Port city to have country�s longest flyover

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is going to build the country’s longest flyover in the port city at a cost of some Tk. 3,500 crore. The…

More allocation for public sectors demanded

Several rights groups yesterday demanded that the government increase allocation for education, health and public service sectors before expanding the tax network. They also urged the authorities to stop illicit capital flight and corruption. The demands were made by 29 organisations at a programme…

Advance train tickets from July 9

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets from July 9 and will continue till July 13. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque announced the decision at a press briefing at Railway Bhaban in the city yesterday. One passenger can collect maximum four tickets from 9 am to 5pm everyday. The tickets…

Abducted child rescued; three arrested

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive rescued an abducted child and arrested three alleged kidnappers yesterday. Talking to The Independent, Lt Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud, director of RAB-1, said the arrestees were identified as Abul Bashar, 35, Kawser, 25 and Rashel, 25. According to the sources, Abrar…

�Work together to curb human trafficking�

Speakers at a roundtable here yesterday urged the ministries concerned to work in a coordinated way to check human trafficking, reports UNB. They came up with the call at a roundtable, titled ‘Human Trafficking - Bangladesh Preparedness’, organised by Centre for Non-Resident Bangladeshis…

Prices of foodstuff shoot up in Barisal

Prices of fruits, vegetables, fish, meat and other foodstuff have shot up within a short time. In the month of Ramzan, a section of traders has raised prices of essentials, as there is no strict monitoring of markets by the authorities here. On a visit to the city’s markets on Friday, this…

Classroom shortage hampers education

A government primary school in sadar upazila has been facing from manifold problems, including classroom shortage against almost two thousand and five hundred students. The managing committee is running Deobhog Government Primary School under four shifts to cover the classroom shortage. Haji Uzir Ali…

Death threat on BCL man protested

Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, yesterday protested the death threat by banned Islamic organisation Ansarullah Bangla Team on its central general secretary Seddiqiue Nazmul Alam. Led by JU unit BCL…

3 held with firearm

SYLHET: A joint team of police and the local administration in a drive arrested three persons along with firearm from a telecom shop in Gobindaganj area of Chhatak upazila on Saturday night. The arrestees were identified as Amir Ali, 55, owner of the shop, Nur Uddin, 25, and Selim Ahammad, 27.…

Makeshift iftar shops occupy Khulna footpaths

Makeshift shops selling iftar items on Khulna city footpaths and streets, particularly several important points and roads, are hindering public and easy traffic movement, ignoring decision of the authorities concerned.Before Ramzan, Khulna City Corporation (KCC), district administration, law enforcement…

campus corner

DU admission tests begin from Oct 9 Dhaka University admission test for the first year honours courses for the 2015-2016 academic session will be started from October 9 and the online process for the admission will begin on August 20 and till September 6, said a university press release yesterday. The…

Die Sprache celebrates 8th anniv

Die Sprache, a German language learning centre in Chittagong, celebrated its eighth founding anniversary on Saturday at its Jamalkhan centre. The newly appointed ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh Dr Thomas Prinz attended the ceremony as chief guest. While speaking at the ceremony,…

Pre-primary education should be more effective: Speakers

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a discussion here said the pre-primary education should be more effective for helping flowering the latent talents of the child students particularly the underprivileged ones, reports BSS. They viewed that the child students need more affection and nursing from their teachers for…

3 held with adulterated foods

Police in a drive in the city’s Bayezid Bostami area seized 20,000 cartons of Tangs and huge amount of adulterated foods including juice and vermicelli yesterday.A team of Bayezid police conducted the drive at the five warehouses of Sajeeb Corporation at around 2pm. The arrestees were identified…

World Hydrography day observed

World Hydrography Day was celebrated in Bangladesh as across the globe with the theme "Our seas and waterways - yet to be fully charted and explored". An ISPR release said that to mark the day, Bangladesh Navy organised a seminar at School of Maritime Warfare and Tactics (SMWT) in Chittagong…