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Nasir, Tamima marriage illegal
Says Dhaka Court Court Correspondent: A Dhaka court framed charges against national team cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima in a case filed over their ‘illegal marriage’.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain issued the order yesterday.The court, however, discharged Tamima’s mother Sumi Akter from the charges as it…
Read More »Railway declared smoking-free zone
Staff Correspondent: All areas under Bangladesh Railway including train bogies and stations have been declared as tobacco-free zone and those who will not comply with the rule will face legal action, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujon.“The railway stations, platforms, and bogies of the trains have been declared as smoking…
Read More »WASA proposes to hike water prices by 20pc
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has proposed to increase the price of water by at least “20 percent”, said Dhaka WASA Managing Director (MD) Taksim A Khan. “WASA has no objection if the government wants to increase the price more than that.”Dhaka WASA MD said people,…
Read More »Per capita income stands at $ 2,591
BD records GDP growth 6.94 pc Staff Correspondent::Bangladesh achieved an impressive 6.94 percent GDP growth in the 2020-21 fiscal year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a final estimate of the government.The country’s GDP size stood at US$ 416 billion and the per capita income rose to US$ 2,591 (as…
Read More »City Corporations reluctant in preventing air pollution
Dhaka most polluted city in the world Mahfuz Emran: Dhaka is now the most polluted city in the world. Although this is no visible information for the people of the capital to eradicate the pollution from the city authorities. Even before this, Dhaka was in the first or second position…
Read More »People will vote for AL in next election
PM Hasina hopes Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people of the country would vote for the Awami League (AL) in the next general election as it has changed the country and transformed it into a developing nation.“We hope that the people will vote for us in…
Read More »Tk 3,000 cr of Delta Life grabbed?
Tk 2513.64 cr taken as extra dividend Staff Correspondent: The special audit team of IDRA has mentioned that the listed life insurer-Delta Life InsuranceCompany former management with the connivence of board members havegrabbed about Tk 3000 crore in various ways. Among them, the loss of Tk 2,513.64 crore has been…
Read More »Won’t allow anyone to destabilise rice market: Minister
Staff Correspondent: Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday warned against hoarding of rice saying no one will be allowed to destabilise the rice market.He was virtually exchanging views with local government officials, mill owners and traders on ways to prevent rice hoarding and market monitoring at Rangpur deputy commissioner office.Sadhan…
Read More »PM to lay foundation stone of Ctg metro rail next year: Hopes Hasan
Chattogram Bureau: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday hoped that Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay foundation stone of Chattogram metro rail at the beginning of next year.Dr Hasan, also Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), said that the feasibility study of the metro…
Read More »Khaleda conferred with ‘Mother of Democracy’ award
Staff Correspondent: The Canadian Human Rights International Organization (CHRIO) has conferred BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia with ‘Mother of Democracy’ award for her outstanding contributions to democracy.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir presented the crest and certificates given by the Canadian organization at a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s…
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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 …
