Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Monday told Parliament that no plot was allocated to any MP of the current parliament under the National Housing Authority, reports UNB. He, however, said the allocation of plots against 19 members of parliament is underway in Jhilmil Housing…

Bangladesh Passengers Welfare Association (PWAB) on Monday demanded steps against the movement of unfit buses and launches, and for speed control on highways during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. They came up with the demand in a roundtable discussion titled ‘Sufferings in Eid Journey:…

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Dr Abdur Razzaque said the ruling Awami League did not compromise with Hefajat-e-Islam, saying, “AL never ever compromises with any religiously fanatic group, reports BSS.” “AL would have to step forward following techniques after fighting number…

Education Ministry Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said the draft of the ‘Education Bill’ is now at the final stage and it will soon be sent to the Cabinet Division for its approval, reports UNB. “As part of implementing the National Education Policy 2010, the draft of the Education…

The government has decided to appoint Md. Zulfiqur Rahman as the next ambassador to the South American country of Brazil. He will replace Mijarul Quayes, who passed away in Brazil on March 11. A career diplomat of the 9th BCS (Foreign Affairs), Zulfiqur Rahman joined the foreign service in 1991 and…

SAVAR: Police detained a Bangladesh Natioalist Party (BNP) activist from Gouripur Bottola area in Ashulia union of Savar upazila, on the outskirts of the capital, on Monday morning for posting a distorted photo of Prime Minister on Facebook, reports UNB. The detainee was identified as Hasan Ali, 40,…

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) unit of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has started awareness raising campaign about the Chikungunya to protect people from the disease, reports BSS. The campaign began yesterday from ward number 9 and 10 in Mirpur-1. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)…

KHULNA: Despite having a promise to build Khulna City Corporation (KCC), the third largest metropolitan city of Bangladesh, as a green city, it is now facing the problem of environmental degradation due to unplanned urbanization, reports UNB. Khulna was declared as municipality in 1884 and it was later…

CHITTAGONG: Three people were killed in separate incidents in Patenga, Halishahar and Badurtala areas of the port city on Monday, reports UNB. Of the three, two people were died after being electrocuted in Halishahar and Badurtala areas. Zahirul Islam, in-charge of Chittagong Medical College Police…

Malaysian National University professor calls on DU VC Director of Renewable Energy Institute of the National University of Malaysia Professor Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian yesterday paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's office…

HC stays Savar UP polls  The High Court on Monday stayed the process for holding the election of Savar Upazila Parishad. An HC bench of Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice M Faruk passed the order after hearing on a writ petition filed by Kofil Uddin, suspended chairman of the upazila. Secretary…