Checking Road Accidents: Long wait for effective steps

Formed in February with former shipping minister Shajahan Khan at its helm, a committee two months later made a 111-point recommendation on how to reduce road crashes and bring discipline in the transport sector.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Yet another disastrous Test series

Bangladesh wilted under the Kolkata sun, surviving for just 47 minutes on the third to lose the second Test at the Eden Gardens by an innings and 46 runs yesterday.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Election Commission: 4 ECs protest being left in the dark

Four election commissioners yesterday sent a letter to the chief election commissioner expressing dissatisfaction over “not involving them in the commission’s activities”.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Focus on skills

Universities should provide students with the knowledge and skills that equip them to become entrepreneurs, said policy makers and academics yesterday.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM

No offenders to be spared

Reaffirming that the ongoing drives against corruption, militancy and drugs will continue, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she will not spare anyone, no matter who the offender is.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers staring at defeat again

Bangladesh were staring at defeat at the end of the second day at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens against hosts India in the second and final Test of the series, having reached 152 runs for the loss of six wickets.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Fresh image after image crisis

He is an academician who teaches English literature at a private university in the capital.
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Road Transport Act-2018: Govt goes even softer on enforcement

The government has decided not to penalise commercial vehicles for violations of several key sections of the Road Transport Act-2018 until June next year
23 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Mamata for importing bicycles

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday showed interest in importing bicycles from Bangladesh.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Ctg Airport Toilet: Tk 3.5cr gold bars found

Customs officials recovered 70 gold bars worth Tk 3.5 crore from a toilet at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram yesterday.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

How liquid waste causes health risk

A 250-bed hospital in Dhanmondi produces about 4,000 litres of liquid waste a day. The liquid is treated to ensure that it doesn’t spread infection when disposed of.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Hospitals breach disposal rules

Many healthcare facilities across the capital have been breaching their legal obligations on safe disposal of medical waste, but a decade-old system is failing to hold them accountable.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Road Transport Act: Workers stick to demand for changes

Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation will enforce a countrywide 72-hour strike in January if their demand for bringing “necessary amendments” to the Road Transport Act-2018 is not met.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tragedy strikes bridal party

Sixty-year-old Abdur Rashid Bepari and his family members were on their way to Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar to have his son’s marriage registered yesterday.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Jubo League Congress: No fanfare this time

Not long ago, flyers and posters could be seen on utility poles and the walls of buildings, footbridges and road dividers across the capital before any big event of the ruling Awami League or any of its associate bodies.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Dull Tigers dampen Eden spectacle

The Indian subcontinent’s first day-night Test was ushered in with pomp and circumstance at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata yesterday, when India and Bangladesh faced off in the second and final Test match of Bangladesh’s first multi-format tour of India.
22 November 2019, 18:00 PM

More pvt firms to import onion

Following a government directive, several private business conglomerates are importing onions to immediately check the skyrocketed price of the essential cooking spice.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Do not pay any heed to propaganda

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged everyone not to pay heed to propaganda about shortage of onion and salt in the market.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Road Transport Act: Govt goes soft on enforcement to end strike

People suffered in different parts of the country for the fourth consecutive day yesterday as transport workers continued their wildcat strike in nine districts demanding amendments to Road Transport Act-2018.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tests await beneath pink parade

Pink fever has taken over Kolkata and myriad arrangements were in full flow for Bangladesh and India’s first ever pink-ball Test, which will get underway from 1:30pm (Bangladesh time) today.
21 November 2019, 18:00 PM