Main Eid congregations in city
September 9, 2010
Preparations have already been made to hold Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country.
The main Eid congregation will be held at the National Eidgah in the High Court premises at 8:30am on Eid day.
Five jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Read more
Literacy for all still elusive
September 8, 2010
A half of people aged 7 years and above illiterate
Literacy for all remains elusive as at least a half of the people aged seven years and above are still illiterate, according to experts.
People in rural areas lag behind people living in urban areas in literacy rate and so do the females in comparison with the Read more
76 more cases detected in Satkhira, Lalmonirhat
September 8, 2010
Anthrax Infection
76 more cases detected in Satkhira, Lalmonirhat
Seventy-six more cases of anthrax infection have been detected in Lalmonirhat and Satkhira, taking to 413 the total number of such cases in seven districts.
Twenty-six cases of anthrax infection were first detected in Sirajganj on August 19. Other places from where the infection has been reported are Pabna, Tangail, Kushita Read more
No let-up in highway extortion
September 8, 2010
Ruling party men-police collaboration blamed
Extortion continues unabated in the transport sector on the eve of Eid, frustrating various measures taken by the law enforcing agencies to check the crime, according to transport owners.
Sources said the extortionists mostly in the guise of ruling party men, were active at bus terminals in the capital and at different spots of highways across the country, Read more
Home goers face terrible sufferings
September 8, 2010
Thousands of homebound passengers are facing terrible sufferings due to shortage of transport just three days ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and most of the bus terminals, railway stations and launch terminal were found jampacked. Even taking risk of life, passengers are crowding in buses, trains and launches beyond their carrying capacity as there is no other alternative to Read more
New Karnaphuli bridge opens to traffic today
September 8, 2010
The Karnaphuli Bridge-III on the River Karnaphuli opens to traffic today connecting vast areas of southern Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban with rest of the country, ending miseries of the commuters of the region.
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will formally inaugurate the long-awaited Read more
Blood crisis hits hospitals
September 8, 2010
Professional donors make brisk business as safe contributors stay away during Ramadan
Professional blood donors, mostly junkies, are taking the advantage of blood crisis in the month of Ramadan, as safe donors refrain from donating due to physical weakness caused by daylong fasting.
Visiting several hospitals in the capital, this correspondent found professional donors doing a brisk trade of Read more
Dhaka, Delhi moves ahead with rail-link
September 8, 2010
Bangladesh and India have started moving ahead to construct the proposed Akhaura-Agartala rail-link.
Four officials of the Bangladesh Railways on Tuesday held discussions with their counterparts in Indian Railways at Agartala – capital of India’s north-eastern state of Tripura. The officials of the two countries also studied the project proposal and discussed possible routes Read more
Two families perish days before Eid
September 8, 2010
At least 10 people, including seven of two families, were killed in two road crashes in Sylhet and Sirajganj yesterday.
The deceased family members are UK expatriate Mainul Islam Chowdhury, 35, his mother Kochoi Bibi, 60, Mainul’s cousins Shahangir Chowdhury, 28 and Mubashswir Chowdhury, 25, of Nabiganj upazila Read more
Hard times for 197 cheated workers
September 8, 2010
No solution before Eid
Uncertainties gripped the 197 Bangladeshi workers in Libya who had been camping on a field under the open sky since they had quit their jobs a week earlier for alleged tortures and non-payment of salaries.
Since then they had been living in a field near a police station at Borak Al Shafi, 1000 kilometres from the Read more