Desk Report: Haphazard dumping of wastes on busy roads has become a major source of public nuisance in the capital, with the authorities concerned remaining nonchalant. People in different city areas have alleged that the situation remained unchanged for years as the city corporations did nothing to address the crisis, reports The New Age. The…
Sabah Mannan: A road crash in Rangpur Sadarupazila resulted in the death of three people, including a pregnant woman, reports Daily Star. Hailing from Dinajpur district, the deceased were identified as Moni Begum, 25, Moni’s aunt Asia Begum, 50 and Tushar, 26. According to the police, an ambulance, coming from Nilphamari, lost control and smashed into…
UNB China’s central bank chief has promised not to weaken its currency to boost sagging exports as global finance ministers opened a closely watched meeting in Shanghai. Zhou Xiaochuan’s comments Friday came as investors and foreign governments look to Beijing for reassurance about its economic and currency management following market volatility. A key concern abroad…
M Humayun Kabir: Captain Abid Sultan of US-Bangla Flight BS211 was going through tremendous personal mental stress and anxiety, and a series of erroneous decisions on his part led to the crash of the flight, according to details of the official investigation led by the Nepalese government, reports Kathmandu Post. The pilot of the US-Bangla…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Reported by: Hasaf Arif Flat & plot buying should be confidential and the buyer should not be questioned about the source of money. This will prevent significant amount of money from being smuggled out of the country. Making a way of investing black money, claims Real Estate & Housing Association of…
DOT Desk Vegetable growers in the vast Barind tract are delighted as they have been getting repeated bumper yield over the last few years, reports The Financial Express. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) and the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) have jointly supplied quality seeds, incentives and other…
NDTV A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under a tree” in the Tadoba forest, which is a protected tiger reserve, said officials. Walke had been attached to aBuddhist temple which is inside the forest, but he…
Riku Amir Authority has completed all the preparation & ready to initiate the Waste Bin Reinstallation project soon, informed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Additional Director (Waste Management) Khondakar Millatul Islam to the press. Due to poor monitoring & waste management of the waste-bins, many of these are now obsolete. Some bins are overflowing with…
Sky News: A rare type of durian fruit, known for its pungent aroma, has gone on sale in Indonesia for three times the average monthly salary. The J-Queen variety of the smelly fruit is on sale in West Java, and costs 14m rupiah each – about £750. According to the manpower ministry, the average monthly…
Samiul Bashar Samin The writer is a literary legend and a rockstar. He also believes that he lies to overcompensate as he hasn’t achieved anything in life As kids, my sister Cassie and I didn’t know we were different. How could we? We spent all of our time in the house. Our parents never…