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Though the government, after returning to the power, has been emphasising on ‘digitalisation’ of education system especially the higher education segment of the country, but the authorities of public universities, the country’s largest component of higher education, have hardly any impression in this regard. The fact was revealed after visiting the very worn out websites ... Read more

The shopkeepers may keep their business open throughout the night after 15 Ramadan across the country ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. It was disclosed on Sunday at a press conference jointly organised by Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) and Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association (BSOA) at the DPDC conference room in

Teachers, students and employees of Dhaka University will wear black badges today marking the anniversary of the August 2007 campus protests and in protest against repression. The university authorities decided to observe August 23 as ‘black day’ protesting at the wholesale arrest of students and teachers of the university after the August 20–23, 2007 campus

Rumour of Child-Lifting in Ctg Mob kills old woman 30 injured as they clash with cops, attack police station An elderly beggar woman was killed and three other people were injured in separate incidents of mob beating in the city on Saturday night and yesterday following a rumour of child-lifting. Chittagong SP ZA Morshed told ... Read more

At least 13 persons were killed and 10 others injured seriously between Friday night and Saturday after taking poisonous liquor at Osmani Nagar in Sylhet. Local sources said some people of Goala Bazaar under Osmani Nagar thana started to fall sick from Thursday noon as a result of imbibing locally prepared hooch on

The government has taken a series of measures, including closure of schools and colleges during Ramadan and withdrawal of rundown vehicles, but could not bring about any improvement in the city’s traffic situation. The communications ministry has dumped only one old car a day on an average since the drive began on 15 July, 2010 ... Read more

The count of people infected with anthrax at Chithhulia under Kayempur of Shahjadpur Upazila have risen to 38 after another 12 people have been identified in Sirajganj. Those people got sick after consuming beef and coming in close contact with cows. Dr Nurul Islam Talukder had revealed the matter to bdnews24.com on

For checking wastage, pilferage of gas, Titas will also install remote meters for 1,000 industries Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution company is set to introduce the first batch of pre-paid gas meters at homes in Dhanmondi from May next in a bid to check gas wastage and ensure fair payment by the consumers. The company ... Read more

Former British prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair arrived here yesterday on a three-day private visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes received the Blair couple at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the afternoon

Dhaka University will introduce online application for student admissions to the first year honours courses for the 2010-11 session. The admission process is tentatively scheduled to begin on September 21. ”We have already decided to introduce online admission process, and its launching date will be finalised at a meeting on August 24,” DU Vice-chancellor Prof ... Read more

As many as 48 Bangladeshis who were recently detained in Spain for illegal stay there returned home yesterday under a deportation process, immigration officials said. “A total of 48 Bangladeshis who were recently detained in Spain for illegal stay returned home today,” ASP Zaman of Immigration Department of

Environment Pollution 2 dyeing units fined Tk 62 lakh The Department of Environment yesterday fined two industrial units in Savar and Tejgaon around Tk 63 lakh for violating environment law. The dyeing and finishing unit of Biswas Garments at Rajphulbaria was fined Tk 60.5 lakh for having no environment clearance certificate and polluting the Bangshai ... Read more

The government is set to frame rules to bring courier service and mailing operators under a specific guideline in a bid to speed up the service and electronic money transfer. A review committee has recently finalised the draft of ‘mailing operators and courier service rules-2010’. The draft will be placed to the ministry of post ... Read more

Govt allows eight airlines, including Biman, to carry Hajj pilgrims The government on Thursday decided to allow six airlines other than Biman and the Saudi Arabian Airlines to carry the surging number of intending hajj pilgrims this year. The Saudi authorities have approved Bangladesh’s application for allowing 93,900 people to perform hajj in 2010 while ... Read more

At least 26 people including two children have contracted Anthrax disease in a Sirajgang village, the district’s civil surgeon has said. Dr Nurul Islam Talukder told bdnews24.com on Thursday that those people got sick after consuming beef and coming close to cows at Chithhulia under Kayempur of Shahjadpur

EU envoy Stefan Frowein on Thursday expressed concern about the delay in implementing the new minimum wage for garment workers. Speaking at a press conference in the capital, organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh, Frowein said, “I am concerned about the four

Fortune favours Dhaka City Corporation drivers as they created classic stories of rising from rags to riches. Their bosses wouldn’t disagree that over half a hundred DCC drivers minted millions out of the spare fuel oils, some of whom now drive luxury cars of their own, reports banglanews24.org, a

About 1000 prisoners are being set free on Thursday in what jail authorities say is the largest mass release in the history of the country. The inmates, who have already served 20 years imprisonment, are being released from 61 jails across the country under title 569 of the prison code, which grants amnesty to prisoners ... Read more

$900m investment needed to set up pipelines, double gas production Experts have found out that the country’s existing gas crisis was created due mainly to lack of adequate pipeline system, not necessarily for unavailability of enough gas. In a study submitted to the energy ministry late last month, the experts have pinpointed the

Traffic situation in the capital has been deteriorating gradually, causing untold sufferings to hundreds of commuters. The dwellers have been witnessing again serious traffic congestion in most of the important city points ahead of the Eid-ul Fitr. It usually takes about one and a half hours to travel a distance of six