Action if lessons not learnt from past mistakes, deputy speaker warns officials
Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal has admitted that there were some irregularities and flaws in the Family Card programme. He said those mistakes have been corrected and the programme started afresh as per the prime…
Anarchy in LPG market, 12kg cylinder at Tk 2,500
Anarchy is going on in the price of LPG by creating an artificial crisis. Buyers are having to spend an extra Tk 800 to Tk 1,000 above the government-fixed price to buy a 12kg cylinder. Consumers claim cylinders are not available in some places even by…
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…
GSTU medical centre offers 13 tests including dengue at low cost
To ensure healthcare for students, the university administration has arranged 13 types of tests at low cost at the medical centre of Gopalganj Science and Technology University (GSTU). In addition, steps have also been taken to supply adequate medicines…
Strict monitoring ordered to stop tobacco sales at shops on DU campus
Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Mohammad Almojaddedi Alfesani has stressed effective monitoring of whether tobacco products are being sold at the university’s residential halls and various shops on the campus. He…
Police special drive in Sonargaon, 12 arrested including with yaba
Twelve people have been arrested in various cases, along with 48 yaba tablets, in a special police drive in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. They were arrested in separate drives conducted in the police station area on Wednesday (30 September). Sonargaon Police…
Tension over footpath eviction in Mirpur, three city corporation vehicles set on fire
Clashes, vandalism and arson have taken place centring a footpath eviction drive in the Mirpur-10 area of the capital. The incident took place on the footpath in front of Hope Market at around 10:30am on Wednesday. Mohammad Naser Rikabder, deputy…
Footpath recovery drive will go on, accomplices of fascism behind attack: DNCC administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has announced that the drive to recover footpaths will continue even after the incidents of clashes, fire and vandalism during a footpath eviction drive at Mirpur-10 in the capital.…
Sudden storm wrecks houses in Cox’s Bazar, one killed by lightning
A number of dwelling houses and shops have been destroyed by sudden stormy winds that struck Cox’s Bazar abruptly. Alongside trees being broken down in the fury of the storm, electricity poles have been damaged. At least 15 people have been injured…
Islam’s guidance on establishing the rights of orphans and widows
In the pre-Islamic era, no rights of orphans and widows were established in society. As soon as the father died, oppression, injustice, tyranny and persecution would begin upon the helpless children. Far from giving them their rights, conspiracies would…