In a major decision for the benefit of all SAARC students who are desirous of having studies in Indian university, the Universities Grants Commission, the apex Indian controlling body of higher education in India, decided to slash education fee for them in all Indian universities at par with that of Indian students with immediate
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BDR, BSF exchange lists of criminals
Accord on several other issues Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged the lists of criminals of the bordering areas of the two countries at a sector commander level border coordination meeting in Panchagarh yesterday. Rangpur Sector Commander Col Mohammad Khairuzzaman led the eight member BDR delegation while an eight member BSF ... Read more
Tk 376 cr project for dredging of Karnaphuli river
After a lapse of over two decades the physical works of the capital dredging of the heavily silted areas of the River Karnaphuli is likely to begin this year. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has finalized a Taka 376 crore project to dredge about three km rivers stretching from Sadarghat Lighter Jetty toward some 500 meters ... Read more
River pillar work to start by end-April
The authorities will start setting up boundary pillars along the four rivers around the capital by the end of April, and the eviction drive against river grabbers will be slowed down till then. And the river grabbers will be sued under the wetland conservation act for the time being, and under the environment act after ... Read more
Rajuk to seek BUET help
Demolishing Jamuna Future Park portion Rajuk to seek BUET help Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha will seek technical help from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in demolishing the unauthorised four top floors of the Jamuna Future Park Shopping Complex, Rajuk officials said. As the Supreme Court upheld the High Court order for demolition of the unauthorised ... Read more
Valentine’s Day celebrated
Thousands of young couples celebrated the Valentine’s Day on Sunday showing their love through exchanging gifts, Valentine cards and flowers with their loved ones. For young lovers, particularly those in the cities, the day was a special one though Valentine’s Day celebrations are relatively new in
New EC rule to disqualify turncoats
A new Election Commission rule is set to bar any aspirant from contesting in the 2014 general election who has not been a member of their party for three or more years. “Those who switch parties after 2010 cannot contest the 10th Jatiya Sangsad polls,” election commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain told bdnews24.com this
DCC poll by Mar 25
Schedule within February 20 The election to the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held sometime between March 18 and March 25 this year, sources in the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday. The commission will announce the poll schedule by February 20, the sources
Mutiny Trial at Rangamati
Nine BDR men claim innocence The nine BDR men accused of mutiny claimed themselves innocent in written statements submitted to the Special Court-4 of Bangladesh Rifles in Rangamati yesterday. The jawans of 12 Rifles Battalion at Rajnagar in the district submitted the statements following a court directive, reports our
300 gunshots traded along Sylhet border
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) traded over 300 gunshots on Sripur and Jaintapur borders in Sylhet yesterday over fishing in a water body. BDR sources said three people were injured in the BSF firing and they were taken to local hospitals for treatment. They are Abdur Rahman, a truck
Industries Inside Bhawal National Park
Green light to 300 units The Awami League-led government is issuing environmental clearance certificates for industries on “private land” inside the Bhawal National Park in Gazipur, backtracking on its stance and lifting a ban imposed in 1999 during its previous tenure. This move will legalise around 300 illegal industries set up in eight mouzas during ... Read more
Tipaimukh meet ignores neighbour’s need
A high level meeting on Wednesday last attended by the officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Power and National Hydro Power Co-operation Ltd under the chair of the Manipur Chief Minister, O Ibobi discussed on the proposed construction of controversial Tipaimukh Power Project in
Blaze kills 7 in Japan Garden City
Seven of a family including two kids were killed in a fire at a multi-storey apartment block in the city’s Mohammadpur area last night, reports The Daily Star. The fire originated at around 10:15pm on the 10th floor of building-6 at Japan Garden City, said witnesses. Billows of smoke spiralling upwards caused panic among the ... Read more
CNG-run bus catches fire
3 killed as cylinder explodes Three persons were burnt alive and nine others injured as the CNG cylinder of a microbus carrying them exploded at Satkania in Chittagong yesterday. Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed while the injured were Tapu, 27, Delwar Hossain, 40, Mizanur Rahman, 36, Sabuj Mian, 39, Abdus Sattar, 30, ... Read more
Dhaka flood protection project to be revived
Tk 2,500cr scheme taken up in 1999 includes eastern bypass Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said in parliament that the government is going to revive a Tk 2,500 crore project, which was approved in 1999 to protect Dhaka from floods, expand the city and ease traffic congestion. She said the Water Development Board, Roads and ... Read more
Dirty two-taka notes spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The overused and soiled two-taka notes have become a silent public health threat, as those contain huge third generation antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says a study, reports UNB. According to the study, each old filthy two-taka note contains 180 to 200 crore bacteria most of which are antibiotic-resistant that might play a role in
5,000 buses run in city with illegal ticket booths
Alleges MP in JS None of the public transport companies operating on routes in the capital has Dhaka City Corporation’s approval for their ticket counters, alleged a ruling Awami League lawmaker in parliament yesterday. “The transport companies set [ticket] counters haphazardly causing sufferings to the pedestrians and worsening the traffic congestion. But
ACC submits comments opposing Act amendment
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday forwarded its comments to the government strongly opposing the proposal to bring amendment to the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004. The commission said that if the cabinet division’s recommendations were approved, the Commission’s authority and status as an independent agency
SSC exams begin today
Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations begin today with a total of 1,206,019 examinees from 26,192 educational institutions across the country taking the exams. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said that the government has completed all the necessary preparations to hold the examinations in an
Bangladesh loses over 3,000 acres of land
Erosion by border belt rivers Feb 10: The havoc caused by the rivers Surma and Kushiara along the Sylhet border changing their course is pushing the Bangladesh border inward, resulting in the country losing more than 3,000 acres of land. According to the 1974 Mujib-Indira Border Treaty, midstream of border rivers defines the boundaries of ... Read more