MOGHBAZAR-MOUCHAK FLYOVER : Deadline to be extended until June 2017
Deadline for the construction of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover project is likely to be extended till June 2017 causing the sufferings of people who live in or travel through the area. The government may also increase the project cost by about 57 per cent to Tk 1,218.89 from existing Tk 772.7 crore, said officials concerned.
Univ teachers to meet PM today
Leaders of public university teachers are scheduled for today to meet with prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Gana Bhaban to find a solution to the ongoing stalemate over their demands for review of the new pay scale.
CITY ROAD ACCIDENTS : Police yet to trace driver on the run
The police could not arrest the bus driver responsible for Saturday’s killing of a schoolgirl in road accident in the Matsya Bhaban area of the capital.
Experts for modernisation of road safety laws
Foreign and local road safety experts on Sunday said road safety-related laws in Bangladesh should be modernised and strictly implemented.
‘Real BNP’ men chased away again
Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on Sunday chased away a group of activists of the ‘Real BNP’ who marched towards the central BNP office at Naya Paltan.
Crimes by police on the rise
The reported involvement of members of the police in various crimes such as torture, mugging, extortion, drug dealing and kidnapping, appear to be on the rise.
Amal Sen’s death anniv Today
The 13th anniversary of death of Tebhaga Movement leader Amal Sen, also the Workers Party of Bangladesh founding president, will be observed today.
Punish arsonists of Brahmanbaria museum, demand activists
Cultural activists on Saturday at a protest rally in the city called on the Awami League-led government to take immediate steps to arrest the arsonists who had put a Brahmanbaria cultural museum on fire.
AIIB launched
The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in which Bangladesh and 56 other countries have joined as founding members was opened in Beijing on Saturday by China’s president Xi Jinping.
Buses kill 2 schoolgirls in city
Within a span of several hours and in close proximity to each other, reckless driving in separate accidents claimed the lives of two schoolgirls in the capital on Saturday, triggering agitation by fellows, teachers and local people.
