DNCC unbending on reclaiming footpaths, no leniency for occupiers
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has this time taken a firm stand to break the long-standing ring of illegal business and extortion that has grown up by occupying the capital’s footpaths. Alongside a series of drives to remove illegal structures…
Tk 507 crore ghost bill for 235 units, Magura Palli Bidyut GM suspended
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has expressed strong anger and regret over an incident in Magura in which a residential consumer was handed an absurd bill of about Tk 507 crore against the use of 235 units of electricity.…
China, Pakistan open doors for training of Bangladeshi doctors: Health minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said China and Pakistan have opened their doors to give Bangladeshi doctors opportunities for training and fellowships. He said China has spoken of taking Bangladeshi doctors on…
Health minister announces 10 dialysis machines for district hospitals, 50 for medical colleges
Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said 10 dialysis machines each will be installed at the country’s district-level hospitals and 50 each at medical college hospitals. He said this at a seminar organised on the occasion of ‘World…
Sagar-Runi murder: Time extended again for probe report submission, deferred 130 times so far
5 November has been fixed as the new date for submission of the investigation report in the case over the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. With this, the date for submitting the report in this much-talked-about case has been…
55 administration officers getting promotion to senior assistant commissioner
Fifty-five officers of the administration cadre are set to be posted as senior assistant commissioners from the post of assistant commissioner (land), or AC land. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on…
‘Opposition alliance misleading people by wasting fuel in the name of long march’
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has said an attempt is under way to mislead people through the activities of the 11-party alliance. By taking two to three thousand vehicles and wasting lakhs of…
‘No alternative to raising fish production to sustain Bangalees’ fish-and-rice identity’
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku MP has said fish production must be increased further to uphold the Bangalee tradition of fish and rice. He said Bangladesh is considerably ahead in fish production in the world. This…
Court orders freeze of nearly Tk 5 crore in bank account of Anisul Huq’s sister-in-law
A court has ordered the freezing of Tk 4.8963 crore kept at the Banani branch of Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC in the name of Zebunnesa Begum Huq, wife of Ariful Huq, the younger brother of former law minister Anisul Huq. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge…
Attempts to create disorder will not be tolerated: Health minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain has said no ill attempt to create disorder in the country will be tolerated. The country will be protected and BNP leaders and activists will remain prepared for that. He said this at a…