TECNO SPARK 40 Pro Plus launched
TECNO has launched its SPARK 40 Pro Plus smartphone on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
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End to businesses on footpaths, street parking in Sylhet city demanded
Leaders of three social organisations blocked the road in front of Nagar Bhaban in Sylhet city, protesting against businesses encroaching on footpaths and illegal car parking on streets across the city under the support of local administration and vested interests...
Eco-Industrial Parks light touch activities launched in Bangladesh thru workshop
Eco-Industrial Parks light touch activities in Bangladesh was launched on Wednesday, says a press release.
TECNO launches SPARK Go 2
Technology brand TECNO has recently brought in SPARK Go 2 on the Bangladesh market, said a press release...
Writer first to die under Italy fast-track assisted suicide law
A writer suffering from Parkinson鈥檚 disease has become the first to die through medically assisted suicide under a fast-track regional law in Italy, campaigners said Wednesday...
People鈥檚 court for halting DEE link road thru Hatirjheel, Panthakunja
A people鈥檚 court on Friday ordered an immediate suspension of all activities related to the under-construction Dhaka Elevated Expressway link road through Hatirjheel and Panthakunja Park in the capital Dhaka.
Panthakunja Park should be restored
NEARLY six months have passed since the Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement began a sit-in inside the partially destroyed Panthakunja Park, one of the capital鈥檚 last parks, calling for a halt to the construction of a section of the Dhaka elevated expressway from the Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing. Protesters say that the construction of the elevated...
PANTHAKUNJA PARK PROTECTION: Protests on for months
More than five months on from the start of a sit-in programme against the construction of a Dhaka Elevated Expressway link road through the Panthakunja Park at Karwan Bazar in the capital Dhaka, conservationists are yet to receive any response from...
Everton beat Southampton in emotional farewell to Goodison
Everton said goodbye to Goodison Park in style with a 2-0 Premier League win over Southampton thanks to a double for Iliman Ndiaye on an emotional Sunday in Merseyside.
Traffic problem demands early control of human haulers
THE worsening traffic congestion in Dhaka owes much to the unchecked, illegal parking of vehicles which becomes acute in crowded neighbourhoods. Roads across the capital are routinely narrowed by vehicles that occupy lanes and crossings while authorities fail to provide for a sustainable solution. The photograph of human haulers haphazardly parked along the...
Illegal parking of motorcycles on footpaths needs to stop
THE nuisance that errant motorcyclists create on footpaths is no less severe than the hazard that they create on roads. According to different studies, motorcyclists tend to violate traffic rules more than others while motorcycles are consistently found to be involved in the maximum number of road accidents every year...
Amusement parks ready to host visitors on Eid holidays
Amusement parks in the capital Dhaka are ready to host amusement loving kids and others during the long public holidays.
EXPRESSWAY OVER PANTHAKUNJA: Protest on, govt firm on park use
People from various strata have protested for months against the Tejgaon鈥揚lassey Crossing segment of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway that destroys Panthakunja and part of Hatirjheel, but the government remains resolute about the project.
Beximco workers鈥� arrears to be paid by Mar 25
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
Beximco continues paying arrears to workers
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers in 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
Shishu Park must open its door to children
THE Dhaka Shishu Park has been closed for children since 2019 for renovation and is unlikely to open its doors by 2026. The modernisation plan, initially taken by the liberation war affairs ministry at a cost of Tk 265.44 crore for the Liberation Monument project in Suhrawardy Udyan, was supposed to begin in January 2018...
Shishu Park renovation may not end by 2026
The Shishu Park at Shahbagh in Dhaka that has been closed for renovation since January 2019 is unlikely to open to the public by 2026.
LAID-OFF BEXIMCO WORKERS: Govt hands over Tk 525cr to pay dues
The government on Thursday handed over a cheque for Tk 525.46 crore to pay all arrears of laid-off workers and staff of 14 closed factories of Beximco Industrial Park...
Beximco workers to get arrears from March 9
Labour and employment adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Thursday said that the government would pay the dues of the laid-off workers of 14 industrial units at the Beximco Industrial Park in phases from March 9...
Cabinet body decision on Beximco Industrial Park today
According to a statement from the labour and employment ministry, the advisory council committee for reviewing the Beximco Industrial Park鈥檚 labour and business situation will give a briefing at noon today at the Bangladesh Secretariat...
Goodison Park set for emotional last Merseyside derby
Goodison Park, home of Everton since 1892, plays host to the Merseyside derby for the final time on Wednesday as the Toffees aim to derail Liverpool's Premier League title charge.
Public parks, playgrounds should be protected
THE slow death of Dhaka鈥檚 green spaces under the pretext of development is not merely an environmental concern; it is directly influencing the liveability of the city. The government鈥檚 latest decision to construct a road through Osmani Udyan is yet another example of such destruction of public parks in the name of development or modernisation. The road construction...
Charupith Art Research Institute celebrates its 40th founding anniv
Charupith Art Research Institute has organised a two-day exhibition marking its 40th founding anniversary at Jashore Municipal Park, said a press release.
Historic Bhuban Mohan Park turns into 鈥榠llegal garage鈥�
Historic Bhuban Mohan Park, once the hub of Rajshahi鈥檚 political and cultural activities, has turned into an illegal garage as people continue to park their motorcycles in the park due to lack of monitoring of the Rajshahi City Corporation...
Govt to close all laid-off Beximco companies
The government has decided to close 12 laid-off companies within Beximco Industrial Park and pay the legal dues to the affected workers by February.
Beximco units not opening for defaulted loan: adviser
Labour adviser M Sakhawat Hussain on Thursday said that the reopening of the closed factories of Beximco Group is no longer possible, as the factories have a massive default loans...
Walton Plaza Challengers Summit held
Walton Plaza Challengers鈥� Summit-2025 was held on Tuesday at Walton Hi-Tech Park at Chandra in Gazipur, said a press release...
Citizens鈥� rally demands saving Panthakunja Park
Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement organised a citizens鈥� rally inside Panthakunja Park in the Dhaka鈥檚 Banglamotor area on Saturday demanding the government save the park.
Cultural rally held to save Panthakunja Park
Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement organised a cultural rally inside Panthakunja Park in Dhaka鈥檚 Banglamotor area on Friday demanding cancellation of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway segment from...