Vendors back on streets, footpaths
Vendors evicted from the streets and sidewalks of the capital in January returned to make their presence too obvious with the backing of corrupt sections of the police and the ruling Awami League’s local leaders.
DHAKA WATERLOGGING Agencies trade blame
Both the city corporations in the capital and Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority now trade blame over waterlogging in the city as people in many areas have been suffering for stagnant water after downpour on Wednesday
N’GANJ SEVEN-MURDER HC verdict on 26 death-row convicts posted Aug 13
The High Court on Wednesday set August 13 for delivering its verdict on the death reference of 26 convicts and their appeals against the convictions in the sensational seven murders that took place in Narayanganj in 2014.
DCs asked to prepare for massive flood in August
The government on Wednesday asked the deputy commissioners and others to prepare for ‘massive flood’ in the third week of August.Emerging from a business session on the second day of the deputy commissioners’ conference at the secretariat, water resources minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said that there was a possibility of massive flood in late August and necessary steps would be taken to tackle the situation.
Rainwater, gridlocks paralyse city life
Severe traffic congestion, made even worse by stagnant water on potholed roads from days of rainfall, and wretched condition of the footpaths turned out to be a horrible experience for the Dhaka residents on Wednesday.
Build movement against drugs: home minister
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday underscored the need for building a social movement against bad impact of drug abuse to protect all including youths of the society.
Siddiqur to fly to Chennai today
Titumir College student Siddiqur Rahman, injured in the eyes in police action on student protests at Sahbagh in Dhaka on July 20, is scheduled for today to fly to Chennai in India for medical treatment.
SC asks BTRC to allow Citycell operation in 24 hours
The Appellate Division on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to allow mobile phone company Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited under the brand name of Citycell to continue its operation within 24 hours.
Help root out corruption, PM asks DCs
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the public servants to take a strong stance against corruption to root out this menace from the country at any cost to deliver the benefits of the country’s development to all.
Two children among four killed in Cox’s Bazar landslides
At least four people, including two children, were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of landslide triggered by heavy rain in Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday.Cox’s Bazar Met office said they recorded 208mm of rainfall in last 24 hours till 6:00am on Tuesday.
