Additional sufferings await Dhaka city dwellers, communications minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday. Speaking at workshop on ‘Improving the pedestrian environment in Dhaka,’ he was venting his annoyance over the absence of any representative from Dhaka South
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Sylhet city plunges in darkness as storm snaps power supply
Normal life in the Sylhet city was disrupted severely as the entire city and its outskirts remained without power for around 20 hours since Wednesday 8:30pm after a storm snapped the power supply system. Residents of different city areas alleged that they had
Endangered Gharial released in Padma
An endangered species of Gharial, fish-eating crocodile, was released in the River Padma at Godagari in Rajshahi Thursday noon. The Gharial was captured by the local fishermen on Monday, said a press release. At around 2:00pm, Mollah Rezaul Karim, divisional
Call for higher tax on tobacco products
Anti-tobacco activists in Rajshahi on Thursday urged the government to raise the supplementary duty of about 70 per cent on all tobacco products including cigarette, bidi, jarda and gul in the upcoming budget. They expressed their concern over increasing the
National Environment Olympiad starts today
The National Environment Olympiad begins today to motivate students for saving environment to overcome the challenges of climate change. Dhaka University geography and environment department is organising the Olympiad at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban at 9:30am to mark
AC minibus, taxicab to be launched in city
Experts say city need more buses for low-income people The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Wednesday said air-conditioned minibuses and taxicabs would be inaugurated in Dhaka city within the next four months to meet the demand for comfortable vehicles. The minister said the ministry withdrew its restriction
Candidates pledge to free city corpn of corruption
KHULNA CITY POLLS Candidates pledge to free city corpn of corruption All the three mayoral candidates in Khulna City Corporation elections on Wednesday said they would show zero tolerance to corruption to free the local government body from all types of corrupt practices. They also pledged that they would extend all-out
Drug traders, abusers rule RU campus
Drug trade and abuse has increased alarmingly at Rajshahi University as the campus turns into a den of drug addicts and peddlers availing the long summer vacation. During the summer vacation, from April 28 to May 31, the drug lords, mainly outsiders from the adjacent areas, freely run their trade on the campus as there ... Read more
Police arrest stalker in Sylhet city
The police arrested a youth early Wednesday on charge of stalking a female collage student in Sylhet city. The arrested was identified as Delwar Hossain, 20, of village Chanpur under Chhatak upazila in Shunamganj, also a Class XII student of Chhatak Janata College.
Fire burns five shops in Barisal city
A fire burnt five shops damaging goods worth more than Tk 2 cores on Katpatty Road of Barisal City Centre Wednesday afternoon. The affected shops were Venus, Chan, Limon and Bismillah electrical shops and New Medicine Mart of the market.
Chemically-treated mangoes flood Rajshahi markets
Mangoes, treated with harmful chemicals, have flooded markets in the Rajshahi city and its adjoining areas because of lax monitoring by the authorities concerned. The Bangladesh Pure Food Ordinance 2005 prohibits use of poisonous or dangerous chemical or ingredients such as calcium carbide, formalin, pesticides or
India offers research fellowships for Bangladeshis
The University Grants Commission of India invites applications from the eligible Bangladeshi nationals for award of Junior Research Fellowships for the academic session 2013-14. India also invites students for Research Associateships to undertake advanced studies and research in science, humanities and social sciences in Indian Universities,
Maternal mortality rate shown in govt statistics not proper: NGOs
Non-government organisations working with women-health on Tuesday published a survey report revealing that death-rate of pregnant women during delivery was not properly projected in government statistical report as death-registration was yet to be standardised. The current maternal mortality ratio of 194 in per lakh
Sylhet gas field employees’ demand job regularisation
Employees of the Sylhet Gas Field Limited, a sister concern of the sate-owned Petrobangla, on Tuesday threatened to start fast-unto-death in front of the institution office from June 2 if their job was not regularised by this time. They made the announcement during their daylong
Khulna mayor candidates put forth pledges
Mayoral candidates in the Khulna City Corporation elections in an open programme on Tuesday put forth their electoral pledges for the development of the city and enhancing services for its dwellers. Answering question asked by the city dwellers,
Mobile court fines three businesses in Ctg
A Chittagong mobile court fined three business enterprises Tk 1. 25 lakh on Tuesday on charge of manufacturing and selling food and drinking water in unhygienic condition. The court, led by executive magistrate of the port city corporation Nazia Shirin, fined Apple D Bakeries and Hasan Bakery at Bahaddarhat Tk 50,000 each for manufacturing
Crimes rampant in Sylhet city
Incidence of crimes such as murder and mugging has increased in the Sylhet city ahead the city corporation polls to be held on June 15. The city dwellers have blamed indifference of the law-enforcement agencies for the sudden rise in crimes.
Khulna dev committee forms human chain
The Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee on Monday demanded adequate allocation in the upcoming national budget for implementation of the development projects in the south-western region. They made the demand at a human chain from 11:30am
RMCH staff held for stealing medicine
The police arrested a Rajshahi Medical College Hospital ward boy on Monday on the charge of stealing medicine from the hospital. The arrestee was identified as Lutfor Rahman, police said. The Rajpara police officer-in-charge, ABM Rezaul Islam,
BCL men stab shopkeeper at CU
Activists of the ruling party-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League Sunday night beat up a businessman inside a dormitory at Chittagong University. The injured businessman was under treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital. In protest at the attack, the businessmen closed all