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The Chittagong city police have begun collecting finger prints and detailed information of CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers through laptops for prevention of various crimes, including mugging. Chittagong Metropolitan Police’s deputy commissioner Banaj Kumar Majumder told bdnews24.com, “Finger prints of over 100 CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers have been taken on the

Twelve more Anthrax affected people had been detected in Sirajganj and Pabna districts yesterday raising the number of affected to138. Of the affected, ten were in Sirajganj district while the rest two in Pabna district, Civil Surgeon office sources said. The affected are: Sabina Khatun (25) of Barakandi village, Ashamoni (13) and

Mobile phone operators and related regulatory bodies will soon start to verify the authenticity of the personal information provided by consumers on the purchase of mobile connections by cross checking it with their national identity cards. The election commission (EC) has said that it would provide all necessary assistance to the

The government is planning to almost double the fare of CNG-run auto rickshaws. In response to strong persuasion from auto rickshaw owners, the communications ministry has formed a committee late last year for suggestions. The committee, headed by chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), is

Two painters fell off an 18-storey building at Motijheel in the capital and died, hospital sources said. The deceased were Abbas, 30, and Swapan, 28, who brothers and residents of Muladi in Barisal. Witnessed said they had fallen on the ground when they were painting the walls of the top floor of the WW Tower ... Read more

Pirates threw 36 fishermen into the sea with their hands and legs tied, after attacking two fishing trawlers off the coast of Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The pirates looted fish, fishing net, and trawler engines worth several lakh taka and beat up most of the fishermen. Nineteen fishermen of one trawler were rescued from the ... Read more

Cabinet okays draft law The cabinet on Monday approved a draft of the Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow non-resident Bangladeshis to register as voters, fulfilling the expatriates’ long-standing demand. The expatriate Bangladeshis, as per the draft, would be able to exercise their right to vote in all elections in the country after

Commuters left to deal with potholes, garbage The residents of Uttara Model Town have been passing miserable days for over a year as Sonargaon-Janapath Road, stretching from intersection of sector-12 to Khalpar remains potholed and laden with garbage. Their sufferings intensify as the road submerges knee-deep under water even after a light rainfall and the ... Read more

The Dhaka University (DU) family yesterday observed Black Day on the campus with demands to the government to take necessary steps to identify the ‘main culprits’ behind the torture of DU teachers and students during and after the unrest on August 20, 2007 at DU. They also demanded a fresh investigation into the August 20-22 ... Read more

Service to start by end of this month Without building necessary infrastructure, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) is going to introduce waterbuses on Aminbazar-Sadarghat route by the end of this month. In a bid to minimise tedious tailbacks in the city, the vessels will ply the 16 kilometres long waterway. But the landing stations–Kholamura, ... Read more

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts has recommended nationalising all primary (registered) and community schools across the country. The recommendation was made at a meeting of the committee held at Sangsad Bhaban with its chief Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir in the

The election of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held at a convenient time between mid-September and mid-November, while the Union Parishad (UP) and Municipal (Pourasabha) elections in December and January. Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain said this while he was talking with reporters at his Sher-e-Bangla Nagar office in the

3 critically burnt; locals of Old Dhaka revisit Nimtoli nightmare A fire at a chemicals storehouse left three people seriously injured in a residential area of Lalbagh in Old Dhaka yesterday. The wounded were admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. The blaze started at about 2:30pm on ... Read more

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