ACC launches full stone looting probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a full inquiry into the looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet...
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Planners for no amendment to DAP under realtors鈥� pressure
Dhaka鈥檚 existing civic crises will worsen if the government once again amends the Detailed Area Plan under the pressure of real estate companies, the Bangladesh Institute of Planners warned on Wednesday...
Probe committee holds public hearing, 1 jailed
The investigation committee formed by the Cabinet Division against the backdrop of widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar and Railway Bunker area at Bholaganj under Companiganj in Sylhet said on Wednesday that the final report of the committee would be submitted as soon as possible...
2.6m cft recovered so far, fresh drive begins today
About 26 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from popular tourist spot Sadapathar at Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet were recovered till Tuesday afternoon, with the three-day deadline set by the district administration for returning stolen stones voluntarily to escape punishment ending...
Local admin gives looters 3 days to return stones
The administration on Saturday gave a three-day ultimatum to local residents to return the stones looted from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
Sadapathar to be brought under CCTV surveillance: secretary
Senior secretary to the public administration ministry Md Mokhlesur Rahman on Friday said that the Sadapathar tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet would be brought under CCTV surveillance.
Probe report names 137 people
The committee formed to investigate looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Companiganj in Sylhet, submitted its report to the Sylhet deputy commissioner office on Wednesday...
11,000cft more stones recovered, 2 others held
Joint forces seized another 11,000 cubic feet of stones in a drive on Sunday at Salutikar under sadar upazila in Sylhet that had been looted from Sadapathar at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila...
1,500 sued for looting stones of Sadapathar
A case has been filed with Companiganj police station against 1,500 unidentified people for their suspected involvement in looting stones from the Sadapathar tourist spot in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet...
Putting back stones begins, drives continue
The local administration on Friday started putting the stones, recovered from the hands of a racket, back to Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet...
Drives launched against white stone looters at last
The authorities on Wednesday began drives against the people responsible for widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot, at Bholaganj under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
foodpanda launches pandapro WEEKS
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda, has launched 鈥榩andapro WEEKS鈥�, offering 30 per cent off on food orders for pandapro subscribers...
BADC signs memo with FELCRA Niaga for importing TSP, DAP
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture is going to import triple super phosphate and diammonium phosphate fertilisers from Malaysia under a state agreement...
CIRDAP celebrates foundation day
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, an intergovernmental and autonomous organisation, has celebrated its 46th Foundation Day in conjunction with World Rural Development Day at the CIRDAP in Dhaka recently...
DAP hurting housing sector: REHAB
Leaders of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh and housing related associations on Thursday blamed the Detailed Area Plan for the ongoing stagnation in the country鈥檚 housing sector...
REHAB sets 15-day deadline to amend DAP
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh demanded reforming the illegal Detailed Area Plan 2022-2035 (DAP) and the finalisation of the Dhaka Imarat Nirman Bidhimala 2008 within the next 15 days...
DAP should prioritise sustainability, liveability
THE initiative to revise Dhaka鈥檚 detailed area plan, revised only a year ago amid criticism by urban planners and green activists, has once again given birth to concern. Urban planners at a discussion that the Institute for Planning and Development organised on December 4 expressed concern at the recent revised proposals for the detailed area plan that...
Children beaten for entering puja mandap, woman arrested
The police on Sunday arrested a woman named Ruhena Akhtar Lubna, 22, on charge of beating up children for entering a puja mandap at Kulaura in Moulvibazar.
Case filed against three, road blocked
A case was filed with the Kotwali police station on Saturday against three people over attack near a Durga Puja mandap in the capital鈥檚 Tanti Bazar area on Friday night that left five people injured...
Everyone responsible for protecting nation鈥檚 image: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Thursday said that the responsibility to protect and enhance the country鈥檚 image lay with people of all religions as the country belonged to everyone...
Adaptation finance is key to climate justice
ADAPTATION finance stands at the heart of one of the gravest challenges confronting the global community 鈥� how to shield vulnerable nations from the worsening impacts of climate change. Yet, the current global financial framework remains inadequate, perpetuating a cycle of debt and dependence for countries already grappling with severe...
P Chandra Shekara new DG of CIRDAP
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) now has a new director general P Chandra Shekara, an Indian national, replacing Cherdsak Virapat, Thai national, who has completed his four-year term (2020 -2024), says a press release.
Cancellation of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan demanded
Climate rights activists on Saturday at a press conference in Dhaka demanded the cancellation of the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041, National Adaptation Plan 2023-2050 and reformation of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund...
Vested interests want DAP suspension: BIP
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners on Wednesday said that vested interests became active in suspending and reviewing the Detailed Area Plan for their business profit leaving the city more unlivable and unplanned one...
Bangladesh elected CIRDAP governing council鈥檚 chair
Bangladesh has been elected the chairperson of the governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific for the next two...
Bangladesh elected chairperson of CIRDAP governing council for next 2yrs
Bangladesh has been elected the chairperson of the governing council of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific for the next two years....
Saber asks media to play key role in raising climate awareness
Environment, forest, and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Tuesday urged media to play an effective role in raising awareness and fostering dialogue on climate change adaptation at the grassroots level...
PM to inaugurate NAP expo Apr 22
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that UN Climate Adaptation Conference National Adaptation Plan Expo 2024 would be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre from...