Speakers at a views-exchange meeting on Monday urged the government to take steps for making adequate allocation in the next budget for the children in order to protect their rights. Although there is gender budget for women, there is no specific children budget, they said underscoring the need for establishing a framework to understand
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Drive against roadside illegal structures soon: Obaidul
The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, has said a drive will be conducted soon to evict the illegal establishments on both sides of Dhaka-Aricha Highway. The minister said this on Monday while visiting the illegal establishments constructed along Dhaka-Aricha Highway at Hemayetpur in Savar.
Unsafe water puts health of Sylhet people at risk
People in the Sylhet city are contracting different waterborne diseases as the hotels and restaurants are serving their consumers drinking water contaminated with coliform bacteria, an organism injurious to human health. A survey conducted by the divisional environment
Tk 13 lakh snatched in Sylhet city
Miscreants looted Tk 13 lakh after hacking two officers of a private company Transcom Limited Sunday afternoon in the Sylhet city. The injured were Transcom Limited’s Sylhet office account in-charge Mahbubur Rahman and its cash officer Monir Hossain, sources in the company said.
Packaged foods can harm child health: experts
Most packaged foods, which have flooded the market, pose serious health hazards for child health, health experts have said. These packaged foods are being prepared by mixing toxic chemicals and harmful dyes with them to attract consumers, which may cause serious diseases
Schoolgirls drown in Rajshahi
Two schoolgirls drowned in a pond at Seriol in the Rajshahi city Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Bristy, Class VI student of Seroil Colony School, and Bithy, Class III student of Seroil Government Primary School. Quoting neighbours, police said Bristy and Bithy went to
Ctg gets DEMU railcar service
Bangladesh Railway on Saturday pressed into service three DEMU railcars in Chittagong, two of them for the commuters in the port city. The third DEMU railcar would shuttle between the port city and Laksham, railway officials said.
Vested group blamed for unplanned urbanisation
An unholy alliances between a section of the politicians and businessmen is responsible for the unplanned urbanisation in the capital through grabbing land illegally, said speakers at a roundtable on Saturday. ‘The tragic incidents like collapse of ‘Rana Plaza’
Gender sensitive media reporting stressed to establish women rights
Gender-sensitive media reporting is important to free the society from gender disparity to establish rights of women, speaker said at a journalists’ meeting held in the General Public Library conference hall at Rajshahi on Saturday. They expressed the view that the professional
Concern over high tobacco consumption
Bangladesh is one of the highest tobacco using countries that has now become a matter of grave concern, speakers said at Rajshahi on Saturday. They viewed more than 4.60 crore people use tobacco products, both smoke and smokeless and 12 lakh of them are infected with various diseases like lung
Clinic vandalised over death of newborn in Sylhet
Local people vandalised a private clinic in Sylhet city on Friday night following the death of an infant allegedly due to negligence in providing treatment. The clinic authorities said that the two-month-old baby, Meem, daughter of Abdul Muhith, a resident of Barhal village of Fenchuganj upazila, was admitted
New minibus for DU staff
A new 32-seat minibus provided by prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, for the officers of Dhaka University rolled out on Saturday. The DU vice-chancellor, AAMS Arefin Siddique, inaugurated the bus at a function on his office premises.
Trader shot at, Tk 4 lakh looted
Armed miscreants looted Tk 4 lakh from a businessman after shooting at him in Sylhet city on Saturday. The victim was Nurul Islam, 38, owner of a mobile phone recharging shop at Darbazar of Companiganj upazila in the district.
Lax monitoring threatens Hatirjheel project beauty
The much-hyped Hatirjheel-Begunbari project in the capital loses its beauty within four months of its splendid inauguration for lack of monitoring and maintenance. Residents of the surrounding the area of the project have alleged that mindless activities of some visitors and local hoodlums are posing threat to both the
Businessman stabbed to death in Sylhet
A businessman was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in the Sylhet city Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Ringku Barua, 43, owner of a printing and designing shop at Surma Market near Keane Bridge in the city and son of Sukumar Barua
Daylong raining halts Rajshahi city life
Many of the streets in the Rajshahi city went under water on Friday amid heavy raining throughout the day, suspending traffic and causing immense sufferings to the pedestrians. The worst affected were the slum dwellers and people living on the roadsides, especially in the Vadra area of the city.
MC College students demand punishment of fellow’s killers
Sylhet MC College students formed a human chain in the city on Friday, demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Ahmed Imtiaz Pavez, a third year economics honours student. More than two hundred students participated in the
Students face hardship to study at DU central library
The growing number of university students, who throng the Dhaka University central library every day, find it very difficult to study for lack of adequate seats. ‘Apart from the growing number of DU students, a huge number of outsiders from Dhaka College, Eden College, Begum Badrunnesa Govt Girls’ College, and other city
Fire in wing of aircraft delays flight
A wing of a Hong-Kong bound Bangladesh Biman flight with 88 passenger on board caught fire while it was about to take off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Friday afternoon, forcing the authorities to reschedule the flight. The passengers boarded on DC-10, however, remained unhurt,
Charukala Barisal observes anniversary
A two-day programme featuring children’s painting competition and pottery and sculpture exhibition began in the Barisal city on Friday, marking the 26th anniversary of Charukala Barisal. Uttam Das Udas, a renowned painter of the city, opened the programme held at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall.