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Gazipur city corporation accused of land grabbing
Many citizens have lost their lands to Gazipur city corporation. The owners of the lands have complained that workers of the city corporation started demolishing structures without acquiring the land first.
4 October 2021, 03:23 AM
No coordination, regulation in operations of IPTV
The cyberspace of Bangladesh has become saturated with unregulated internet protocol television (IPTV) operating with a handful of staff and often earning money for airing particular news items or through blackmailing and extortion.
3 October 2021, 15:13 PM
Workers surround Shromo Bhaban demanding unpaid salaries
Workers of Opex & Sinha Group in Kanchpur have surrounded Shromo Bhaban demanding payment of arrears.
3 October 2021, 12:27 PM
1.28 lakh RU admission seekers facing accommodation crisis
The honors 1st year admission exam for 2020-21 at Rajshahi University has been scheduled for the first week of October despite halls being closed.
3 October 2021, 07:08 AM
4 decades of unplanned shipbreaking taking toll on agriculture in Sitakunda
For the last few years there has been a marked decrease in yield in agricultural land surrounding the Sitakunda shipbreaking yard in Chattogram. Local farmers have complained that most of the flowers in vegetable farms of the area are falling off before harvest time.
2 October 2021, 17:01 PM
Can Cox’s Bazar become an international aviation hub?
With an extension, Cox's Bazar airport runway is set to become the longest in Bangladesh. In addition, crores of taka are being spent to upgrade the airport to international standards.
2 October 2021, 14:58 PM
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah Killing: Where shall we seek justice?
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah came home in Lambashia camp in Ukhia after his Esha prayers on Wednesday night. His wife, Nasima, asked him whether he wanted to eat something.
1 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Mayhem and torture in the name of crushing 1977 rebellion
Family members of Army and Air Force men, who were hanged, jailed and sacked in the name of preventing a mutiny on October 2, 1977, formed a human chain in front of the old Dhaka Central Jail yesterday, demanding posthumous trial of late president Ziaur Rahman.
1 October 2021, 17:05 PM
Industrial waste takes over roads in Dhaka's Shyampur
Wastewater from factories has flooded the roads in Dhaka's Shampur industrial area. Garbage piled along the side of the road is once again spilling over. Residents in the area are at severe health risk.
1 October 2021, 16:42 PM
DU admission test held across 8 divisions for the first time
Today marked the first time that Dhaka University's admission test has been held in all eight divisions of the country. The admission test for 'Ka' unit of Dhaka University's science faculty was held today.
1 October 2021, 16:39 PM
Government cluster village homes in Dahagram mostly empty
For the last four years, most of the homes in the government cluster villages in Dahagram union in Lalmonirhat have been empty. At least 130 landless families were given homes in these villages of Dahagram union in Patgram upazila. Now 80 of these 130 villages are unoccupied and the 50 families living there are facing problems regularly.
1 October 2021, 03:17 AM
RT-PCR labs finally start operations at Dhaka Airport
The RT-PCR labs at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have finally been set up, were given approval and have started testing outbound passengers for coronavirus.
30 September 2021, 17:02 PM
Can laws alone protect our rivers?
In order to protect our rivers and waterbodies, the High Court had declared them as living entities. With pollution increasing each and every day, government bodies like BIWTA filling up rivers, and encroachment by unscrupulous business entities, our insincerity in protecting our rivers is apparent.
30 September 2021, 15:00 PM
Inside the dream library of Mirajul
Although Mirajul's work requires him to sell a variety of titbits out on the streets, he still finds time to satiate the voracious reader within him.
30 September 2021, 02:49 AM
Is the new personal data protection law meant for stricter surveillance?
While the government is celebrating a step towards data protection with a law modelled after the EU’s data protection law, experts are expressing grave concern about it being another tool for surveillance and repression.
29 September 2021, 15:54 PM
Potted plants: No longer a breeding ground for mosquitoes?
Abdul Halim of Manikganj has studied science textbooks to devise a novel design for pots to grow plants, without them posing a risk of being breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.
29 September 2021, 03:12 AM
Nouka Baich on Buriganga to celebrate PM’s birthday
To celebrate the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Ministry of Shipping and BIWTA organised Nouka Baich, a traditional boat race on the capital's Buriganga river using a special kind of long, narrow.
28 September 2021, 17:14 PM
When will the Covid-19 vaccination drive be free of hassle?
The government is planning to bring 80% of the country’s population under Covid-19 vaccination, and has announced that two crore individuals will be given vaccines each month.
28 September 2021, 15:06 PM
Ride-sharing bikers protest harassment
App-based ride-sharing bikers assembled for their labour rights and in protest against police harassment and high commission rates set by the ride-sharing companies. Today, in front of the National Press Club, leaders of the App-Based Drivers’ Union of Bangladesh announced 6 demands from the assembly.
28 September 2021, 09:41 AM
Golam Sarwar’s ordeal: An unsettling message for journalists
On November 1, 2020, journalist Golam Sarwar, was found in a near-unconscious beside a canal at Sitakunda, Chattogram after being missing for three days. After regaining consciousness, he started crying, “I will not do news coverage anymore”. But, the investigation report of his case stated that there is no evidence of him being abducted.
28 September 2021, 06:40 AM