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Environmentalists urge govt Environmentalists yesterday urged the government to implement the detailed area plan (DAP) of Dhaka city immediately and recover wetlands from land grabbers. Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan (BAPA), a platform of environmentalists, at a rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club

Custodial Deaths, Crossfire Home mum, HR commission vocal The National Human Rights Commission yesterday decided that dealing with extrajudicial killings and custodial deaths will be its top priority. The same day the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry however glossed over the issue, which has

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the High Court verdict that had declared illegal the imposition of Value Added Tax on patients in hospital and clinics. The bench of five-member Appellate Division judges, chaired by chief justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim, dismissed the

The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) yesterday announced a Tk 2171.34 crore budget proposals for FY 2010-11 without raising the rate of holding tax. The outlay is around 54 per cent up from the FY 2009-10 original budget proposal. The country’s premier city corporation also approved the revised budget of Tk 970.56 crore for FY 2009-10

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) in Scotland launched “Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health” in a ceremony attended by academics and the elite of Glasgow on July 5. The centre has been established by GCU to carry out action research to find solutions to social problems, including the critical issue of access to microcredit and ... Read more

800 passengers drowned in a single accident on July 8, 2003 Speakers at a discussion meeting demanded that July 8 be declared the Safe Waterway Day to commemorate the 800 passengers of MV Nasreen who drowned to death after it capsized in the confluence of Padma and Meghna on this day in 2003. Negligence, incompetence, ... Read more

The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved a proposal of the communication ministry to introduce online collection of vehicle taxes and fees with a view to checking corruption and increasing revenue by Tk 100 crore every year. The approval was given at a meeting of the committee held at the cabinet division with finance minister ... Read more

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday expressed deep concern over custodial deaths and missing of a few citizens in recent times. NHRC Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman was talking to reporters after a meeting with law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed at his secretariat

The government decided on Wednesday to tighten registration of cell phone Subscriber Identity Module and prohibit its sale to the youths under 18 to curb growing crimes using cell phones, home minister Sahara Khatun said. ‘We are framing a policy to curb the crimes and misuse of cell phones,’ she told reporters after an inter-ministerial

Preserving historic sites relating to Independence War  Exactly one year after the High Court issued directives to the Government to preserve and maintain historic sites relating to Bangladesh’s war of Independence, the court yesterday released a copy of the historic verdict. The judgement directs the preservation and maintenance of all important historical places, including killing ... Read more

Labour, Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Eng. Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said yesterday that the government might announce the revised minimum wage structure for the readymade garment (RMG) workers on July 28. The Labour Minister also hinted that the new wage structure would be implemented before Eid-ul-Fitre.  “The wage structure review committee, formed by the government, ... Read more

July 7: Chittagong has been experiencing an acute crisis of coins of the denomination of one and two taka of late. As a result of this, shop owners and bus conductors are giving chocolates instead of coins to the buyers as well as passengers. When asked about the problem, a number of shop owners admitted ... Read more

Ecnec okays Tk 1,852cr project for Dohazari-Gundhum rail line The government is going to construct a rail line from Dohazari in Chittagong to Gundhum in Myanmar via Cox’s Bazar to establish link with the proposed Trans-Asia Railway corridor. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate examinations will be published on July 15. This time too, students will get their results on websites of respective boards and through mobile phones, said an official release. The results of all the boards will be published simultaneously on the day after handing over of copies of ... Read more

The results of the 29th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examinations were published yesterday. A total of 7,217 candidates came out successful in the second phase of the three-phased competitive examination. Of them, 3,049 are in general cadre, 1,718 in technical cadre and rest 2,450 candidates are placed in the both

3 custodial deaths HC orders independent inquiries The High Court on Monday ordered an independent inquiry into the three recent incidents of killing allegedly in police custody in the city. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain asked the

Authorities not sure about how many artefacts stolen; no proper inventory done since 1982 “Insiders” stole nine gold medals and 17 antique silver coins from four showcases of gallery 21 of the National Museum and replaced those with bronze and steel replicas, reports The Daily Star. However, the authorities are not yet sure exactly how ... Read more

JS body suggests forming appeal board A parliamentary body yesterday recommended setting up a “telecom appeal board” allowing telecom operators and ICT based organisations to appeal against actions of the government and BTRC. On scrutinising a bill seeking amendments to the Bangladesh Telecommunications Act 2010, the

A trawler with 200 passengers sank on Sunday in the river Shitalakkhya, while 11 persons have gone missing. The rescue operation would be conducted till 9 AM today (Tuesday), police sources said. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authoriy (BIWTA) and Fire Service divers had started rescue

The government is likely to approve  an ambitious ‘Dohajari to Ramu via Cox’s Bazar, Ramu to Gundum of Myanmar Metre Gauge Rail Line’ project aimed at linking the  Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) connecting  the country’s rail system to a 14,000 -km network stretching from Europe to