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PM to visit Aila-hit areas The government has decided to provide Tk 20,000 to each of the families hit hard by cyclone Aila in the country’s southern districts of Khulna and Satkhira, reports NewAge. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is expected visit the worst affected areas by the end of June for the first

Out of eight mayoral candidates in the last CCC election, security deposits of six mayor candidates except candidates from two major political parties, were confiscated by the Election Commission for failing to secure 8 per cent votes out of the

The government yesterday distributed compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), popularly known as energy saving bulbs, to electricity consumers free of cost as part of its move on energy conservation in the wake of nagging power crisis. A total of 55 lakh bulbs were distributed among the consumers in selected areas of 27 districts

Terrestrial TV in December A new satellite television channel dedicated to parliamentary proceedings would start dry runs next month. Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad while replying to lawmakers’ queries told the House that the new channel styled “Sangsad Bangladesh” would begin digital terrestrial test transmission in December

He ends Mohiuddin’s 17-year streak with record 95,528-vote lead; AL backed candidates dominate ward councils with 31 councillors among total 55 Mohammad Manjur Alam was elected the next mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday, defeating ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury by the largest ever margin in the corporation’s

Five army men killed in Himchari landslide Fifty-two people, including five army personnel, were on Tuesday killed in landslides, caused by incessant rain for four days, in several places in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban. Many others were injured. The Cox’s Bazar district administration sources said 32 people were killed at Teknaf, nine at

A flammable chemical go-down has been identified responsible for the recent inferno that killed 121 people at Nimtoli, a densely populated area at old Dhaka, according to the prove committee report. The fire broke out from the harmful chemical go-down due to excessive heat from the kitchen where foods were being cooked for a wedding ... Read more

A reckless bus knocked down and killed an unidentified woman in the city’s Karwanbazar area on Tuesday afternoon. The police quoting witnesses said the Gulistan-bound mini-bus hit the woman aged about 40 in front of La Vinci Hotel when she was crossing the road at around 12:30pm, leaving her critically

Gas production from offshore Sangu field was suspended on Tuesday evening after faults were detected in its platform in the Bay of Bengal, dealing the country’s gas production another blow after the suspension of gas extraction from Bangura field on June 7. Petrobangla chairman Hossain Mansur told New Age on Tuesday evening that gas supply ... Read more

Ctg city polls campaign ends tonight; army deployed Army personnel were deployed in Chittagong City Corporation area yesterday alongside other law enforcement agencies to improve law and order and ensure enforcement of the electoral code of conduct. Contestants of the CCC polls continued vigorous campaigns as time for electioneering ends at

There are 80 countries with blood donation rates that are too low, and 79 of them are in developing countries, the World Health Organization says. On Friday, World Blood Donor Day, the UN health agency said people worldwide make 93 million

Disconnection drives hindered The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has failed to realize outstanding bills amounting to more than Tk 200 crore as most of the defaulters are influential people or backed by influential politicians, sources said. The commercial manager of Dhaka WASA, Uttam Kumar Roy, said of the long accumulated

Millions of viewers across the country could not watch the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup and the first match between hosts South Africa and Mexico on Friday because of frequent power outages. People at Hatiya in Noakhali vandalised a small power plant of the Power Development Board on Friday night after they had failed ... Read more

Reckless Driving Govt mulls speed monitoring device Finds controlling device difficult to install in vehicles within June 30 deadline of HC The government is finally moving to install speed monitoring devices in all motor vehicles in the country, instead of speed governor seals, with the High Court’s permission, reports The Daily Star. The HC on ... Read more

At least 13 people, including six schoolgirls, drowned and three others went missing after a trawler capsized in a Shailpara haor at Dharmapasha in Sunamganj Tuesday morning. Paikurati union council chairman Rehanuddin said rescuers in the evening were still searching three schoolgirls who had been

Country’s maiden liver transplantation performed A team of Bangladeshi surgeons led by Prof Mohammad Ali has conducted the first successful liver transplantation in the country at Birdem Hospital Thursday. Prof Ali is the department head of Hepato Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery of Birdem Hospital. A group of Indian surgeons also assisted the team during the

The Bangladesh Observer, the oldest English daily in the country, has officially been shut down from yesterday following the decision of the daily’s owners. Earlier, before announcing the closure of the newspaper, the owners of the daily handed over a cheque for Tk 10 crore to the employees as per an agreement signed

Factories, chemical stores housed in cramped residential buildings More than 60 per cent of nearly two lakh small factories operating without permission caused 219 fire incidents in the Old Town of Dhaka in the last couple of years killing 220 people, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defence said on

Nimtoli tragedy transforms burn unit of DMCH into delectably different Whereas Dhaka Medical College Hospital earned a bad name for mismanagement and malpractice on its service delivery, the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the hospital concentrated its effort on providing dependable medicare to

Bangladesh has vast opportunity to earn huge foreign currency from tourism sector like today’s garments sector by using its geographical location and natural beauties. But the governments of the country so far did not give full concentration to flourish the sector. Tourism expert and managing director of Tour Guide Ltd, a leading tour operating company ... Read more