Keep congenial atmosphere on campuses
The prime minister. Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League men to maintain a congenial atmosphere at educational institutions across the country. ‘Bangladesh Chhatra League will try its best and must commit itself to maintenance of peaceful academic atmosphere at educational institutions as an organisational priority,’ she said while addressing at the inauguration of the 28th council session of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation in the city.
Heavy rain puts life in south on hold
Heavy monsoon rain disrupted normal life in southern districts of Chittagong, Barisal and Khulna on Saturday.
Prices of onion, egg, beef, mutton increase in capital
The prices of onion, egg, beef and mutton increased in the city’s kitchen market over the week ending Friday due to a supply shortage, traders said.
RAJON MURDER CASE: OC withdrawn, 2 SIs suspended
Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Friday evening withdrew the officer-in-charge and two sub-inspectors of Jalalabad police station on allegation of assisting a prime suspect in the killing of 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet to leave the country and misbehaving with Rajon’s father.
Highways turn into deathtraps 22 more lives lost in road mishaps on Friday
Yet another 22 people lost their lives in fatal road accidents across the country on Friday as the authorities fail to rein in reckless driving.
Train schedule disruption, derailment continue
Frequent derailment and disruption to train schedules go unabated across the country because of run-down railway tracks, sleepers and bridges.
PM says security shouldn’t detach PM from people
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday asked the members of Special Security Force to be careful so that her contact with general people is not hindered in the name of security.
SHEIKH MUJIB’S DEATH ANNIV: Syed Ashraf seeks media support
Senior journalists from print and electronic media on Thursday suggested the ruling Awami League form a national committee to observe the anniversary of the death of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to make the programmes on the occasion more participatory.
ELECTRICITY: Pvt sector eats up public sector profit
The government is burdened with buying electricity from private sector as they are eating up entire subsidy and profit made in power generation in public sector. The state-run Power Development Board needs about Tk 5,400 crore in subsidy for 2014-15 financial year even after the bulk rate of electricity had doubled between 2011 and 2012, officials concerned said.
ZIA TRUST FUND GRAFT CASES: Khaleda appears in court
Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared in court on Thursday during cross-examination of the Anti Corruption Commission official who had filed the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Charitable Trust fund graft case.
