DSCC sacks three staff over killing of student by dustcart
The Dhaka South City Corporation terminated three of its workers for their neglect of responsibilities in the death of a 13-year-old school student under a speeding DSCC dustcart...
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Authorities have issues to address to raise tax-to-GDP ratio
The government鈥檚 performance is tellingly poor when it comes to the tax-to-GDP ratio. The ratio has remained static at about 8 per cent, one of the lowest even in South Asia, for the past decade as proposals and initiatives for augmenting...
Salt production hits record 22.35 lakh tonnes
The country鈥檚 crude salt production reached 22,34,658 tonnes till April 28, according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation...
DNCC provides umbrellas, saline to rickshaw pullers
The Dhaka North City Corporation has started providing umbrellas, oral saline, and drinking water to rickshaw pullers for their health safety amid the ongoing heatwave...
Road safety journalism workshop held
The 2nd edition of the Road Safety Journalism Workshop was held in the conference room of the Dhaka North City Corporation on Sunday...
City authorities must sort out dustcart operation problems
THE death of another student in a road accident involving a city corporation dustcart suggests that the authorities have failed to bring order to the operation of their vehicles. A student of the Motijheel Ideal School died...
Spray cannons, bowsers deployed to cool Dhaka North city
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Saturday deployed two spray cannons to sprinkle water on the main roads to reduce dust pollution and...
Spanish football federation appoints Rocha as president
The Spanish football federation appointed Pedro Rocha as its president on Friday, after disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales stepped down last September.
Moroccan club declared winners after shirt diplomacy row
Morocco's Renaissance Berkane were on Wednesday awarded a 3-0 win over Algerian rivals USM Alger in their African Confederation Cup semi-final after the game was cancelled over a row over playing jerseys.
Drive to contain dengue starts from May: Taposh
The Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said that the city corporation would conduct drives to control dengue from May....
Kalpana abduction case dismissal makes travesty of justice
THE dismissal of the case of abduction of Hill Women鈥檚 Federation leader Kalpana Chakma 28 years after the event is a travesty of justice. A Rangamati judicial magistrate鈥檚 court on April 23 accepted the final report which..
10 injured in clash during BFAA oath taking ceremony
At least 10 journalists and YouTubers were injured in a clash that broke out at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation on Tuesday...
FBCCI, QCCI sign deal to establish joint business council
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish a joint business council for strengthening the economic ties and closer cooperation between Bangladesh and Qatar...
CUET students stage protests blocking highway
The students of the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology blocked the Chittagong-Kaptai highway on Tuesday in Raujan upazila in...
Jail, fine if Aedes larvae found in houses, offices: Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam on Monday said that they would take legal actions, including jail sentence and fine, if Aedes mosquito larvae were found in any house or office in the DNCC...
Faridul Haque gets reception
Religious affairs minister Md Faridul Haque Khan Dulal was accorded a reception by Bangladesh Sugarmill Akhchashi Federation on Thursday...
US provides action plan for DF benefits
The United States on Sunday provided an 11-point 鈥楤angladesh Labor Action Plan鈥� and urged the government to implement it in order to avail duty-free benefits and access to funds of the US International Development Finance Corporation...
PCP protests mass arrests in name of joint drive
Brihattaro Parbatya Chattagram Pahari Chhatra Parishad on Friday organised a rally in Khagrachari denouncing mass arrests and harassment in Bandarban in the name of joint operation...
TSMC founder Morris Chang receives medal of honour
Taiwanese tycoon Morris Chang received one of the island鈥檚 highest medals of honour on Friday, in recognition of his achievements as the founder of semiconductor...
Dengue prevention month to be launched from Apr 22
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Md Atiqul Islam announced to launch month-long awareness-raising programme from April 22. Before the beginning of the...
Govt should recognise April 10 as republic day
THE demand for April 10 to be recognised and observed as republic day merits a serious government consideration. Almost all political parties in the opposition, many civic groups, historians and intellectuals have on different occasions..
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh begins
A five-day film festival, titled 12th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh, featuring works by local and foreign filmmakers began at the Liberation War Museum in...
Bangladesh Film Artistes鈥� Association polls Friday
Bangladesh Film Artistes鈥� Association polls will be held on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises on Friday....
Declaring April 10 as Republic Day demanded
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD on Wednesday placed six demands, including declaring April 10 as Republic Day since Bangladesh鈥檚 Proclamation of Independence was adopted on this day in 1971, to run the country in the spirit of liberation war...
DSCC evicts makeshift shops at Bangabazar
Dhaka South City Corporation continued dismantling makeshift shops at Bangabazar market in the capital鈥檚 Fulbaria area for the second consecutive day on Tuesday amid allegations that the eviction started...
Future Lanka leaders need to grasp nettles
THE New Year celebrations this year were low key compared to the past. The loud sound of crackers and other fireworks that traditionally accompany the dawn of the New Year were less than in the past. The economic burden...
Sexual assault survivors see no end in 9 yrs鈥� wait for justice
The survivors of sexual assault during the Pahela Baishaikh celebration on the Dhaka University Campus nine years ago still wait for justice as the case against a lone accused over the sexual assault remains pending with...
Rajuk must abandon its strategy of denial
The probe report of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha investigating the cause of the fire at the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall in Dhaka on February 29 failing to identify its negligence leading to the avoidable and untimely...
Arun becomes Karmasangsthan Bank MD
Arun Kumar Chowdhury has joined Karmasangsthan Bank as managing director as per a notification dated April 9 of the finance ministry鈥檚 Financial Institutions Division, said a press release...
Petrobangla plans to invite int鈥檒 bidding for onshore blocks
After floating bids for offshore oil and gas exploration, Petrobangla now plans to invite international bidding for onshore hydrocarbon exploration...