A Sylhet court on Monday sent 19 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e Islami and its student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir to jail after rejecting a bail prayer in two cases. The cases were filed in connection with the attack at the Palli Bidyut office and clash with police at Bishwanath upazila in the district on ... Read more
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Moniruzzaman Moni of BNP files nomination for KCC polls
Moniruzzaman Moni who submitted nomination paper on Sunday to contest the KCC mayoral polls has resigned from the post of general secretary of the Khulna city BNP. He tendered his resignation letter Sunday night to the city BNP president and lawmaker Nazrul Islam Manju and it was forwarded to the Dhaka central office
JU teachers decide to take exam, not classes
Jahangirnagar University teachers on Monday decided to take scheduled semester final and year final examinations but they would not take classes until their demand for the resignation of the vice-chancellors was met. The teachers made the decision after 15 days of work abstention
148 birds recovered in city
A total 148 birds were recovered from Kaptanbazar of the capital on Monday. The Rapid Action Battallion-3, led by magistrate AHM Anawar Pasha, conducted the four-hour drive in eight shops and three warehouses. During the drive, they recovered 148 birds of different
No mobile court as yet to monitor
There is no move in sight for testing fruits ripened with harmful chemicals while summer fruits are already in the Dhaka city markets. The both Dhaka city corporations and the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, however, blamed scarcity of law enforcers due to the political
Govt to lay foundation stone of metro rail soon: Quader
The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Sunday said the government would lay foundation stone soon of the metro rail to ease the city’s chronic traffic congestion and comfortable commuting. ‘The metro rail project needs 23-decimal land for
Dhaka Nursing College students demand stipend resumption
The students of Dhaka Nursing College today will organise a human chain in front of National Press Club, demanding reinitiating stipend for all students enrolling for nursing at the college. They also demanded that the government should introduce one year internship and should issue the order letter immediately, said a press release.
Seven to race for SCC mayoral post
Seven candidates submitted nomination papers on Sunday, the last day of submission, to contest for the mayoral post in the Sylhet City Corporation polls scheduled for June 15. Of the seven mayoral aspirants, who submitted nomination papers, one is of the ruling Awami League, 4 of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party,
Nomination paper submission in BCC polls ends
The time for submission of nomination papers for the third Barisal City Corporation election, scheduled to be held on June 15, ended on Sunday. The election office also formed a vigilance and observation committee to monitor allegations of election rules violation.
City public transports fail to meet demand
The decreasing number of public buses and minibuses is failing to meet the increasing demand of Dhaka city dwellers, said experts. On this backdrop, they added, people opted for smaller vehicles like motor cycles and cars compounding traffic congestion in the capital.
5-storey building tilts in city
A five-storey building tilted at Mohamampur in the city on Saturday and the authorities asked the residents to evacuate. The six-storied building on Sher Shah Suri road slightly leaned towards neighbouring building at about 3:30pm.
Greens for coordination for bldg construction, management
Environmentalists on Saturday stressed the need for coordination among authorities concerned to ensure proper construction and maintenance of the buildings. They made the suggestion at a press conference organised by Save the Environment Movement at the National Press Club after two weeks of the collapse of eight-storey
Call to re-schedule SCC polls
A local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday requested the Election Commission to cancel the city corporation election scheduled for June 15, and re-schedule the polls after a fresh delimitation of the Sylhet city corporation area. He also urged the authorities concerned to appoint an
500 poor women become moneymakers in Rajshahi
More than 500 women have come together from the underprivileged communities like sweeper, chamarpara (tanner) and Jelepara (fishermen) for eradicating their long-lasting poverty and economical uncertainty in the city. Most of them have become moneymakers through
RCC mayor for congenial atmosphere in educational instts
The mayor of Rangpur city Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu on Friday stressed ensuring congenial academic atmosphere in all educational institutions. He called upon all concerned for ensuring quality education at all levels to make an educated nation befitting for the competitive 21st century.
Nagarik Committee formed to support Kamran
A section of citizens in Sylhet have formed a 501-member Nagarik Committee and declared the outgoing Sylhet city mayor, Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran, s their candidate for mayoral race in the upcoming elections to the city corporation scheduled for June 15. The announcement came at a meeting at a community centre
People suffer for erratic road digging
Mindless digging of road, lanes and by-lanes by different agencies at Mouchak, Mogbazar and surrounding areas has been causing immense sufferings to the local people. Lack of coordination among the utility service providers and the Dhaka city corporations has led to this erratic road digging amid rainy season.
Hiron officially declared 14-party candidate for BCC mayor post
BNP yet to take decision The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Friday declared city AL president and outgoing mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron as their mayor candidate for the upcoming Barisal City Corporation election. Six mayoral candidates, including three from BNP, two from AL and JL and one from CPB, collected nomination papers for mayoral ... Read more
Khulna City Corpn polls campaign begins
With the fixing of June 15 for holding Khulna City Corporation polls, election campaign has started in the industrial city in full swing. The ruling Awami League and its allies are backing incumbent mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque, city AL president, while the opposition BNP and its allies are still undecided over the issue.
4 killed in city road accidents
Four people were killed and six others injured in road accidents in the city on Friday. At Tejgaon, three people were killed and six others injured when a covered van rammed into the boundary wall of the construction site of a flyover at Sat Rasta intersection at about 1:15am. Of the deceased, Abul Khayer, 55, ... Read more