BTRC asks GP to pay dues of Tk 12,580cr

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Tuesday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone to pay Tk 12,579.95 crore in dues.

Khaleda’s health condition improves: BSMMU

Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition improved Tuesday compared to on Monday when she was shifted to a cabin at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said doctors.

FIRE SAFETY STATUS OF CAPITAL’S HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS HC directs govt to submit report in 4 months

The High Court Division on Monday directed Rajuk, the two mayors and the fire service and civil defence to jointly submit a report on fire safety status of the high rise buildings in the capital.

Gano Forum MP Mokabbir to be sworn in today

Gano Forum parliament member-elect for Sylhet 2 constituency Mokabbir Khan will be following the footsteps of party MP Sultan Mohammad Mansur as he is going to be sworn in today.

Rajuk teams start collecting info

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s 24 vigilance teams on Monday launched a survey to collect information about high rises in different areas in the capital on Monday for preparing a list of buildings constructed flouting the National Building Code.

Ailing Khaleda admitted to BSMMU again

The jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital again on Monday although BNP demanded that the government get her admitted to a specialised private hospital in Dhaka.

Bangladesh PM’s directives on road safety ignored

Directives of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on road safety are largely ignored while the numbers of road accidents and deaths in the first three months of the year are much higher compared to that of the two previous years.

Seven killed as season’s first nor’wester wreaks havoc

At least seven people were killed, including three in the capital Dhaka, as nor’wester with rain and thunderstorm lashed different parts of Bangladesh Sunday evening.

Two FR Tower owners remanded after deadly fire

Two major owners of FR Tower were on Sunday remanded in police custody for seven days for interrogation in a case filed with Banani police station on Saturday following the fire in the 23-storey building on March 28 that killed 26 people.

DNCC Kitchen Market shop owners gauging damage

The shop owners of Dhaka North City Corporation Kitchen Market who lost their livelihood once again within less than two and a half years are gauging their damage on Sunday, a day after the fire burnt their market to ashes.