The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Monday placed a 10-point recommendation before the government, including adequate measures, to keep journeys safe and smooth on waterways for homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. The committee, in a letter to the…

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry has taken initiative to plant 5.5 lakh trees along the capital’s Airport Road under the beautification programme of the department, reports BSS. “RHD has initiated to plant 5.5 lakh saplings of different…

The World Environment Day was observed in the city yesterday with a slogan “Connecting people to nature” and “I am with nature, Nature with me.” Department of Environment (DoE) Chittagong chapter arranged the programme at the city’s Theater Institute. Md Zafar Alam, member…

A mobile court of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday fined Super Shop Agora Tk 305, 000 for using formalin in fish and fruits. Special Magistrate of CCC (Joint District Judge) Jahanara Ferdous led the drive at Agora Super Shop of Afmi Plaza in the city’s Pobortok circle area. Another…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said quality of madrasah education has improved as the government has taken various initiatives in the past eight years, reports UNB. “We have been made madrasa education time-befitting and modern incorporating science and IT to ensure better access…

The High Court today banned plying of heavy vehicles for three months on road starting from capital’s Rampura Bridge to Amulia in Demra via Banasree. The court also issued a rule asking authorities concerned to submit explanations in four weeks as to why their inaction in controlling the plying…

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive on Sunday night arrested a man with huge quantities of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) instruments from city's Panchlaish area, reports BSS. The arrested was identified as Sohel Chowdhury, 37.  A team of RAB-7, being informed, conducted…

Chittagong: An unidentified CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed in a road accident at city's Oxygen area yesterday morning, reports BSS. Police said the driver was critically injured after his vehicle turned turtle while taking a U-turn at a crossroad in front of Oxygen police outpost around…

War crimes accused Ashraf Sheikh of Khulna died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) due to old-age complications yesterday (Monday), reports UNB. Bacchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said Ashraf,82, who had been suffering from various old-age complications, was taken to the hospital from…

RANGPUR: The Eid shopping has started to get momentum as people of all ages, especially young girls, are rushing to shopping centres in the divisional…

NARAYANGANJ: A court here on Sunday placed four accused on eight-day remand in a case filed in connection with the recovery of huge arms and ammunition from Rupganj in Narayanganj, reports UNB. Narayanganj Judicial Magistrate Mehedi Hasan passed the order after Md Sohel Alam, inspector of court police…

SYLHET: A court here on Sunday asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PIB) to investigate the case filed over the death of an accused in police custody, reports UNB. Judge of Sylhet Cognisance Court-1 M Atikul Haider passed the order, also asking the PIB to submit the probe report before the court…

RANGPUR: A bus driver was killed and 33 others were injured in a road accident at Domdoma Bridge point on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway of the city yesterday. “The accident occurred when a Rangpur bound passenger bus of ‘Khaleque Enterprise’ from Dhaka and Sirajganj bound passenger bus…

DU goes on 39-day vacation Dhaka University (DU) went into a 39-day academic vacation on the occasion of summer and Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, said a university press release on Saturday. The vacation will continue till July 9, said the release, adding that the academic activities will remain closed till…