Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : The Dhaka-Aricha Highway was blocked for four hours after a Dhaka North City Corporation staff allegedly assaulted a female readymade garments worker in the wake of an altercation yesterday morning. The worker received injuries in the incident with the blockade leading to a 10-kilometre tailback formed on both sides of…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Demands for the general goods have increased a lot. Also, 60-80% buyers are trying to buy and collect whole month’s needs, on a single. Sellers are taking best of the situation and raised the prices by 20-50%. Even, 1-5 days ahead of Ramadan. Ship-owners from vegetable markets…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmad Written by: Eshan Maitra Consensus among the parties during election season is a must to keep the political & social balance, says Former State Advisor Azizul Islam. Regarding the issue that, economic state goes into gutter due to insecure political environment in the country during this time. As per World Bank…
Business Standard: Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, which has received a series of warnings and notices from the government over the spread of fake news, has said the company is planning to strengthen its local presence by hiring a top executive, who will than build an India team. The American company has been at the centre of…
DOT Desk: Although there are couple of weeks more to an ending winter, some of the mango trees have started sprouting early in Rajshahi region, reports The Financial Express. Mango trees are sprouting early at various places like Vatapara, Gourhanga, Bheripara, Police line, Malopara, Meherchandi and Bhadra in the city. But extent of flowering is…
Hossen Sohel: A suspected drug dealer was killed in an alleged shootout with Rab in Munshiganj’s Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The incident took place at Nagar Kasba Kathbagan in Mirkadim neighbourhood around 3:45am yesterday, said Muhitul Islam, assistant director of Rab-11. The man has been identified as 45-year-old Abdul Malek, a resident of south Islampur…
UNB,Dhaka The High Court on Monday felt embarrassed to hear a petition filed by suspended Rab official Tareque Sayeed seeking termination of a case filed by the son-in-law of slain lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker in connection with Narayanganj seven murders. The petition was placed before an HC bench comprising Justice Md Emdadul Huq and Justice…
BSS Poverty has been part and parcel of lives of Farida Yeasmin, 50, and her mother Aklima Begum, 70, since lost their husbands in tender age. Farida has been habituated to face difficulties since her childhood with demise of her father when she was just four. She at her age of 40 later fell in…