Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan on Tuesday expressed their deep concern over tree felling during political violence in capital Dhaka and elsewhere of the country. In a press statement, they said in the past few months a huge number of trees were cut down in different districts of the country including the capital during political violence.
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One killed in city road accident
A woman was killed and her HSC examinee daughter and another person sustained injuries when a bus hit them from behind at Mirpur 10 roundabout in the capital on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Selina Pervin, 36, and the injured are Tanzila Pervin Tuli, 17, an HSC examinee of Mirpur Ideal College, and Mokhlesur ... Read more
Rally against Diganta TV, Islamic TV closure held
The Chittagong Metropolitan Union of Journalists on Tuesday formed a human chain and held a rally protesting at the suspension of operation of private television channels Diganta TV and Islamic TV. The programmes were held on Nur Ahmmed Road before the CMUJ office in the morning. Expressing solidarity with the human chain, BNP city unit ... Read more
Ministry set to relax taxicab guidelines
The communications ministry is scheduled to make decision today over amending the Taxicab Service Guidelines of 2010 to remove the bottlenecks in pressing new cabs on the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Earlier on April 13, the ministry had decided to amend only one
Collection of nomination papers for BCC polls continues
Collection of nomination papers by both the BNP-led 18-party and AL-backed 14-party alliance-backed candidates continued on Monday for the third Barisal City Corporation Election scheduled for June 15. Mujibur Rahman, Khulna regional election commissioner and returning officer for the BCC election, said three nomination paper for mayoral candidates, 60 for general
Bomb hoax at Chittagong court
A bomb hoax panicked people and halted normal activities at the Chittagong Court Building till 11:00am on Monday. On information of a bomb being planted at the court building, the law enforcers conducted a search operation in the morning.
RCC to launch City University
The Rajshahi City Corporation is going to launch ‘Rajshahi City University’ in the metropolitan area aimed at expanding the scope for higher education. After getting approval from the local government ministry, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, mayor of the RCC and portfolio chairman of board of studies of the proposed university,
Nomination paper distribution begins
Distribution of nomination papers for the Barisal City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on June 15 started on Sunday. On the first day a total of 31 sets of nomination papers were collected by the aspirant candidates. Mujibur Rahman, Khulna regional election commissioner and returning officer for BCC election, disclosing this, said two nomination
DSCC assists project working with pavement dwellers
The Dhaka South City Corporation has handed over Tk 5 lakh and a plot of land in the city’s Dhalpur area to Sajida Foundation for construction of a poverty reduction centre to be used for educating around 10,000 homeless pavement-dwelling children and improving their quality of life. The assistance in cash and kind will be used ... Read more
Immediate steps demanded to spot risky buildings in Sylhet
Discussants at a programme in Sylhet called for taking immediate steps to identify risky buildings in the city to demolish or rectify them without any farther delay to avoid casualties in incidents of collapse. They also stressed the need to form a taskforce
CCC asks people to move from foothills as rain disrupts life
The Chittagong City Corporation and the Chittagong district administration on Sunday began making public announcement asking people to move from their households at city foothills which are vulnerably because of downpour. Mohammad Shamshuddoha, secretary of the CCC,
4-day int’l IAS confce begins today
The four-day 19th International Conference of Islamic World Academy of Sciences begins in Dhaka today. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will inaugurate the conference at the city’s Sonargaon Hotel.
DU students urged to apply for Sumitomo Corpn scholarship
The Japanese Sumitomo Corporation officials on Sunday called on the Dhaka University first year students of 2011-12 session asking them to apply for its scholarship. The passed students of 2011 higher secondary and equivalent examinations could apply for the scholarship, said a press release. The regular students would get the application
Hefajat men block road in Ctg
The Hefajat-e-Islam activists barricaded the Chittagong-Khagrachhari road at Hathazari, suspending traffic in protest at the clashes with the law enforcers in Dhaka Sunday night. Liakat Ali, officer-in-charge of Hathazari police station, said the Hefajat men put barricade at three points of the road from Al Jamiatul Ahlia Drul Ulum Moinul Islam
2 killed in Ctg road mishap
A primary schoolgirl and an unidentified man were killed on Sunday in road accidents at Patia and Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. Disha Dey, 5, student of a primary school and daughter of Shanti Dey of Muripara was killed when a jeep hit her while she was crossing the road in Doulatpur Eidgaon
City waterbus service to resume on May 15
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation plans to put six waterbuses in operation on the Dhaka circular waterway from May 15. The waterbus service, however, will resume only on the Sadarghat-Gabtoli section of the Sadarghat-Gabtoli-Ashulia-Tongi-Purbachal-Demra-Kanchpur-Mir Kadeem-Fatulla-Sadarghat circular route. Officials said as the
JUTA asks VC to resign in 24 hours
Jahangirnagar University Teachers Association on Saturday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Anwar Hossain to resign as the vice-chancellor of the university or to face tough agitations. The association leaders issued the ultimatum seeing Anwar at his office after a general meeting of the association held at Jahir Raihan auditorium seminar room.
Classes at Malibagh section suspended
The South Point School and College has extended the suspension classes at its Malibag section till Monday as it is yet to get the report of an expert team that has surveyed the building which has cracks in it. The school suspended the classes for four days
Japan keen to build local nurses’ capacity
The Japan government is keen to provide assistance to Bangladesh for building capacity of the country’s nursing system through providing various kinds of skill development training as well as institutional support to nurses. The Japan government is planning to provide its
CNG auto-rickshaw owners threaten strike May 26-27
CNG-run auto rickshaw owners on Saturday threatened to call a 48-hour strike May 26-27 in the Dhaka metropolitan city if their 10-point demand is not met before the date. The demands include raising economic life of the CNG-auto rickshaw to 15 years from existing 11 years; raising deposit money to Tk 900 from Tk 600; ... Read more