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
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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
Construction workers die
A construction worker was electrocuted while another died after falling from a high-rise in the capital on Friday. At Adabar, a construction worker died after he came in touch with a live electric wire when working with iron rods in front of the under-constriction
Academic activities stall at univs
Academic activities at three public universities are being hampered seriously as teachers are on an indefinite work abstention programme over various issues. At Jahangirnagar University, a section of teachers started infinite work abstention on April 25 over the attack on a teacher of economics department by a Chhtra League
3 electrocuted in Barisal
Three people, including an employee of Barisal City Corporation, died of electrocution while fishing at Goriar Par of Kashipur in the city Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Syed Mizanur Rahman, 40, road-roller driver of Barisal City Corporation, Malek Howladar, 58, retired policeman, and Delwar Gazi, 35, fishermen.
Girl found dead in Barisal
A teenage girl was found dead at a residential hotel in the Barisal city on Thursday. Police recovered the hanging body of Rita, 17, of Bakerganj, from Hotel Sunflower at Falpatty in the city in the morning and sent it to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Kalyanpur canals revert to blocked state
The Kalyanpur canals, most of which had been freed from blockages in a concerted effort by the government in 2011, have reverted to their blocked condition preventing water flowing through them freely. Those who have already grabbed land on both
Drug-addiction triggers mental sickness: seminar
Speakers at an advocacy meeting said on Tuesday in Rajshahi city collective effort has become an urgent need to substantial and sustainable reduction of drug-addiction to free society from mental sickness. The viewed all the drug addicts, especially the
Minor girl killed in pillar collapse in Khulna
A minor girl was killed in collapse of a pillar of a dilapidated house in the Khulna city Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Ajhora, 7, only daughter of a businessman Mujahidul Islam Tutul. She was also a student of Class I at Khalishpur Jamiatul Madrassah. Ajhora was taken to the Khalishpur Clinic but ... Read more
Child labourers get general, vocational edn in Rajshahi city
Many underprivileged working children are getting technical and vocational education under privileged children education programme in the Rajshahi city. Around 4,200 working children are studying in five feeder schools under the UCEP in the city. ‘Every year, we are enrolling around 500 to 550 students
Gas supply for Rajshahi city people gets final nod
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasian, on Tuesday gave her final approval for supplying gas for household use in the Rajshahi city. The prime minister has singed a file in this regard and ordered the authorities concerned to take rapid steps to ensure gas supply for Rajshahi, said a press release
DSCC to seek fund for repairs at Motijheel, adjacent areas
The Dhaka South City Corporation will seek from the government fund for repair work in the Purana Paltan, Mothijheel Shapla Square, Bijaynagar and Gulistan areas left devastated by activists of Hefajat-e-Islam early Monday night. The DSCC chief executive officer, Mohammad Ansar Ali Khan,
Teachers at KU, KUET go for indefinite work stoppage
Academic activities at both Khulna University and Khulna University of Engineering and Technology are being seriously hampered as teachers are on a work abstention programme. The teachers of all departments at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology went on a work abstention for an indefinite period on Monday to press
2 held with cocaine in Ctg
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested two peddlers along with 580 grams of cocaine from Diamond Hotel in the Chittagong city. The arrestees were identified as hotel manager Mohammed Saifuddin, 43, of Siddikiya residential area in Patia, and Mohammad Abdul Goni, a truck driver,