Many commercial banks in the capital opened their doors for customers yesterday, the last weekend before Eid-ul-Fitr. State-owned banks and AD branches of private banks also remained
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Proposed N plant to generate 600 MW power initially
State Minister for Science and ICT Yafez Osman has said the proposed nuclear plant in northwestern Ruppur is expected to produce initially at least 600-mw electricity as the country reached an initial
Criminals find a safe haven in suburbs
Capital’s outskirts and its adjoining areas are now a safe place for criminals as they hardly ever have to face law enforcers. Keraniganj, Savar, Pagla, Tongi and Kaliganj of Gazipur and Chittagong Road are
Sub-continent’s largest Eid congregation at Sholakia
The largest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation of the subcontinent will be held here at Sholakia Eidgah on Monday (subject to moon sighting) like previous years. The district administration completed
Swine flu travel responses undermined by wrong message
The global public health campaign to convey a realistic view of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is being undermined by a babble of contradictory reactions at international airports, experts said
Ctg looks deserted as dwellers dash for home
The streets of the port city of Chittagong wear a deserted look as most of the city-dwellers have already left for their village home to observe the Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the
Butcher found dead
A butcher was found dead in a paddy field at Rahimabad village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Saturday. The deceased was Kajol, 35, son of Suruj Mia of the
Timber seized from bus in Khagrachhari
Khagrachhari forest officials yesterday recovered 112 pieces of stolen teak planks from a bus at its counter in the sadar Bazar area. They also seized the bus of Hill King Transport, which was to carry the consignment to
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow if moon is sighted today
The holy Eid-ul Fitr, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims will be celebrated across the country with due solemnity and religious fervour tomorrow (Monday) if the shawal moon is sighted today (Sunday). However, if the moon is not sighted today, Eid-ul- Fitr will be celebrated on Tuesday. Meanwhile, people from all walks of life ... Read more
Rajuk to take action against 198 buildings
DMP lists 344 buildings with no parking space or misusing space Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will take action against 198 buildings located on busy city roads, the authorities of which occupy the roads for car parking while using their own parking spaces for other purposes. Dhaka Metropolitan Police identified the buildings through a recent survey ... Read more
Exodus of home-bound people continues: Inadequacy of vehicles, scarcity of tickets multiply
As one of the biggest festivals of the Muslims-Eid-ul-Fitr-is knocking at the door, the homebound passengers were leaving the capital ignoring hassles and sufferings for celebrating the occasion with their near and dear ones Bus, train and ferry terminals witnessed heavy crowd yesterday as homebound people were desperate to go to their respective destinations. The ... Read more
Eid likely tomorrow
Tuesday, if moon not sighted today Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow if the moon of the holy month Shawal is sighted today. If the moon is not sighted today, the Eid will move to the next day [Tuesday] ending the month-long fasting of Ramadan. Muslims ... Read more
President, PM, opposition leader greet countrymen on Eid
President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia felicitated the people of the country and the Muslim Ummah on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, coming as a happy occasion at the end of daytime fasting and abstinence for a month. They have issued separate messages on this occasion. In his ... Read more
Payment promise turns a hoax
Garment factory workers lay siege to BGMEA headquarters for salaries and festival allowances Owners of a garment factory at Savar went into hiding Saturday after giving its workers false hope that their dues would be cleared before Eid. Before going into hiding, the owners of Season Sweater also made a pledge to the Bangladesh Garment ... Read more
Medicare to suffer during Eid holiday
Patients are set to suffer during Eid holidays as most of the doctors, nurses and persons linked to medicare and emergency services will go on vacation to celebrate the festival. Health services will be disrupted as understaffed public and private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres will keep their outpatient services
2m kids suffer from acute malnutrition
WFP says on Bangladesh Millions of impoverished Bangladeshis are barely sustaining a hand-to-mouth existence that would be wrenched from their grasp by any fresh “economic shock,” according to the UN food aid agency. World Food Programme (WFP) country head John Aylieff said two million children aged under five in Bangladesh are suffering from acute malnutrition, ... Read more
City corners buzz with last-minute shoppers
With Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the two great Muslim festivals, set for tomorrow or the day after, and Durga Puja, the major Hindu festival, only days away, the last-minute shopping spree seemed to have reached its zenith in the city markets yesterday. Braving the scorching late-Sharat Bhadra sun after drizzle over the last few days whipped ... Read more
4 forest staff suspended
Jhau Plundering 4 forest staff suspended Four forest staff have been suspended for negligence in discharging duties and aiding the plunderers of some 30,000 Jhau (tamarisk) trees on Teknaf beach in Cox’s Bazar early this month. They are Teknaf Forest Range Officer Golam Mostafa, Beat Officer Manash Kumar Chakma, forest guard Hanif Majumdar and the ... Read more
Rajuk to invite applications in Jan for Jhilmil project plots
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha will invite applications in January 2010 for some 1,000 residential plots under the Jhilmil housing project at Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. ‘We will invite applications in January 2010 from people intending to buy plots at the project site,’ Rajuk chairman Nurul Huda told New Age. Rajuk in 1997 undertook the ... Read more
Rajuk allots 1,077 Purbachal plots
Lottery held for four categories The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) yesterday announced the names of 1,077 plot winners in four categories for the Purbachal New Town Project. Among the winners, Rajuk allotted plots through a lottery in three categories — freedom fighters, artistes/cultural personalities/sportspersons, and Bangladeshi expatriates — while 14 plots were allotted to judges ... Read more