The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Thursday urged officials of the two city corporations of Dhaka to repair the city roads and immediately complete Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover to ease people’s sufferings. ‘I am not responsible for city corporations’ roads.
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Slum people of Dhaka will get supply water by 2015: DWASA
All slums in the capital will have access to water supply service by the year 2015, said Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority managing director Taqsem A Khan on Thursday. Speaking at a seminar, he said they would get legal water supply connection, which would ensure safe water for them and an environment-friendly
Mayoral candidates pledge to make Barisal city child-friendly
All of three mayoral candidates in the third Barisal City Corporation election have pledged to make the city children-friendly. They were speaking at a programme styled ‘face to face with children’ organised by a local monthly children magazine ‘Lal-Sabuj’ at Ashwini Kumar Hall
Stolen vehicles seized in Sylhet
5 youths arrested The Sylhet Metropolitan Police in separate drives conducted Wednesday late night seized two stolen motorcycles and one auto-rickshaw and picked up five youths on charge of lifting the vehicles. The arrested were identified as Shamim Ahmed, 32, Zahir Miah, 29, Saddam Hossain, 21, Rifat Islam, 19, and Mamunur Rasheed, 23.
Accused physician secures bail
A Chittagong court on Thursday granted bail to a physician, who was sent to jail on Monday on charge of forgetting to bring out needle from the body of a patient after performing surgery. The metropolitan sessions’ judge, SM Mujibur Rahman, granted interim bail to Dr Surman Ali until June 10 in the case filed ... Read more
Guardians concerned about children’s safety
The authorities of Bangladesh Bank Adarsha High School are forcing students to attend classes at the building which has developed cracks, alleged students and guardians. The guardians said they were worried about their children being exposed to risk as cracks have been spotted in the buildings of the education institution.
National Tree Fair launched
National Tree Fair 2013 was launched on Wednesday near the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the month-long fair with a call to plant trees to protect the environment.
Rajuk mobile court jails five people
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha during a drive on Wednesday sentenced five people each to one year imprisonment for violating law in the capital. The convicted are Abdul Karim, Abdul Hanif, Muzaffar Hossain, Harunur Rashid and Bikash Roy. They were caught by the mobile court while they were
Ministry to form joint demolition team
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Wednesday decided to form a joint committee to demolishing the listed 321 risky buildings in the Dhaka city. The committee will be comprised of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha and the Dhaka North City Corporation officials and some experts of the Bangladesh University
CMCH physicians rally for release of fellow
Patients suffer as doctors attend meeting The physicians at Chittagong Medical College formed a human chain protesting at the arrest of their fellow, who was sent to jail by a court on charge of forgetting to bring out needle from the body of a patient after performing surgery. Meanwhile, patients at the hospital suffered a ... Read more
DWASA to install new pipelines to ensure safe drinking water
3 more water treatment plants also to be installed, says its MD The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken up an initiative to set up new pipelines in the city using the district metered area system to ensure people’s right to drinking water from tap. ‘Dwasa with financial support from the Asian Development ... Read more
Minister opposes proposed power plant near Ctg Airport
The environment and forest minister, Hasan Mahmud, on Tuesday opposed the installation of a 50MW power project near Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, saying that the project would harm the environment. At a press briefing marking World Environment Day
Carjackers held
Police arrested four suspected carjackers and recovered 10 CNG-run auto-rickshaws from different parts in the capital and its outskirts Keraniganj. A team of Kafrul thana police conducted simultaneous drives in city’s Shewrapara, Postagola and Keraniganj from Sunday night to Monday evening and arrested
World Environment Day today
National Tree Plantation campaign begins today World Environment Day is going to be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today, with a call to reduce food waste and save the environment from degradation. The theme of the day ‘Think, Eat and Save’ is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign. UN Food ... Read more
RAJUK orders demolition of tilted building
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakha on Monday ordered demolition of a three-storey building that titled towards a six-storey building near it at Demra in Dhaka. The officials of the city development authorities said ‘Eva Manzil’ at Purba Hazinagar started slanting towards an adjacent six-storey building on Sunday.
Greens urge govt to save environment to ensure food safety
Environmentalists on Monday urged the government to save the environment from all kinds of degradation and pollution to ensure food safety. At present one in every seven people sleeps without having any food and more than 20,000 children (under 5) die every day in the world for want of food,
Sujan fears influence of money in Khulna city polls
Sushasaner Janno Nagarik, known as Sujan, on Monday feared influence of money in the electioneering for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation polls as a good number of businessmen are contesting the polls. ‘Some 95 out of three mayoral, 137 councillor
Notre Dame College starts issuing admission forms
Notre Dame College started issuing admission forms for grade eleven on Monday following a High Court ruling. Hemanta Piyush Rozario, principal of the college, said forms were being issued from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on Monday.
Medical interns call off strike at CMCH
The medical interns on Monday called off their indefinite work abstention after being assured by the Chittagong Medical College Hospital authorities. The Intern Doctor Association called off their strike after a join meeting, held with the college authorities, police, Bangladesh Chhatra League and CMC Student
Teachers’ training workshop held in Barisal
A three-day training workshop and a seminar on improving teaching standard for quality education ended Monday afternoon in Barisal. The seminar was organised and funded by Caritas Barisal region under regional education commission of Chittagong Catholic Diocese at the Pastoral Retreat