DHAKA: The Department of Environment (DoE) is going to adopt a modern technology to monitor and forecast about air quality when heavy air pollution is a major problem, particularly for the city-dwellers who can scarcely breathe fresh air.Under the donor-aided arrangement, DoE will use new

DHAKA: Shop owners seek to do after-hours business to cash in on a buying binge during the upcoming Ramadan, the month of fast and festivals.  Leaders of the Shop Owners Association in Dhaka Tuesday urged the government to allow them to keep their shops open after the 8pm deadline during

COX’S BAZAR: A speeding bus drove over a private car carrying holidaymakers on the Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong Highway in Chokoria Upazila Tuesday, killing three members of a family and their driver.The deceased were identified as Abul Bashar, 75, of Khulshi in Chittagong, his wife Kohinur

  NARAYANGANJ: Police here filed a case on Monday against 44 people on charge of vandalism and create labour unrest.   Fatulla Thana sub-inspector Shahidul Islam filed the case for vandalism, attack and obstructing police duties.   Police and RAB so far arrested a total of 10

DHAKA: A court granted an 11-day remand for arrested lewyear Montu Ghosh in 5 separate cases for creating chaos in the garment industry.Police arrested labor leader Montu Ghosh from Narayanganj on Saturday.BDST: 1410, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: A Nigerian citizen, who was arrested with 60 kg heroin at the Shahjalal International airport, was taken into a 3-day remand.   Metropolitan Court magistrate Abdullah al Mamun granted the remand on Tuesday.   BDST: 1400, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court on Tuesday granted a 4-day remand for Bhagne Shahid in a case filed for the attempt to murder Dr Humayun Azad. Shahid allegedly took an attempt to kill Dr Azad. Metropolitan magistrate S.K. Tofael Hasan granted the remand.   BDST: 1355, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: The government has taken a fresh initiative to trace out the NGOs financing the militants and ensure stern legal action against their patrons.   Besides, the government would bring out booklet under the Education Ministry to propagate against militancy.     Home Ministry’s

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni said the developed countries had miserably failed to provide 0.7% of their GNP as Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the developing countries.   Addressing the Special Ministerial Meeting for MDG`s Review in Asia and the Pacific Run Up to

DHAKA: Environment and Forest Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Tuesday voiced concern over the fate of the Cancun Conference on climate change for delay in disbursement of funds committed by the developed nations.     "The conference may not see desired outcome if the developed countries

DHAKA: The Public Works department has started eviction drive against the illegal part of the Ramna Restaurant on Tuesday.   The drive began at 11 am led by Public Works department`s executive engineer Shamsur Rahman and executive magistrate Akramuzzaman.   Shamsur Rahman told

DHAKA: Eminent lawyer Advocate Anisul Haque Monday said the trial of war criminals is not taking place as per the law.  According to the International War Crimes Act, he said, arrest warrant has to be issued against an accused only after the framing of a charge by a tribunal. "So far as

Dhaka: A domestic help allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the city’s Gulshan area on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Rekha Akhter, 13, hailed from Jhupaura village in Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district. She was working in the house of Captain Mohammad

SYLHET: The Special Court-3 of Bangladesh Rifles Monday sentenced 14 jawans of 8 rifles battalion in jail on different terms for their involvement in BDR mutiny on February 25-26 last year. They were also fined Tk 100 each. The BDR Special Court-3, led by BDR Director General Maj Gen

DHAKA: Illegal drugs are making inroad into the capital through newer and innovative tricks of the cross-border trade, according to latest findings. The drug traders become active again after a brief period in alert for administrative vigilance. As a result, the clandestine drug markets

SAVAR: As the country’s export industry went into a tailspin for labour unrest, the owners’ side Monday appealed for peace and held out a promise that the workers’ wages could be further raised in two years provided the gas-electricity situation improved. The assurance came from

DHAKA: Bangladesh Upazila Vice-Chairmen Parishad warned the government of movement for office charges by September 20. "Give us our office by issuing notification within stipulated time frame. Or else we will announce greater movement," said Mohammad Hossain Foku, president of the

DHAKA: The government on Monday made some minor changes in the public administration.  The Establishment Ministry issued two separate notifications in this effect. According to the notification, Member of Chittagong Range Tax Appellate Tribunal Quazi Emdadul Haque and Additional Tax

DHAKA: Over 40 percent deaths and injuries stemming from road accidents could be reduced by infrastructural development of roads and highways, according to a research.      Wide shoulders of roads, roadside and median divider, crossing facilities, footpaths, curtailing intersection

DHAKA: The route of the much-awaited Dhaka Elevated Expressway is going to be finalised within next week after getting the report from the consulting agency on the mega-project, meant for smooth channeling of the capital’s chaotic traffic.In the meantime, the consulting agency has been