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HC asks govt to take measures in 3 months The High Court yesterday directed the government to take a set of steps to protect and preserve the Mughal-built Lalbagh Kella (fort) in Old Dhaka. As directed, the government has to demarcate the fort area through a survey and remove all private structures from there within ... Read more

Bangladesh Cricket team led by newly appointed Captain Shakib Al Hasan will take on New Zealand Cricket team led by Daniel Vettori today in the third One Day International (ODI ) game of the five-match Micromax Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The match starts at 9.00 AM BST (Bangladesh Standard Time)

Sylhet Cadet College authorities forced 50 students who left the campus allegedly because of torture to return to the college on Saturday night. Witnesses and the police said about 50 college students left the campus about 9:00pm on Saturday night and started marching towards the

An 18-year-old housewife set on fire allegedly by her husband and in-laws on October 5 died in Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Sunday. The victim, Shayla, had more than 80 per cent of her body surface, including the face and the chest, burnt in the incident of October 5 in her husband’s house at Kowdia ... Read more

At least three workers were killed and several others injured as a chunk of ship fell down on the workers at a ship-breaking yard at Sitakunda in Chittagong on Saturday evening. The deceased — Muhammad Faruk, 30, Abul Bashar, 35, and Muhammad Kalam, 20 — were workers of the Sima Steel Yard, owned by Muhammad ... Read more

The law and order has deteriorated seriously across the country over establishing supremacy by the ruling Awami League (AL) activists with the killing of rivals in recent times much to the concern of the common people. Establishment of supremacy and extortion by the ruling party hoodlums have assumed to

Thousands still marooned Another low formed in the northwest Bay yesterday, only hours after a depression-triggered inclement weather for three days across the country improved. Weather experts said in Dhaka last night they were yet to ascertain how far was the low from the country’s coastal region

4,500 appeals received for settlement of land disputes The government is in a dilemma over initiating a land survey in the hill districts of Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Rangamati while over 4,500 disputes over land filed with the Land Commission still remain pending. The land ministry has convened an inter-ministry meeting to be held today (Sunday) in ... Read more

Upazila chairmen ask govt, give time till Nov 30 Chairmen and vice-chairmen of upazila parishad yesterday “warned” of waging tough movement against the government if it fails to outline their specific duties by November 30. As many as 200 chairmen and vice-chairmen under the banner of Bangladesh Upazila Chairman and vice-Chairman Oikya Parishad gave the ... Read more

Chemical Death Trap 15,000 units found risky in Old Dhaka The fire, coming in contact with a petrol container, flared up abruptly in a Lalbagh metal factory on Friday noon all of a sudden. The flame dumfounded the 12-year-old boy working by it, and he looked around for help. The fire was swelling by the ... Read more

Elections to about 4,500 union parishads (UP) are likely to start simultaneously across the country in February-March next year. Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) will hold Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and pourasabha (municipality) polls in December this year, according to EC sources. The EC will send a letter to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural ... Read more

High tidal surges inundate coastal areas At least nine were killed on Friday in wall collapses, lightning strike, tidal surges and trawler capsize during downpour began on Thursday and continued till Friday afternoon. Tidal surges whipped up about seven feet high by squally weather influenced by a depression in the Bay of Bengal also inundated ... Read more

People, still struggling to recover from the traumatic experience of the cyclone Aila, are leaving their homes for safer places or cyclone shelters fearing another disaster as depression driven rains and tidal surge flooded vast areas in Dacope and Koyra upazilas of the district over last few days. ‘Tidal surge has submerged vast tracts of ... Read more

Outages start to ease in Dec; govt eyes 11,000MW power during its tenure A quarter of the persisting electricity crisis is likely to go by December with five new rental power projects coming into operation. The government expects that by the end of next year, bulk of the load shedding will be averted and by ... Read more

To start on Dhaka-Ctg highway, then other highways to check accidents The government will introduce a monitoring system by next April to control vehicle speed on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in a bid to curb road accidents. Other highways across the country will be brought under the system in phases, said a Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)

The sound pollution due to use of hydraulic horns is now a days creating public nuisance, posing a serious health hazards to the dwellers of the country’s metropolitan cities, particularly the capital, medical experts said. Most of the pollution comes from the use of hydraulic horns, used in various vehicles, particularly buses and trucks. There are ... Read more

Faruk to lead business delegation to India Oct 20 A business delegation led by Commerce Minister Faruk Khan will leave for New Delhi on October 20 aiming to ink a number of deals related to investment, border haat (market) and removal of trade barriers. During the four-day visit, a number of issues including duty-free access ... Read more

The Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL), Oxfam International’s local alliance of 200 local- national civil society and grass-root level organizations yesterday expressed grave concern regarding the media reports of the 7th October reporting that following rough sea conditions 140 fishermen are missing in the Bay of Bengal

World Post Office Day today More than 24,000 extra-departmental workers of the postal departmental announced to hold work abstention for 12 days beginning Sunday demanding allowance increase while the country observes0 World Post Office Day today. The Bangladesh Postal Department will hold a discussion and cultural events at the

BERC to decide further power tariff increase Power distribution agencies will on November 1 start giving new connections ending a suspension of new connections, enforced on April 1, which was extended twice in six months, officials said on Thursday. ‘We will start giving new connections on November 1. But it will not be possible to ... Read more