Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said the digitalization of JS proceedings is continuing while the use of ICT in administrative activities in the parliament secretariat has already increased remarkably. “The activities of the parliamentary standing committees are being…

Stressing on the elimination of worst form of child labour (WFCL), Civil Society activists called for raising mass awareness on the child labour issue at a meeting at INCIDIN Bangladesh in the capital on Monday, said a press release. About 12.50 lakh children are working in hazardous conditions, which…

City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin said Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) will be able to present a safe city for the dwellers in future with the cooperation of city dwellers. He mentioned this as chief guest while addressing the inaugural ceremony of newly constructed multi-storey building of Dr Zakir Hossain…

A bus helper was killed when a private car hit him in city’s Rampura area yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as M Bashar Ali, 26, son of Jabbar Dhali, a resident of Char Dhankathi village under Damudda upazila in Shariatpur district. The accident occurred in the area at about 1 am…

Stop withdrawal of ground water in 4 Ctg villages: HC STAFF REPORTER, Dhaka The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop withdrawal of ground water at four villages----Charkanai, Hulaine, Panchuria and Habilasdeep villages in Patiya upazila under Chattogram district. The HC bench also asked…

Physical infrastructural development projects are being implemented in Rajshahi city areas involving around Tk 795.59 crore aiming at improving road communication networks in the region. Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing six projects to attain the cherished goal through developing…

Khulna range police have launched e-traffic prosecution and fine payment system software coincided with traffic awareness week in all ten districts under its jurisdiction in a bid to bring transparency to the process of collecting fines from traffic rule violators. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of…

33 shops gutted in Khulna UNB, Khulna At least 33 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out early yesterday at Ferry ghat intersection in the city. Iqbal Bahar Bulbul, deputy director of fire service, said the fire broke out at around 6 am and engulfed 33 shops mostly of winter cloths. Eight firefighting…

Int’l workshop on disaster management begins BSS, Dhaka A three-day workshop on “Towards Disaster Resilience: Deeper Understanding of Natural Hazards (UND)” began on Monday at Dhaka University (DU). The department of disaster science and management of DU organised the workshop at CARS…