Hossen Sohel of DOT The government will soon initiate a process to export surplus electricity to neighbouring country Nepal in the winter when Bangladesh sees a drop in domestic consumption, reports UNB. According to official sources at the Power Ministry, the electricity export to Nepal will take place under the cross-border power trade where a…
UNB: The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of the Forest Department seized 165 caged birds of different species from a market at Tongi of the city . Acting on a tip-off, the forest officials conducted a drive at the market in the morning and rescued the birds while they were brought there for sale, said Asim…
UNB: At least 107 women and girls were raped in the district in the last 19 months till November 30 last, showing that this society is still far away from ensuring a safe environment for women. According to reports of the Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) and district police submitted at a meeting on law and…
DOT Desk: Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik on Sunday said a monitoring cell will be set up soon to improve health services for patients in hospitals across the country, reports The Daily Sun. “A monitoring cell will be set up soon at the ministry to ensure regular presence of manpower, proper maintenance of…
DOT Desk: On Sunday morning she visited the reservoir Bhitar Garh Maharajar Dighi in Sadar upazila’s Amarkhana union, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Eliza Binte Elahi, thirty-something university teacher, is on a mission to see the whole world. In 1999, Eliza first travelled abroad, but her travels really began in 2009. Since then, she has covered…
UNB: New Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Monday said he would not tolerate corruption in his ministry. “We have to fulfill the promises we made before the election. The people’s expectations must be answered by working with honesty and sincerity,” he said at a views exchanege meeting with heads of departments and agencies…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office in Bangladesh is encouraged by the Bangladesh government’s decision to revisit the minimum wages for ready-made garment workers through an agreement reached on Sunday, 13 January 2019 by a special tripartite committee set to examine and resolve the issue.“We acknowledge the genuine efforts of all parties, led by…
Prithvijit Mitra/Times of India It’s a non-descript room at the south-western corner of the century-old Baker Hostel. With a narrow bed, a chair, a table and a wooden cabinet, it looks Spartan, but incredibly well-preserved. A picture placed on the table shows the most famous occupant of the room passionately delivering a speech. “Ebarer sangram,…
AFP: During World War II, Wojciech Narebski and his fellow Polish servicemen had to lift crate after heavy metal crate of artillery. Fortunately for them, one of the soldiers had superhuman strength: Corporal Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear. “When he saw that we were struggling, he’d want to help… He’d come over, grab a crate…
DOT Desk: The Education Ministry has asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to launch an investigation into the alleged financial irregularities in private universities, reports The Daily Sun. In a letter to the UGC in November last year, the ministry said there are allegations of embezzlement of fund by trustee board members of some private…