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Bangladesh
My wife did mistake
Says Sujan Regarding the dismissal of Travel Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam, Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said, “My wife did not do what she did without informing me.” I am embarrassed by this.He made the remarks at a press conference at the Rail Bhaban yesterday.At a press conference, the…
Read More »Not appropriate to dismiss TTE
Says Information Minister The information about the alleged relatives not recognizing the railway minister is correct, at the same time, according to the wife of the Minister, it is not appropriate to suspend the Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam, said Dr Hassan Mahmud.The joint general secretary of the Awami…
Read More »TTE Shafiqul’s dismissal
order withdrawn in a dayStaff Correspondent: Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said that the suspension order of Travel Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam, who was fined for traveling without a ticket, has been revoked.At the same time, Rail’s Pakshi Divisional Commercial Officer (DCO) Nasir Uddin has been asked to show cause for his…
Read More »JKS demands resignation of rail minister
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has demanded the resignation of the Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan over the suspension of Travel Ticket Examiner (TTE) of Sundarban Express Shafiqul Islam.Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, general secretary of the passenger welfare body, voiced the demand in a press statement yesterday.The association said the…
Read More »Meter crisis hits gas cos to install pre-paid payment system
Staff Correspondent: It has been about a year since the government allowed open market purchase of pre-paid gas meters to expedite the process of installing the system for customers’ benefit. So far, no public or private company has shown any interested in doing the business. A wrangling between gas distribution…
Read More »Tk 8.8 m fine attempt to evade duty of Tk 4.2 m
Staff Correspondent: Messrs NB Trading House, an importer from Bangshal, had to pay a fine of Tk 8.8million for trying to evade duty of Tk 4.2 million. Chittagong Custom House has collected around Tk 1.36 crore including excise duty and fine for the additional goods announced.Earlier, the company imported 120…
Read More »Import of 28 categories goods banned
New import policy Staff Correspondent: The new import policy order has banned the import of 26 types of products including shrimp, condensed sugar, artificial mustard oil. The previous order had banned the import of 12 categories of goods but this time it has more than doubled. On April 24, the…
Read More »Cyclonic storm
‘Asani’ moved
northwestwardsStaff Correspondent: Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ over Southeast Bay and adjoining area moved Northwestwards and now lies over the same area.It was centered at noon yesterdayabout 1205 Kms South-Southwest of Chattogram port, 1125 kms South-Southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 1185 kms South of Mongla port and 1145 kms South of Payra…
Read More »Benapole customs fails
to meet revenue targetStaff Correspondent: Benapole Customs House has failed to meet its revenue collection target again in the 2021-22 fiscal year despite recording a surge in imports from India.A total of 363,815 tonnes of goods were imported through the largest land port of the country in the last nine months of the…
Read More »Sajek faces severe food crisis
Lokman Hossain from Khagrachari: Scenic Sajek, the remotest union of Bangladesh in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), is undergoing a severe food crisis despite its huge development and tourism boom. This has been attributed to low yield from jhum cultivation, practiced by the indigenous people living in this mountainous area,…
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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 …
