Financial Express: Although the number of public buses has ballooned in the country in the past decades, it cannot help reduce public sufferings mainly due to irregularities, experts say. They blame unhealthy competition, syndication and the lack of proper policy for the sorry state. According to the data available with the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport…
The Independent, BD: Actress Humaira Himu prefers small screen to cinemas at present unless she is offered to play in an attractive role like those of Aru Apa in the film ‘Amar Bandhu Rashed’ directed by Morshedul Islam. Himu, who got popularity by acting in several tele-dramas and also in television commercials, is now busy…
Desk Report: Aman Cotton Fibrous Ltd makes its share trading debut on stock exchanges tomorrow (Monday) under “N” category, officials said, reports Financial Express. The company floated a total of 20.83 million ordinary shares and raised a fund worth Tk 800 million from the capital market under the book-building method. Of the total 20.83 million…
Asian Age: Theatre troupe Swapnadal is going to pay tribute to the victims of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima through staging an anti war play ‘Tringsha Shatabdi’ at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy today. This will be the play’s 95th show. During the final stage of World War II, the…
BSS: Though the main target of the brutal coup de tat of August 15, 1975 was the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his eldest son, Sheikh Kamal, was the first to be martyred. According to the deposition of Havildar Quddus, one of the security guards of Bangabandhu’s residence, Major Bazlul Huda and…
Desk Report: A python rescued from Karatia in Sadar upazila was released into the forest in Sakhipur upazila, reports Daily Star. Forest officials released the python in the forest at Nalua area in the morning, said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) in Tangail Harun-or-Rashid. The DFO said bamboo trader Abdul Alim of West Akur Takur Para…
BSS: Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif urged all to work unitedly for reducing poverty and materializing the dream of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “All have to work unitedly to materialize the dream of Sheikh Hasina of establishing poverty free nation,” he said this at an allowance distribution programme for under privileged people at Atgharia upazila…
Asian Age: Ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims, cattle markets in the city and nine upazilas of Rajshahi along with its adjacent areas are getting vibrant with numerous buyers and hundreds of sacrificial animals, reports BSS. A huge number of sacrificial animals are being brought for sale at different…
Desk Report: Around 70-80 per cent buildings in the capital have been constructed violating the Building Construction Code, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman has said, reports Daily Sun. “Rajuk has been preparing a list of buildings that had been constructed violating the building construction code adopted in 2008. Details about the violation…
Asian Age: The Barind Multipu-rpose Development Authority (BMDA) has brought over 8.93 lakh hectares of croplands including 3.15 lakh hectares irri-boro fields under irrigation in almost 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions, reports BSS. The huge croplands get the irrigation facilities through operating 15,517 power-driven deep tube wells (DTWs) and 417 low lift pumps…