Illegal housing by real estate and developer groups in the Sylhet city and on its outskirts has put the city environment at stake. Housing estates are being developed through encroaching on croplands, water bodies, canals, forestlands and hillocks in the city and its neighbouring
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Two people die from electrocution in Ctg
Two men died form electrocution on Thursday in separate incidents in Chittagong. In the city’s Chakbazar area under Bakalia police station, a PDB man was electrocuted while he was working at an electric pole. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahaman,
Three female students commit suicide in city
Two teenagers among three female students committed suicide in the capital on Wednesday and Thursday. At Uttar Maniknagar, a female student committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan with a scarf Wednesday. The deceased,
Body parts of youth recovered in city
Police recovered the dismembered body of a youth aged about 30 from the Dhaka city’s Kamramgichar on Thursday. Police recovered seven parts of the body packed in three poly packets in front of the Badsha Primary School of the area at about 12:00pm,
JUJA reunion today
The reunion of Jahangirnagar University Journalists’ Association will be held on the campus today. Marking the 40th founding anniversary of the organisation, JUJA organises the reunion. Disaster management and relief minister Abul Hasan Mahamood Ali
Social commitment must to combat sexual harassment against girls
Social commitment along with forging resistance has become indispensable to combat sexual harassment against the girl students. Public representatives, parents, civil society, community and media should work together for preventing sexual harassment,
Fake cop held in Sylhet
The police detained a college student in Sylhet Wednesday night on charge of impersonating a sub-inspector of police. The arrested was Ruhul Hossain, 25, an under graduate student of Tajpur Degree College at Osmani Nagar in the city.
Makeshift shops occupy city footpaths
Vendors and makeshift stalls have occupied footpaths in many areas of the capital city in the absence of monitoring by the authorities concerned. Vendors most often set up their shops on the footpaths, hampering pedestrians’ movement and forcing them to walk through roads amid risk of accidents,
2 youths killed as pillar collapses on them in Sylhet
Two youths were killed as a pillar of an under-construction building collapsed on them in the Sylhet city Tuesday evening. The deceased were identified as Kamal Ahmed, 26, son of the late Abdul Jalil of village Telikona under Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet, and Akash, 22, son of
Govt to provide financial aid for digital innovations on service delivery
The government will provide financial assistance to government, private and individual initiatives for developing digital innovations on hassle-free quick service to the people. In line with its vision to build ‘Digital Bangladesh’, the government launched an ‘Innovation Fund’ on March 28 last year at the Prime Minister’s Office to provide financial
Greens call to protect Buriganga, other rivers
Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan on Wednesday called on the people to protect the River Buriganga from pollution and make the capital city livable. BAPA made the call at a workshop on ‘Buriganga River and Our Life’ on the premises of Basila High School in cooperation with Buriganga Riverkeeper.
Water processing plants sued in Ctg
Seven drinking water processing plants were sued by a court in Chittagong for using the BSTI seal without obtaining licence and supplying unsafe drinking water. The accused companies are Messrs Oasis Drinking Water, Messrs Times Foods and Beverage Industries BD Limited, Messrs Ravina Limited, Messrs Asian Foods
Renewal of non-motorised vehicles’ licence stalled
Govt deprived of revenues The licence of no non-motorised vehicles in the Dhaka city has not been renewed since 2011 when the erstwhile Dhaka City Corporation was split into two parts. Procedural complexities have been blamed for this, which deprived both the city corporations of the yearly revenues from the sector.
3-member committee formed
The Dhaka University authorities on Tuesday formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident of attack on the journalists on Dhaka University campus. The university proctor, Amzad Ali, headed the committee that also included assistant proctors — Mofizul Islam and Rabiul Islam.
Int’l seminar calls for resistence against terrorism
Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday called upon the people of South Asian countries including Bangladesh to resist terrorism of fanatic forces to cope with the fight against poverty, environmental issues and gender discrimination. ‘The nations must build resistance against
More taxes on cigarette demanded
Anti-smoking activists in the capital on Tuesday urged the government to increase price of and tax on cigarette to discourage smoking. At a press conference, they said one stick of low brand cigarette costs Tk 1.50 that increases the number of smokers in the country whereas in India
RUET students invent remote room control device
Two students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology have invented a device which can control a room and perform activities in it from a distance. Abdur Razzak and Biplob Hossain, students of electrical and electronic engineering department, invented the machine.
Slum dwellers get Tk 2.23cr in Rajshahi
Slum dwellers in the Rajshahi city on Tuesday received Tk 2.23 crore for their settlement improvement along with uplifting living and livelihood condition. The grants were disbursed among 67 Community Development Committees of 11 clusters under the project of Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction (UPPR).
Jabbarer Boli Khela begins April 25
The 104th Abdul Jabbar Wrestling Competition, popularly known as Jabbarer Boli Khela, is going to begin on April 25 at the historic Laldighi Maidan in the Chittagong city. The century-old historic wrestling competition and celebrations of the Bangla New Year are organised every year with much enthusiasm and cultural zeal.
DSCC administrator urges employees to be more accountable
The Dhaka South City Corporation administrator Mohammad, Nazrul Islam, on Tuesday urged the corporation officials and employees to be more accountable to fulfil their duties. He also ordered the officials and employees concerned to take immediate action for accelerating the services of providing birth, inheritance and citizenship certificates.