappi Miah, 30, of village Badikona, and Mamun Miah, 38, of village Silam Tikarpara, under Dakkhin Surma upazila.

NITOR-GB LINK ROAD OPENING DNCC likely to miss deadline  The Dhaka North City Corporation is likely to miss its deadline for opening the planned 60-feet road linking the Grameen Bank headquarters with the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation by June. The project officials and the construction firm

Owners of CNG-run three-wheelers on Monday postponed the 48-hour strike they had called from June 26 in Dhaka and Chittagong cities to press home their 10-point set of demands. The Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Auto-rickshaw Business Owners’ Association announced the postponement after the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority

At least six people died in different incidents in the capital on Monday and Tuesday. At Shah Ali of Mirpur, police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified person Monday morning. The body of the man, aged around 25, was found on the north

All academic and administrative activities of Dhaka University will remain closed every Friday and Saturday as the university authorities decided to enforce a two-day weekly holiday. The teachers, students and the officials of the university will enjoy the holiday from July 1 this year.

The Jahangirnagar University Teachers’ Association turned down an offer of negotiation by the university’s vice-chancellor to resolve the ongoing crisis over his resignation on Monday. JUTA president Ajit Kumar Mazumder said they took the

Prices of different types of meats for the upcoming month of Ramadan were fixed on Sunday. The decision was taken at an opinion sharing meeting at Nagar Bhaban of Dhaka South City Corporation while representatives of both city corporations of Dhaka and meat traders’ associations were present, said a press release.