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Security at risk

Security at risk
A 20 feet-wide gate has been built by tearing down a portion of the boundary wall of the Chittagong port’s protected area without the permission of the Customs authorities. Hundreds of covered vans, trucks, and other vehicles enter the port through this gate without being checked by the Chittagong Customs or the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA). The gate is situated about 500 metres south-west of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). According to the law, each gate has to have an assistant commissioner of Customs, CCTV cameras, a checkpoint, and a weigh-bridge for vehicles entering and leaving the port. But none of these was found there. Sources said that for the last three years, the CPA had given some businessmen the privilege to…

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BTRC turns down Robi proposal
BTRC turns down Robi proposal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday rejected mobile operator Robi’s…

Nation pays tributes to martyrs

Nation pays tributes to martyrs

The nation recalled with a heavy heart the savage August 21 grenade attack of 2004 paying homage to the martyrs of the carnage yesterday, reports BSS. Marking the 12th anniversary of the grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally, the ruling AL, its associate bodies and its left-leaning allies, and…
Incessant rains throw port city out of gear

Incessant rains throw port city out of gear

Incessant rains that began on Saturday night caused severe inconvenience to commuters in Chittagong city. Low-lying areas of the city were water-logged, with a traffic gridlock adding to the woes of the commuters. People, especially office-goers and students, were the hardest hit due to lack of transport…
Expansion of education 
for development

Expansion of education for development

That the government has attached its highest priority to expansion of education across the country to expedite the development process as spelt out by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Saturday is a welcome piece of information.  Education is one of the basic human rights as enshrined in Article…
Green growth strategies: Where to start?

Green growth strategies: Where to start?

Green economy is the only way to ensure sustainable development and protect the earth from greenhouse gas emission. So, green economy should be brought in the mainstream in all national activities to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) according to the prime minister of Bangladesh. Definitely…
Experts suggest strengthening support to stop sexual violence

Experts suggest strengthening support to stop sexual violence

Experts at a dialogue have suggested strengthening victim support service and institutional response for combating sexual and gender based violence in Bangladesh, reports BSS. United Nations Developm-ent Programme (UNDP), BRAC and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) organised the policy dialogue…
    Bangladesh ‘most attractive investment destination’

    Bangladesh ‘most attractive investment destination’

    Low wages and competitive production costs made Bangladesh the top investment destination for Japanese companies in 2015, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) said in a survey released in February this year. The JETRO survey, carried out in 20 countries in Asia and Oceania, also said Bangladesh…
    Kurds advance in Syria city as Russian mediation fails

    Kurds advance in Syria city as Russian mediation fails

    AFP, HASAKEH: Kurdish fighters advanced in the flashpoint city of Hasakeh in northeast Syria after a Russian mediation bid failed to halt clashes with pro-regime forces, a monitoring group said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a military source said the Kurds seized territory across…
    Art exhibition pits Bangabandhu's values against terror, militancy

    Art exhibition pits Bangabandhu's values against terror, militancy

    A 13-day special group art exhibition, titled 'Art Against Terrorism-BRAVE HEART', began at Gallery Cosmos in the city on Friday, marking the National Mourning Day, reports UNB. The reason for the hyphenation in the title is the twin--theme to this year's August exhibition at Gallery Cosmos.…
    Taskin hopes to resume first class cricket

    Taskin hopes to resume first class cricket

    Taskin Ahmed hopes to resume the first class cricket if he can obtain the certificate of corrected bowling action from ICC. The fast bowler who is suspended from the International cricket during the World T20,  is all set to have his bowling action reassessed by the ICC on September 8 in Brisbane.…
    Rajshahi BSCIC expansion to generate 5000 jobs

    Rajshahi BSCIC expansion to generate 5000 jobs

    RAJSHAHI: Expansion of the industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi would create employment opportunities for around 5,000 people, reports BSS. A fresh project to this end has been undertaken to acquire 50 acres of land to develop 308 industrial plots…
    ‘IS child bomber’ kills 51 in Turkey

    ‘IS child bomber’ kills 51 in Turkey

    A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, pointing the finger at the Islamic State group, reports AFP from Gaziantep. Erdogan said Saturday’s blast in Gaziantep near the Syria border “was the result of…
    How deeply entrenched is racial inequality in the UK?

    How deeply entrenched is racial inequality in the UK?

    In 1971 the Grenadian teacher and writer Bernard Coard exposed the disproportionate use of “sin bins”, disciplinary units for black children. More than 40 years on, today’s report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) tells us that black Caribbean and mixed white/black…
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