CHITTAGONG, Feb 26: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan here today said that process was underway to carry pilgrims from Chittagong by sea routes at an affordable cost from October 1 next, reports BSS. The Shipping Minister informed this while talking to reporters after inaugural function of Free Medical Camp under the auspices of
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City dwellers get filthy, stinky WASA water
Residents in many areas of the Dhaka city are getting water fouled with filth and stench from the WASA supply lines for the last few weeks, making their lives miserable. The situation deteriorated in the past two weeks in several areas of the city, including Moghbazar, Naya Paltan, Sheorapara and
Govt mulls mobile IT lab on boats
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government would consider the prospect of mobile computer laboratory on boats to introduce information and communication technology to the rural students. “We have already started mobile computer laboratories in jeeps and microbuses which will
Hokkaido University team meets DU VC
A delegation from Hokkaido University, Japan led by the Dean of Graduate School of Dental Medicine Dr Masamitsu Kawanami met Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique yesterday at the latter’s office of the university, says a press release. Other members of the delegation are Dr Nobuo Inoue, professor and chairman, department of
RU lost 187 academic days
Feb 26: Rajshahi University (RU), had lost 187 academic days in the last year in various incidents specially student violence. Among the 187 days two bloody clashes between Islami Chhatra Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League, summer vacation and so on. As a result the university losses about Taka 2.33 crore while it has been paying ... Read more
Mitsubishi for joint venture car assembling in Bangladesh
Mitshubishi Motors Corporation of Japan is going to get its Sedan car assembled in Bangladesh under joint venture with the state-run Progoti Industries Limited, as the famed carmaker tries to spread its wings wider. Besides, the Japanese firm would provide technical assistance for setting up factories for
CSE launches book building system
Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. has become the first bourse of the country to launch the Book Building System, the mechanism of fair price discovery of shares. With the bidding for shares of Ocean Containers Ltd. (OCL), a local enterprise engaged in container business, CSE has pioneered the long waited
Agora Moghbazar steps into sixth year
The Moghbazar branch of chain super shop Agora stepped into its sixth year Monday successfully providing shopping under one roof for the city dwellers. The chain-shop celebrated the fifth anniversary by cutting cake and handling over the prizes to
Bank Asia’s new ATM booth at Panthapath
Bank Asia launched a new ATM booth in the city’s Pathapath area on Sunday. Erfanuddin Ahmed, president and managing director of the bank formally opened the booth at a simple ceremony held on DH Tower premise. SM Khorshed Alam, deputy managing director and other senior executives of the Bank, among
Ensuring rights of minorities stressed for dev
The Rajshahi mayor, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, has categorically said the legitimate and equitable rights of the ethnic minority people must be ensured for overall development of the nation. In this regard, he called for undertaking an effective step to make the aboriginal people competent in all aspects especially literacy and social
Filmmakers urged to create authentic films
Acclaimed US filmmaker and screenwriter Eric J Adams conducted a filmmaking workshop on “Story, Structure and Screenwriting” on Wednesday last, says a press release. It was hosted by the Bangladesh Institute of Journalism and Electronic Media (BIJEM). Conducting the works-hop he said, “There has never been a better time for independent Bangladeshi
‘Bird flu not direct threat to public health’
Bird flu is not a substantial direct threat to public health all over the world, a Western public health expert said in the city yesterday, insisting that pandemic influenza like swine flu could be fatal however for humankind. Dr Eric Starbuck, a US influenza expert, said the world has to remain alert against influenza with
Curfew clamped on Khagrachari town
One killed in fresh violence The administration in Khagrachari ordered curfew of the town after at least one person had been killed and more than 50 injured and dozens of houses burnt down on Tuesday as fresh violence erupted in the town three days after the ethnic violence at Baghaichhari in Rangamati on Friday. Troops ... Read more
Renaming of airport to cost Taka 1400 crore : Colossal wastage of poor people’s money
The renaming of the Zia International Airport as Shah Jalal International Airport was performed on Monday by putting up printed banners on the entrance and departure sides of the main terminal building, but the entire process of change would reportedly cost the exchequer Taka 1400 crore . The process of name changing would involve not ... Read more
Horrors of carnage relived at Darbar Hall
Prosecution tells court about the bloodbath as BDR court starts first trial in Pilkhana Darbar hall of BDR Pilkhana headquarters, where a 33-hour carnage set in just shy of a year ago, turned into a courtroom yesterday with Bangladesh Rifles beginning its first mutiny trial in the capital. On the opening day, the three-member Special ... Read more
86 charged in first Peelkhana mutiny trial in city
A special court accepted charges against 86 soldiers of Bangladesh Rifles in the first mutiny trial that began at the Darbar Hall of the border guards’ headquarters at Peelkhana yesterday, exactly a day before the first anniversary of the bloody carnage of February 25-26 of last year in which
River clean-up continues as court rejects petition
The High Court Tuesday rejected a petition filed by Fazlur Rahman, the Managing Director of City Group of Industries, challenging a government order to remove illegal structures from the bank of the river Shitalakhya. The structures include three jetties on the river
HC rejects City Group’s petition
Structures on Shitalakkhya HC rejects City Group’s petition The High Court yesterday summarily rejected a writ petition challenging a government notice that asked the authorities of the City Group of Industries to remove their structures, including three jetties, from the river Shitalakkhya. Following the HC order, now there remains no bar in demolishing jetties and ... Read more
UK ban on student visas to go soon
The ban imposed by the UK on student visa application will be lifted “as soon as possible””, a British council director said Tuesday, after announcing the schedule of annual UK exhibition in Bangladesh. “This suspension will come to an end as soon as possible. The door would be wide open and we
Around 800 to be charged with BDR carnage
BDR Mutiny Around 800 to be charged with BDR carnage CID to submit charge sheet soon; first mutiny trial in Pilkhana starts today Criminal Investigation Department is all set to submit a charge sheet in the BDR carnage case, accusing around 800 border guards of murder, looting, arson and hiding bodies in