Saleem Samad of DOT The Rohingya refugee families and Bangladesh officials vehemently criticized the United Nations backed humanitarian operation. UN agencies have provided $655 million in humanitarian aid over the last year, providing inadequate classrooms and curriculum, writes prestigious Los Angeles Times published on January 31 edition. As most refugees have little hope of returning…
Desk Report: WaterAid Bangladesh launched a mobile app which can locate the position of public toilets and provide details about them, reports Daily Sun. The app named “Public Toilet Bangladesh” is now available in Google Play Store. Information on whether a toilet has separate chamber for men and women or whether it is disabled-friendly is…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL), the company providing gas in greater Dhaka and Mymensingh regions, will snap gas supply for 11 hours today in major areas of the capital city for pipeline relocation. A TGTDCL press release yesterday said that supply of gas to domestic, industrial and commercial users…
Reported by: Motinuzzaman Mitu Written by: Eshan Maitra Seed quality-certification agencies are facing countless difficulties and failing to cooperate with the current widespread seed production sectors, claimed the General Director of department of Agricultural Extension, Md. Habibur Rahman.He added that, unless these agencies are properly guided to cope-up with time & everyone else, Bangladesh agricultural…
Abrar Hussain A Ha-ripur Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) yesterday announced its verdict in the Mashal Khan lynching case – handing one person two death sentences, five persons multiple terms of life imprisonment, and 25 others four years in jail, but acquitted 26 others for want of sufficient evidence. All sentences are concurrent, which means that the…
DOT Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that the opposition will be able to come up with criticism against the government in the parliament as it is an important aspect in a democratic process. The opposition will not face any obstacle if it criticises the government, she also said. The premier came up with…
Sofian Khan Police has tightened their security measurements as Pope Francis, by Vatican spokesman Greg Burke announced his visit to Bangladesh. He while in the country will visit the Rohingya Refugee Camp at Cox’s Bazar followed by his meeting with the head of Myanmar’s army on November 27. Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shohidul…
UNB, Tungipara Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the conspiracy of the anti-liberation forces is still on, but they cannot confuse the people like the previous time. “The anti-liberation forces are still hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh, but that conspiracy has now failed to confuse the people,” she said. The Prime Minister said this while…
UNB A mobile court here on Sunday fined eight business establishments TK 44,000 for producing foods without license in unhygienic environment and using proscribed chemicals. A mobile court, led by deputy director Debashish Roy of The Consumer Rights Protection Departmen, conducted the drives in Hazi Mohosin road, Kali Toad and Pal Bazar area in the…
AP, Jerusalem The Islamic militant group Hamas is praising a Palestinian as a “martyr” for carrying out a bus bombing that injured about 20 people in Jerusalem this week. In an announcement on one of its websites, Hamas names the bomber as Abdel Hameed Abu Srour. The statement says Srour was a member of Hamas,…