Arab News: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has suspended the execution of a mentally ill former policeman sentenced to death in 2003 for killing a fellow officer. According to a statement, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar in the city of Lahore also ordered a new hearing in the case of Khizar Hayat, whose execution had been scheduled for…
DOT Desk: The government has made a move to import raw sugar to boost its stock, for the first time, to address huge shortages of the sweetener, officials said, reports The Financial Express. Abul Rafique, chief of personnel and secretary of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, said, “A project is underway to whiten imported raw…
Sports24: Roger Federer said Sunday he was shocked that tennis was to lose “legend” Andy Murray this year and the Scot should be “incredibly proud” of all he had achieved. Murray on Friday tearfully declared that his chronic hip injury had not been eased by surgery a year ago. He then emotionally revealed that he…
DOT Desk: Passengers of ridesharing services have expressed their dissatisfaction over the low quality of the helmets supplied for free by the companies, reports The Daily Star. An expert has also expressed concern over the use of ‘lightweight’ helmets, which he doubts could protect passengers in case of an accident. The Traffic Division of the…
DOT Desk: The costs of living increased by 6 per cent in Dhaka in 2018 as the prices of rice, vegetables, clothes and other essentials went up, according to the annual report of Consumers Association of Bangladesh released, reports The New Age. The association made the report based on data it collected from 15 retail…
DOT Desk: The growers of banana in different areas of the district are hopeful of getting a plentiful yield of the fruit during this year. According to the agriculturists, the soil of many areas of the region is suitable for its farming, reports The Financial Express. Ahidul Mia, a banana grower at Jaigirhat area of…
BSS: The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has implemented infrastructure development projects involving around Tk. 844.59 crore during last 10 years. “We have implemented infrastructure uplifting works in various city areas with around Tk. 106.68 crore,” said Ashraful Haque, chief engineer of RCC. In addition to the vertical extension of the City Bhaban, an international standard…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT All garment factories in the country will be kept shut for an indefinite period if the protesting workers do not return to their workplaces by today, threatened Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday. Under Article 13/1 of the Labour Act, the BGMEA will take such action, said its President…
DOT Desk: Jatiya Kabita Parishad will hold its annual National Poetry Festival at Dhaka University’s Central Library on February 1 and 2.The two-day festival will feature poetry recitation, musical soiree, seminars and discussions, reports The Daily Observer. The first National Poetry Festival was held in 1987. We organised the event to protest against the then…
Minar Al Hasan, JnU Correspondent 14 University must be cleanliness and hygiene, or at least that is what you would think. Go to the toilets at BBA,Arts and Science building of JnU, you would have your faith in varsity hygiene pretty much destroyed. You would never want to go back in there. Department’s unhygienic falls…