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A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted all three accused of the charges brought against them for molesting Shawan Akhter Badhan on the Dhaka University campus on the night of December 31, 1999. Metropolitan magistrate Mahedi Hasan Talukder pronounced the verdict in presence of the three accused—Khan Mohammad Mezbahul Haq Tutul, Chandan Kumar Ghosh alias Bhola, ... Read more

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a ship-breaking yard at Madambibir Hat under Sitakunda upazila of the port city Tk 15 lakh for ignoring workers’ safety and polluting environment. A team led by DoE Director (Enforcement) Munir Chowdhury fined Messrs Rahim Steel Co under Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act,

The sales of advance tickets for different railway routes started Tuesday morning at four different stations in Dhaka and Sylhet on the occasion of Eid, with people standing in long queues to collect the tickets, the Bangladesh Railway officials said. Homebound passengers rushed to the Kamalapur rail station in the early hours of

The body of an Eden College student was found at Gopalganj town on Tuesday. The deceased, Sadia Noor Mita, 22, a third year student of chemistry department, was the daughter of Liakat Hossain Mollah of Mianpara in Gopalganj. Sadar police chief Borhanuddin told journalists that several wounds were found in

About 60pc cases suffer as witnesses unwilling to testify for intimidation, hassle; govt talks of a protection act Zafrun Nahar had spent five years trying to have her son’s killers punished. But no witness showed up to testify at the trial. Frustrated that all her hard work brought nothing, she now sees no point in ... Read more

Two top state-run entities of Bangladesh and India have signed a deal in New Delhi that would immediately pave the way for joint venture for a 1320 MW thermal power project in Khulna, with scopes open for another with equal capacity in Chittagong. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Monday between Bangladesh

HR commission chief blames cops over criminal offence probes Police fail to get convictions in a mind-boggling 90 percent cases, the Human Rights Commission chief revealed yesterday. HRC Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman also said police exercise excess power, abuse laws and make indiscriminate arrests but they ultimately fail to prove charges they bring against the

Mukhlesur Rahman made Rab DG The government yesterday made Hassan Mahmood Khandker, director general (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), the new inspector general of police (IGP) by replacing Nur Mohammad after about four years. Besides, Rajshahi range deputy inspector general (DIG) Mohammad Mukhlesur Rahman has been made the new Rab DG

Country’s manpower export has significantly declined over the year alongside the reduction of remittance earnings during the last couple of months, statistics show. The reduction of manpower export is as high as 20 per cent as 231,171 jobseekers went abroad during the last seven months against 288,925 in corresponding previous

Passengers await risky journey ahead of Eid More than a hundred faulty and unfit launches are getting quick repair in Keraniganj dockyards to carry passengers on different routes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Most vessels have major defects in engines or design faults, said repairers in dockyards. They could not tell whether the launches have any fitness

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been spending Tk 40 lakh each month for six additional pilots who have no planes to fly in the emaciating fleet of the national flag carrier, a web-based news agency, yesterday. The pilots, appointed on contract, receive around US$ 57,000 a month – US$ 9500 each. A board meeting of the ... Read more

Adopted in Savar kiln on trial basis; can cut air pollution by 60-70pc, save 4 lakh trees a year A brick company using clean technology has started its debut production in the country at Nayarhat, Savar. Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln, the technology, can reduce air pollution up to 60 to 70 percent and save 4 ... Read more

It was really fascinating to watch in Ekushey TV news on Friday and Saturday nights (August 27 & 28) in two consecutive episodes a taxi driver named Mohammad Ali analysing to a BUET teacher a marvelous solution he derived from his 5-year long research based on his hands-on experiences to ease the notorious gridlock of ... Read more

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a textile mill and a leather tannery a sum of Tk 40.60 lakh in the city’s Kalurghat Industrial area for polluting the river Karnaphuli with untreated chemical wastes. A team from the DoE led by Munir Chowdhury, director of monitoring and enforcement took the action during an anti-pollution

Waiting for verdicts in cases filed against errant employers At least 44 Bangladeshi workers have been languishing in the United Arab Emirates for the last five months after they sued their employers for not paying wages for nearly a year. The workers living in two camps in Sharjah can neither find new jobs nor have ... Read more

Readymade garment (RMG) factory owners yesterday have announced that they will pay dues and festival allowances to the workers before Eid. They also said that with the help of Government they will take necessary steps to implement the decision if some factories fail to

A team of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday demolished around 50 makeshift shops erected at Banani playground following a report carried in this daily on August 22. Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), however, has not yet freed the Chairman Bari Khelarmath (playground), in the residential area of Banani, occupied by Zaker Party to hold its

The shopping for Eid-ul-Fitr festival has started gaining momentum as people of different ages thronged the city’s shopping malls to buy panjabis, dresses and other necessary items for their near and dear ones for celebrating the biggest occasion in the country with joy and gaiety. With the advent of the Eid-ul-Fitr, city’s customers especially women ... Read more

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a ship-breaking yard at Sonaichhari under Sitakunda upazila Tk 7 lakh for ignoring workers’ safety and environmental pollution. A team led by DoE Director (Enforcement) Munir Chowdhury fined Messrs Sultana Ship-Breaking. This is the first time a ship-breaking yard was

Govt now says Tk 45 is minimum In a span of three days, the Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s fitra at Tk 100 and Tk 45 per head creating confusion among people. At a meeting yesterday, Islamic Foundation fixed the minimum fitra at Tk 45. Earlier on Thursday, it fixed the fitra at Tk ... Read more