Severe waterlogging looms over capital
The capital would face unprecedented waterlogging in the coming monsoon mainly due to its unplanned and insufficient drainage facilities, their poor maintenance, disappearance of the canals as a result of land grabbing and uncoordinated development activities carried out by government agencies, anticipates urban planners.
RAPE IN BUS Five to be quizzed for 3 days
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted police three days to question five suspects, who were reportedly held for raping a 24-year-old female garment worker on a moving bus of Jatriseba Paribahan at Dhamrai in Dhaka
Divergent faction continues quota movement
A divergent faction is continuing the quota reform movement at Dhaka University campus asking for the reform in a week time with the central platform of the quota movement already deciding to keep the movement postponed upon government's assurance
Woman ‘gang-raped’ in running bus
Police arrested five transport workers Sunday night chasing a bus of Jatriseba Paribahan on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Dhamrai on the outskirts of the capital as they were allegedly raping a 24-year-old female readymade garment worker in the bus on her way home from her workplace
Sudden surge in diarrhoea patients in capital
The number of diarrhoea patients rose suddenly in and around the capital with the advent of summer.Hospitals in the capital are struggling to grapple with the sudden surge of diarrhoea
AIT on newsprint imports to go: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday said he would cut import duty on newsprint and realise value added tax from the private universities from the next fiscal year beginning July 1.
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos Police, BCL attacks mark two-day pitched battles at DU Staff CorrespondentDaylong protests of jobseekers and university students for reduction of quota in government jobs paralysed education at public universities and triggered traffic chaos across the country on Monday
Arm losing student Rajib on life support
Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who got his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city has been kept on life support at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
No reform of quotas, says govt
The government has decided that there would be no reform of quotas in public service and its considers that the existing quota system is appropriate.
Quota reform: Demonstrators demand release of arrestees
Students demanding reforms of the existing quota system in public service on Monday warned that a wave of fire will spread across the country if those arrested during Sunday's protest are not released by today.
