CITY WATER LOGGING : DNCC mayor points finger at grabbers
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday said the water-logging in the capital is not possible to be solved overnight as powerful quarters have grabbed the city cannels and other water bodies.
More people marooned as flood engulfs new areas
Flood situation worsened in northern areas of the country as a number of places of Bogra, Jamalpur and Gaibandha districts went under water due mainly to onrush of upstream waters.
Japan’s hard line complicates release of $1.2b fund
Japan has taken a hard line on signing loan agreements with the government, as JICA said they will not sign loan agreements against five pipe-line projects involving US$ 1.2 billion until their development project proposals are approved.
Ganajagaran Mancha man found dead in Sylhet
Police recovered the body of a Shahjalal University of Science and Technology student, who was also an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha, from a student mess in Sylhet on Thursday night.
Suranjit urges Nahid to take steps for resolving SUST crisis
Awami League senior leader Suranjit Sengupta on Friday urged Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid to take immediate steps to resolve the ongoing crisis of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
Vegetables get dearer in capital
The prices of vegetables, broiler and garlic increased in the capital’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Miseries multiply as floods worsen further
The torments of the flood affected people in the north of the country intensified as flood situation deteriorated further on Friday due to onrush of upstream waters and incessant rains in the region. Witnesses said newer places were flooded on the day, affecting many more fresh people.
RMG factory remediation under Alliance going on at snail’s pace
The remediation work in the readymade garment factories under the initiative of Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, a platform of North American brands and retailers, is going on at a slow pace.
IRI survey finds PM more popular than government
survey by conducted by International Republican Institute in June found that prime minister Sheikh Hasina was more popular than her government.
TAZREEN FASHIONS FIRE : Delwar, wife, 11 others indicted
Tazreen Fashions managing director Delwar Hossain, his wife Mahmuda Akter and 11 other staff of the apparel factory were charged on Thursday with murder, culpable homicide and killing by negligence for the fire at the factory that killed at least 112 workers in 2012.
