UNB, Dhaka Observing that the existing culture of impunity is a major barrier to combating corruption, eminent citizens at a seminar here on Thursday urged the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to set an example by punishing well-identified corrupt people. They said the Commission must give a message to all by punishing well-identified corrupt people that…
UNB, Dhaka Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Annisul Huq on Thursday said over 300,000 saplings will be planted in the DNCC area within next three years to turn the city green. “We’ll plant 325,000 plants within next three years. We have already formed a committee, headed by Bishwa Sahitya Kendra chairman Abdullah…
Desk Report The Second phase of union parishad (UP) elections took place in 639 union parishads of 82 upazilas and concluded amid stray incidents of violence.It left five people dead and at least 60 others injured in different parts of the country on Thursday. Voting began at 8 am and continued till 4 pm without…
UNB, Dhaka One in every four children of the city faces abnormal lung functioning due to ambient air pollution, says a new study. Collecting 500 samples from four different age groups, mostly from the 10-20 age group, during January and February 2016 in the capital, the study found that around 24 percent of city dwellers…
UNB, Dhaka BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday renewed her call to the government to resolve the country’s ‘political crisis’ through engaging in dialogue with opposition political parties and holding an acceptable election. “We’ve urged the government to engage in dialogue to resolve the crisis and now the ball is in the ruling party’s (AL’s)…
BSS, Dhaka Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2016 will begin across the country on April 3 with 12,18,628 examinees taking part from 8,533 educational institutions. Of the total examinees, 6,54,114 are male and 5,64,514 female. “Theoretical examinations will begin on April 3 and it will end on June 9 while practical examinations…
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UNB, Dhaka A Dhaka Tribunal on Thursday fixed April 7 for the accused including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case to defend themselves in court. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge Court 3 fixed the date after recording the depositions of prosecution witnesses in the case. The court…
Desk report A strike was called by the Bangladesh Student’s Union today through all schools and colleges of the country, demanding justice for Sohagi Jahan Tonu, the 19 year old who had been found dead on March 20, reports Star Online. The strike was called after a pre-announced march by the student body to the…
BSS, Dhaka Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday said Bangladesh will become a middle-come country before 2021. “Not a middle-income country, Bangladesh will be one of the rich countries, if it can make proper use of its marine resources,” he said speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by Institution of…