The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is likely to hold on October 10 the lottery for allotment of plots in four categories under the Purbachal New Town Project. ‘The next phase of the lottery may be held on October 10 at 10:00am in Osmany Memorial Hall,’ said a senior Rajuk official on Tuesday. He, however, said that ... Read more
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BNP won’t join for lack of democratic atmosphere: Khandaker Delwar
Parliament session resumes tomorrow BNP won’t join for lack of democratic atmosphere: Khandaker Delwar BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain has said the opposition party will not join the parliament session which will resume on Sunday as the democratic atmosphere in the house is yet to be ensured. He made the this assertion while talking ... Read more
No decision yet to put back the clock
Setting the clocks an hour ahead, the daylight saving time (DST) introduced at midnight on June 19, is still on as the government is yet to decide whether the clocks will be readjusted like in the past. The DST system was introduced to reduce electricity demand of 200-250 megawatt (MW) in the evenings and to ... Read more
Bangladeshis protest against ‘crossfire’ before UN secy gen
Bangladeshi students in Sweden demonstrated on Thursday against the extra-judicial killing in so-called crossfire back home during the UN secretary-general’s visit to Uppsala University in Sweden. Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is in Sweden for talks with Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on the upcoming climate summit in Copenhagen. Ban was invited by the Uppsala University to ... Read more
Banks, bourses offer to support $5-$10b energy dev fund
The banking sector and the capital market have offered to chip in to mobilise resources for the proposed Power and Gas Development Fund worth up to $ 10 billion to help the country tide over the nagging
Rid owner gets bail; 4 in hiding
A district court yesterday granted bail to one of the five warranted accused in a case filed against Rid Pharmaceutical Ltd. The court reissued arrest warrants against the other four absconding accused and fixed October
Govt seeks to clear clouds over case
Allaying the apprehension of new complications following the submission of a petition before the Supreme Court by the defence lawyers, government side felt that there would be no hurdle in beginning the
DCC in hibernation as dengue spreads again
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has not carried out any special preventive drive against dengue fever in the past 4-5 years attributing it to low incidence of the disease, and inadequate manpower and equipment. Medical
Spectre of malnutrition haunts country
Twenty-five million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to the effects of climate change, says a report released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) yesterday. This study, the most
Hajj flights to start from October 21
The authorities have decided to start the Hajj flight from Oct 21 and the return flights will take place from Dec 1. State minister for religious affairs Md Shahjahan said this to reporters on Wednesday after an inter-ministerial
Swine flu confusion over hajj pilgrims over
The sense of uncertainty that was created centring swine flu among the intending hajj pilgrims above the age of 65 and below 12 has been ‘removed’ as the government yesterday made clear the Saudi authorities’ stand
Ex-adviser Matin interrogated: He denies involvement in corruption
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) team that started inquiring the alleged corruption and irregularities committed in Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) during the military backed caretaker government in
Accident death of RMG worker sparks Rokeya Sarani siege
Workers of a garment factory blocked Rokeya Sarani near Shewrapara in Mirpur for several hours from 3:00pm yesterday following the death of a female worker in a road accident. Sources said a bus of Shikar Paribahan on
Female giraffe dies at Dhaka Zoo
A female giraffe died at Dhaka Zoo yesterday morning, raising the death toll of large wild animals at the zoo to five since August 25. Earlier, a leopard died on August 25 while a giraffe on September 7, a tiger, ‘Ringo’, on
BNP demands rescinding of termination of doctors
Country’s health service sector will be destroyed if the government does not stop termination and punishment transfer spree of specialist doctors from different public medical collages and universities
7 BSMMU doctors serve legal notice, 2 rejoin
Seven out of the 11 terminated teachers of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) yesterday served a joint legal notice to the authority demanding justice. Two others got one-year contractual
Late monsoon downpour causes havoc in 5 districts
Incessant rainfall early last month wreaked havoc on the lives and properties of at least 50 lakh people in five districts of the southwestern region of the country. The rain battered districts are Satkhira, Khulna,
Padma bridge looks to market for Tk 4,200cr
The government plans to raise Tk 4,200 crore from capital market for the construction of the country’s largest civil engineering project — Padma Multipurpose Bridge. The amount, which will meet the fund deficit to
Int’l Day of Older Person today
The international ‘Day of Older Person’ will be observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere around the globe today with a fresh commitment to protect the rights and privileges of the country’s senior citizens. In line
Jalil says ‘sorry’ for ranting
In a flip-flop on his ranting and raving against the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, her picks in the cabinet and party, and the general elections, former Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil has said ‘sorry’ for