Lessening Ramadan traffic overcrowding
RAMADAN, the ninth month in the lunar Hijri calendar, is knocking at our door. In Bangladesh, we see an insane traffic on the roads during Ramadan. People have to go through unbearable sufferings to catch work and other destinations in this month
QUOTA REFORM Protesters to observe two-hour strike today
Protesters rallying for quota reforms will observe two-hour strike today as the government did not publish the gazette abolishing the controversial quota system in public services within their 24-hour ultimatum
ROADS, HIGHWAYS Nothing stops overloading
The government’s indifference has led to overloading spree subjecting the country’s roads, highways and bridges to serious damage, the repair and maintenance of which require a huge amount of public money
Not a single Rohingya taken back
Myanmar has taken back not a single of its forcibly displaced Rohingyas nationals about six months after signing agreement with Bangladesh for their repatriation to Rakhine
HC asks EC to hold GCC polls by June 28
The Appellate Division on Thursday asked the Election Commission to hold Gazipur City Corporation polls by June 28.A four-judge bench headed by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after vacating the High Court stay on the elections scheduled for May 15.
SOLVING CAPITAL’S WATERLOGGING Decisions mostly not implemented
The capital’s inhabitants expressed fears that due to non-implementation of most of the decisions the government took last year to solve the perennial waterlogging problem would increase their plights with the advent of monsoon
Five hurt as two launches collide at Sadarghat
Five people were injured in a head-on collision between two launches on the Buraganga River near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday.
SC to give judgement Tuesday on appeals against Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded hearing on the two appeals of the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission, challenging the High Court bail order granted to Bangladesh Nationalist
Stay on GCC polls: Hearing deferred for a day
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation election for three months.
SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS 100pc pass schools falling, zero pass schools rising
The number of educational institutions having 100 per cent pass rate in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations has decreased four-fold to 1,574 in five years.
