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Auto switch off still a far cry

Auto switch off still a far cry
In an unplanned city like Dhaka, an earthquake would not only be an infrastructural disaster, it would also be a colossal failure of civic amenities, experts have warned time and again. Also, as connections of utilities including gas, electricity, sewerage and water are intertwined with each other like an unsolved puzzle, an earthquake could lead to another man-made disaster, i.e. fire. To avert the possibility of fire due to earthquake, experts have for long been asking for the provision to automatically cut down all utility lines during an earthquake of certain magnitude and intensity. In May 2015, Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster and Relief  Management, Shah Kamal, told The Independent that they had sent a letter to the Ministry…

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Corruption in Bangladesh still a huge concern: TI
Corruption in Bangladesh still a huge concern: TI
Berlin-based international anti-graft watchdog, Transparency International’s global survey has…

Govt plans to provide training for unsuccessful BCS candidates

Govt plans to provide training for unsuccessful BCS candidates

The government is mulling to provide global standard IT training to the candidates who have been unsuccessful in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations for ensuring their better access to the job markets, reports BSS. Unsuccessful BCS candidates, whose age limit have crossed 30 years, will be included…
Nur Hossain, three sacked RAB officials denied bail

Nur Hossain, three sacked RAB officials denied bail

NARAYANGANJ: A court here yesterday deferred to February 8 the charge framing in two cases filed in connection with the sensational seven murders, reports UNB. District and Session Judge Enayet Hossain fixed the date following a time petition filed by the defense lawyers.  Twenty three accused,…
Controversial creative method

Controversial creative method

Research for Advancement of Complete Education (RACE) conducted a research on the effectiveness of creative system in primary level, problems and the level of understanding of the issue among the students and teachers. The surveyors interviewed the 100 teachers and 80 students of 21 schools in the country's…
Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi stance

Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi stance

For the first time in the world after the Second World War, the number of displaced people has surpassed 60 million, which is the highest in the period.  Among them, there are refugees, asylum seekers and internally homeless people. But this number is escalating day by day.     According…
New method to manage traceability in shrimp launched

New method to manage traceability in shrimp launched

The WorldFish yesterday launched a new application for shrimp farmers to manage traceability to increase production as well as to bring transparency in shrimp marketing, reports BSS. The “Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (AIN)” project implemented by WorldFish and funded by US-AID initiated…
    FBCCI emphasises political stability

    FBCCI emphasises political stability

    The leaders of the country's apex business forum, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), yesterday observed that if the political situation remains stable investment in the country will increase.  "We, business community, always against the destructive politics…
    N Korea a ‘threat to the world’: Kerry

    N Korea a �threat to the world�: Kerry

    AFP, BEIJING: Nuclear-armed North Korea poses an “overt threat, a declared threat to the world”, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Beijing Wednesday following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test earlier this month. Washington is pushing for a strong United Nations response to the…
    ‘Ittyadi’ to be aired tomorrow

    �Ittyadi� to be aired tomorrow

    The new episode of the popular TV magazine programme ‘Ittyadi’, anchored by Hanif Sanket, will be telecast tomorrow. The latest episode of the show has been filmed in Faridpur, the birth place of Palli Kabi Jasimuddin. DhakaLive has news that to mark the month of the poet’s birth,…
    Bangladesh shock South Africa

    Bangladesh shock South Africa

    Bangladesh made a giant stride towards the quarterfinal having thrashed defending champions South Africa by 43 runs in the ICC Under-19 World Cup opener yesterday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chitagong.  The hosts will take on ICC associates Scotland and Namibia, against whom they are outright…
    Construction work of Chitra bridge suspended

    Construction work of Chitra bridge suspended

    The construction work on the bridge across the river Chitra has remained suspended for about three months for fresh load tests and redesigning of viaduct, sources said. The sources said construction of the140-metre long and eight-metre width bridge, which will connect Narail headquarters with Lohagara-Kalna–Mawa,…
    Safety, security to be on focus

    Safety, security to be on focus

    Issues related to factory safety and security and labour rights in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector will be discussed in the second follow-up meeting on implementation review of Bangladesh Sustainability Compact to be held today at a local hotel in the capital. Following the Rana Plaza…
    Humiliation of a general

    Humiliation of a general

    Mlitary historian and filmmaker Shiv Kunal Verma has the military all around him, except in his clothes—he is a civilian. His father had fought as a captain in the 1962 war and retired as a major-general. Verma has been filming and writing about the military for a quarter century now. His latest…
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