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5,500 Home Ministry cases pending for 25-years in HC
Special Correspondent: More than 5,500 cases of the Ministry of Home Affairs are pending in the High Court. There are also cases from almost two decades ago in this list. The concerned could not tell why these cases are not being resolved. However, letters are sometimes sent from the Ministry…
Read More »Hajj cost increased by 131 pc in 9 yrs
Staff Correspondent: This is the first time Bangladesh has got the opportunity to send the full quota of pilgrims after the Corona pandemic. But due to the exorbitant cost, pilgrims are losing interest in Hajj despite their desire. As a result, the pilgrims are not meeting even after extending the…
Read More »Risk of manipulation in Ramadan market
Mahfuz Emran: The common people are worried as Ramadan is coming. I don’t have time for a month. Therefore, there is no end to the worries of consumers in front of Ramadan. Even before fasting comes, the prices of all the daily commodities skyrocket.Prices of many products including rice, dal,…
Read More »Independence month begins today
Staff Correspondent: The month of independence will begin today giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in 1971.The month of March is very significant in the country’s history as Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Read More »Indian Congress for resolving water sharing issue with BD
Industry Desk: Indian National Congress, the main opposition political party of the country, has underlined the need for resolving “long-pending issues through dialogue, especially the sharing of rivers water”.“India-Bangladesh ties have always been marked by openness, trust, cooperation, and mutual respect… We have successfully utilised the relationship to conclude long-standing…
Read More »12 pvt planes to be sold as scrap
Parking charge of Tk 850 cr due for 10-yrs CAAB has decided to sell the airplanes that have become a ‘thorn in the neck’United Airways 8Regent Airways 2GMG Airlines 1Aviana Airlines 1 Mahfuja Mukul: At least 12 private air crafts are lying abandoned at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.…
Read More »DMTCL seeks more $300m ADB loan
Dhaka Metro Rail project Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is seeking another $300 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the construction of about 17.4 km metro rail route from Gabtali to Dasherkandi via Asad Gate, Panthpath, Hatirjheel and Aftab Nagar.ADB had already pledged $2.5…
Read More »Govt revises up prices of brick, cement, rod
Industry Desk: The government has revised up the schedule of rates for construction materials, including bricks, bitumen, cement and rods, in projects as the contractors have been urging the authorities to readjust the price of projects in line with the hike in construction material prices.The price of first class over-burnt…
Read More »Nation pays tribute to Pilkhana martyrs
Staff Correspondent: The 14th anniversary of the Pilkhana BDR massacre observed yesterday.A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage in 2009.Marking the day, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has organised Quran recital, prayers, and milad mahfil, said a BGB press release.Major General S M Salahuddin…
Read More »350,000 illegal buildings legalizing in Dhaka city
Charging fines and some moderation Zarif Mahmud: The government has taken the initiative to legalize about 350,000 illegal buildings constructed without permission or in breach of conditions through fines. For this, a policy is being made to determine the process of legalizing illegal buildings through fines. A committee has been…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
