Bangladesh sees nearly 13 rapes every day
On an average nearly 13 women and girls were raped in the country every day in the first four months of the year as rape incidents were on the rise.
No let-up in food adulteration
Soft penalties together with an endemic culture of impunity as well as food businesses’ and the consumers’ lack of awareness were identified as the root causes of food adulterations continuing amidst occasional deterrent drives.
BSTI cancels licences of two, suspends 25 others
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution on Thursday cancelled licences of two of the 52 products that were found substandard in a recent test run at the laboratory of the national
Dhaka seeks China’s support to resolve Rohingya crisis
Foreign minister AK Abdul Mannan on Thursday stressed the need for strong support of China for resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis with early repatriation of the displaced people.
WASA MD’s absence irks JS body
A parliamentary watchdog on Thursday expressed its resentment at the absence of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s managing director in its meeting despite being summoned.
20pc doctors absent at govt hospitals: minister
About 20 per cent doctors are found absent at their workplaces although the health ministry introduced different mechanism to ensure their presence.
390 FAKE FIREARMS LICENSES ISSUED BY RANGPUR DC OFFICE ACC approves charge sheet against 391
The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidences that the office of Rangpur deputy commissioner had issued 390 fake licences of firearms to mostly retired personnel of the Army, /
Green Line asked to pay Russel damages by May 22
The High Court on Wednesday ordered Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 45 lakh of the remaining compensation money to Russel Sarker, whose left leg was severed after he was run over by a bus of the company in Dhaka, within May 22.
Mustafa Kamal eyes one crore taxpayers, next fiscal
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday hoped that the number of taxpayers would jump to 1 crore in the next fiscal from 22 lakh in the current fiscal.
Prevent mosquito, water stagnation, dust in capital: HC
The High Court on Wednesday asked the chief executive officers of the two Dhaka city corporations to take immediate action to prevent mosquito and water stagnation ahead of monsoon and to control dust on the streets spraying water every morning and afternoon.
