The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the statutory body regulating the country’s lawyers, will be held on May 25 to elect its 14 executive members. The voting will be held from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Dhaka and all the civil courts at the districts and Bajitpur, Ishwarganj, Durgapur,
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Police arrest man fugitive for 22 years
A man, who remained fugitive for 22 years to avoid imprisonment, was sent to jail yesterday for killing his wife on January 10, 2000. The convict is Anwar Hossain, 55, of Dinajpur’s Phulbari upazila, said police. On Thursday, he was brought to Phulbari Police Station with the support of
CMCH intern doctor arrested in pornography case
Police arrested an intern doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the Intern Doctors’ Hostel at CMC early today in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act with Khilkhet Police Station in Dhaka. A team of police from Khilkhet Police Station with the help of Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram conducted a drive ... Read more
BASIS to promote Bangladesh’s ICT industry in UK
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is planning to hold a special event in London in June to promote the ICT industry of Bangladesh in the United Kingdom. The development comes as BASIS President Russell T Ahmed met Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem at the Bangladesh High Commission ... Read more
Nation observing Independence Day
BSS, Dhaka The nation is celebrating the 52nd Independence and National Day today in a befitting manner. The government has taken elaborate programmes marking the Independence and National Day. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages extending heartfelt greetings and warm felicitations to the countrymen living both home and abroad ... Read more
Ingenious indigenous innovation
Kabuljan Begum’s eco-friendly oven makes waves across Rajshahi Anwar Ali Fourteen years ago, Kabuljan Begum developed an environment-friendly oven to keep herself and her family safe from air pollution caused by open-fire ovens. Her solution has now become the go-to choice for hundreds of others in the rural areas of Rajshahi region, covering three districts ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner was killed after a bus of Swadesh Poribahan ran over him in front of the main gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Faruk, 57, son of Rustom Ali of village Gazipura under Araihazar police station in Narayanganj. According to ... Read more
Project to assess electric train on Dhaka-Rajshahi route
The Bangladesh Railway is going to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of electric train service between Dhaka and Rajshahi. The railways ministry gave its nod in this regard in a meeting to evaluate the project on Wednesday. The ministry secretary Humayun Kabir told New Age that as the ministry had
Telcos confirm spectrum auction participation
The country’s four mobile operators, including state-owned Teletalk, are participating in a spectrum auction scheduled to be held on March 31, having already submitted earnest money with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The participation of all the operators has ended speculations that one or two might
BUET, GPH sign deal on research
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and GPH Ispat Limited signed a memorandum of understanding at the university council building on Tuesday. BUET vice-chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder presided over by the ceremony while Mohammad Shahidullah Khandaker, secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works was
Satkhira court suspends jail sentence, orders man to teach underprivileged students instead
A Satkhira court has suspended a six-month jail sentence of a man and allowed him to stay with his family on some conditions including teaching underprivileged children free of cost for one year. Satkhira Senior Judicial Magistrate Yasmin Nahar on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) passed the order after Jahirul Sarder (25) of Assasuni upazila pleaded ... Read more
PhD degree mandatory for promotion of DU teachers
The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university. The decision came at the academic council meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman in the chair on Monday, reports our DU correspondent
Chef Minister gala at DPS STS March 31
DPS STS School Dhaka will host the final gala round of DPS STS Chef Minister, presented by Maggi and co-sponsored by Bengal Meat. This is the biggest cooking competition for mothers and will be held in person at the DPS STS Senior Section campus on March 31
Better use of roads, fewer dev projects
Say urban planners on reducing traffic congestion Instead of focusing on infrastructure development projects, authorities should optimise the use of roads and public transport to reduce traffic congestion in the capital, said urban planners yesterday. They also urged the government to spread employment, education and medical-care facilities outside the capital to stop migration to Dhaka
Nagar Paribahan to get 225 buses on 3 new routes
Dhaka Nagar Paribahan buses will soon introduce 225 buses on three new routes while private company Trans Silva will add 20 more buses in the first experimental route Ghatarchar to Kanchpur via Motijheel and Signboard. Bus Route Rationalisation Committee president and Dhaka south
Dhanmondi Society holds introductory programme
The introductory programme of the executive committee of Dhanmondi Society was held at a restaurant in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on Sunday. The programme included a press conference where Dhanmondi Society president Abu Mohammad Sabur and general secretary Mosaddek Habib spoke on the occasion, said a
IUB wins Bangladesh National Debating Championship-2022
Independent University, Bangladesh debaters Ahmad Tousif Jami and Wasi Chowdhury, won the prestigious Bangladesh National Debating Championship 2022, said a press release of the university on Tuesday. Jami also won the ‘best debater’ award and was also adjudged the ‘best speaker’ of the competition. Jami is a student of economics department and Wasi is from ... Read more
The New BMW X3 Now Available In Bangladesh
Sportier, more modern, more digital Executive Motors Limited, the official dealer for BMW in Bangladesh, unveiled the new BMW X3 xDrive30e on 20th March 2022. “This latest model is designed to build on the pioneering success of the BMW X3 in the premium mid-size SAV market in Bangladesh,” said M Shamsul Arefeen, Director Operations
Veon’s group CEO due today
Kaan Terzioğlu, group chief executive officer (CEO) of Banglalink’s parent company Veon, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today for a four-day visit. During his visit to Bangladesh, Terzioğlu will meet several stakeholders and government dignitaries to discuss the progress of Bangladesh’s digital transformation, challenges in the