Efforts to save Buriganga go in vain
Buriganga, once the main channel of communication between Dhaka city and the rest of the country, has virtually been reduced to a narrow channel of polluted slime with continued encroachment, flouting high court and government directives.
Muhith admits TIB statements
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Wednesday admitted the statement of Transparency International Bangladesh that the country could not make any improvement in the global
PM admits gas crisis
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday admitted that there is gas crisis in the country and said that it happened as gas gets concentrated in winter, slowing down its flow. ‘I am admitting that there are some problems but we are trying hard to mitigate the crisis,’ she said in Parliament.
Univs to face action for failing criteria: Nahid
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday warned that the government would take actions against the private universities those would not be able to fulfil all the criteria within a year.
RAB proposal to engage in VAT collection creates panic among businesses: FBCCI
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday said that the proposal of Rapid Action Battalion for conducting mobile courts to prevent evasion of value-added tax has created a fresh wave of fear among the businesses.
Encroachment, pollution leaves Turag tottering
Turag River — one of the four rivers surrounding the capital city Dhaka — has been reduced to a stagnant cesspit as encroachers and factories continue to encroach upon and pollute the river. The river is the upper tributary of the river Buriganga, which flows through Gazipur and meets Buriganga at Mirpur.
Summons hung on gate of Khaleda’s house
A summons issued by the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, asking Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 3, was hung on the gate of her Gulshan house on Tuesday as none received it.
Work as people’s trusted friends
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the members of Bangladesh Police to be the servants of people facing all the challenges and stand beside the helpless and endangered ones as their trusted friends.
New customs act to be passed in budget session
The proposed Customs Act-2015 is likely to get approval of the national parliament in the next budget session in a bid to automate and modernise the customs and business procedures in international trade.
Book fair preparation in full swing
Preparation for Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2016 is going on in full swing as publishers are busy overseeing the last minute preparation at publishing houses as well as at fair ground where stalls are being decorated.
