The two Dhaka city corporations are far behind in attaining their tax collection targets with Dhaka South so far having collecting in this financial year less than half of the targeted revenue. As of March 2013, the Dhaka South City Corporation collected only Tk 178 crore against a target of Tk 408 crore and Dhaka ... Read more
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RU accords reception to freshers
Rajshahi University authorities accorded a reception to the freshers under the academic session 2012-13 at Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium on the campus on Saturday. RU vice-chancellor Professor Muhammad Mizanuddin presided over the reception programme while pro-vice-chancellor Professor Sarowar Jahan
Call for health economics for universal health coverage
Dhaka University vice-chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique on Saturday emphasised the importance of health economics in country’s universal health coverage as well as overall development. ‘The role of health economics is important in overall development of a country. The Institute of Health Economics is working relentlessly with remarkable
Trained workforce must for industrial dev: speakers
The country needs more skilled and trained technicians for the development of the industrial sector as well as economic progress, speakers said at a training session on Saturday. They also viewed that there was no alternative to competency in the technical field to free the nation from the curse of unemployment.
Country in deep political crisis: discussion
Politicians, jurist, businessman and rights activists on Saturday said that the country was going through a deep political crisis. The death toll is on the rise as the government has resorted to repressive measures against any oppositional activities, they said at a discussion on
Women hail PM’s directives to supply gas
The women organizations in Rajshahi city on Saturday brought out a procession hailing Prime Minister’s directives to supply gas to the city dwellers on Thursday. Under the banner of Rajshahi Nari Samaj, they first held a meeting at Alupatty intersection. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton,
3rd bridge on Sitalakhya on cards: Quader
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government would construct third bridge over the Shitalakhya in Kanchpur area to ensure smooth transportation of passengers and goods. ‘The bridge will be built with the finance of Saudi government,’ he told reporters while visiting Jatrabari-Kanchpur area to see for himself the ongoing works
Sanitary inspectors demand coverage in food law
Sanitary inspectors on Friday demanded that the government should induct them in the draft safe food law 2013 for the proper implementation of the law at the field level. They claimed that they were the only professional degree holders in Bangladesh for identifying food adulteration.
Baishakhi fair draws huge crowd in Sylhet
Baishakhi Charukala Uthsab in Sylhet, featuring traditional dresses, domestic utensils and fancy items, drew a large crowd on Friday, the first day of the two-day weekend. The festival has been arranged on the Sylhet district auditorium premises at Rikabibazar in the city to raise fund for the Art and Autistic School,
3 killed in city
A singer died and two others were injured in road accident, a domestic help allegedly committed suicide while a man was found dead in the capital from Thursday night to Friday. At Badda, a singer died and two others were injured when a truck hit a motorcycle and an auto rickshaw.
BSTI seals lozenge factory
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Friday sealed a factory named Sonia Lozenge adjacent to Hajaribagh Park in the capital and seized ingredients of lozenge. BSTI executive magistrate Md Asaduzzaman, investigator Md Jahidur Rahman and metropolitan police conducted the mobile court drive, said a press release.
JUJA reunion held amid festivity
The Jahangirnagar University Journalists Association observed its 40th founding anniversary and reunion programme on Friday on the campus with much festivity. Observing the day, a colorful procession was brought out and it paraded the whole campus. Hundreds of current and former members
Illegal housing wrecks havoc on Sylhet environment
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
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,