Votes of members belonging to different regional associations in Sylhet will play an important role in defining the fate of the candidates in the upcoming mayoral polls of the city corporation. A good number of citizens observed that the aspirant, who would be able to get the votes of such region-based associations, would be ahead ... Read more
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Crack develops in private univ building
The authorities of a private university in Sylhet declared the institution closed for one month from Thursday after a crack developed in the university housed at a six-story commercial building in the city. Students of Leading University said a big crack appeared
44 shops burnt in city fire
At least 44 shops were brunt in a fire at a market in the capital’s Modhya Badda early Thursday. Police and shop owners said the fire originated from a short circuit in a cosmetic shop of Haji Super Market (40/Ga, Moddho Badda) and soon engulfed 43 other
CCC files GD for obstructing its mobile court
The Chittagong City Corporation on Thursday filed a general diary with the Khulshi police station in connection with Wednesday’s attack on its mobile court team at the city’s GEC crossing, police and corporation officials said. Police said the CCC inspector, Abul Monsur, filed the
Illegal structures on Buriganga pulled down
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on Wednesday conducted a drive to demolish illegal establishments in three kilometre areas along the River Buriganga. The seven-hour drive started from Zinjira ferry terminal opposite the Sadarghat launch terminal and ended to Buriganga Telghat.
Five jailed for selling formalin-treated mangoes
93.75pc of mangoes formalin-mixed A day after a survey revealed that most summer fruits are treated with formalin, a mobile court in the capital on Wednesday sentenced the owners of five mango depots at Karwan Bazar to 15 days in jail and fined them Tk 2 lakh each for treating mangoes with the deadly chemical. ... Read more
20 intellectuals demand trial of Twaki killers
Twenty eminent citizens sent a joint statement to the prime minister demanding trial of the murderer of Tanvir Mohammad Twaki of Narayanganj. The signatories to the statement urged the prime minister to take step regarding the arrest of the killers of Twaki who was murdered three months ago.
National Poetry Council DU unit formed
The National Poetry Council’s Dhaka University unit was formed with the English department professor Kajal Bandyopadhyay as its president and poet Aleem Haider Dhrubo as general secretary, a press release said. The central unit approved the newly formed 19-member committee
Sarak Bhaban to move to new location
The communications ministry on Wednesday started the groundwork for shifting Sarak Bhaban from the Supreme Court premises to the capital’s Tejgaon following a High Court order. The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on the day visited the Roads and Highways Department workshop, which has been selected for Sarak Bhaban at Tejgaon.
94pc mangoes of capital formalin-treated: report
Formalin is used in 93.75 per cent of mangoes selling in the capital, said a report of Save the Environment Movement on Tuesday. Among 96 collected samples the presence of formalin was detected in 90 samples, 93.75 per cent of the mangoes selling in the capital, said the report launched in
Implementation of law stressed for controlling tobacco use
Anti-tobacco law which parliament passed recently could ‘stumble’ if proper implementation and monitoring were not ensured, anti-tobacco activists said on Tuesday in Rajshahi. Parliament recently passed an amendment to the anti-tobacco law with strict provisions about tobacco promotion.
Rights activists want child domestic labour to be identified hazardous
Right activists on Tuesday urged the government to include child domestic labour as ‘hazardous child labour’ as the government yet to recognise domestic labour as formal sector labour. They raised their demand at a press conference organised by Save the Children prior to celebrate World Day against Child Labour at National Press Club in the ... Read more
Hiron apologises for previous mistakes
Mamun terms EC, local admin ‘biased’ The ruling Awami League-led alliance-backed candidate, Shawkat Hossain Hiron, also the outgoing mayor of Barisal city, on Tuesday apologised for mistakes during his tenure and sought re-election in the upcoming mayoral election. He sought the apology while announcing a 23-ponts
Kamran pledges to complete dev works if elected
The Nagarik Committee candidate for the mayoral post in the Sylhet City Corporation polls, Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran, on Tuesday promised to turn Sylhet into a city of peace, communal harmony and tourism if he is elected. He also pledged to complete the development works
Protecting rights of women and children means sustainable democracy: Inu
The information minister, Hasanul Huq Inu, on Wednesday said sustainable democracy could be ensured by protecting the rights of women and children of the country. ‘Country’s democracy could be made sustainable by protecting the rights of women and children,’ he said while speaking at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Participation
Govt moves fail to ease city traffic jam
The traffic tangle in the Dhaka city shows no sign of improvement, with the government initiatives going all in vain. Residents from different areas, especially Farmgate, Mirpur, Motijheel, Dhanmondi, Jatrabari, Mouchak, Moghbazar, Rampura, Badda, Mahakhali, Banglamotor,
Ariful pledges model city if voted to power
Sammilita Nagarik Jote candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury, racing for the Sylhet City Corporation mayoral post, on Monday pledged to turn Sylhet into a model city if he was voted to power. The 18-party alliance-backed candidate made
Nat’l fruit fair begins June 16
The agriculture ministry will organise a three-day national fruit fair beginning on June 16, Department of Agricultural Extension officials said. The fruit fair is organised in the city in June every year to encourage the production and consumption of chemical-free home-grown fruits, they said.
Gold smuggler put on remand
A magistrate court on Monday remanded alleged gold smuggler for five days in police custody in connection with a case filed following the seizure of undocumented 1.4 kilograms of gold ornaments and foreign currencies. The metropolitan magistrate, Atiqur Rahman,
Ensuring rights of people with disability stressed
Members of civil society, government officials and development partners in a coordination meeting in Rangpur on Monday underscored the need for concerted efforts of all to uphold the rights of the people with disability. They said mainstreaming of the potential of the