Millions of slum children out of education system
Getting involved in crimes Golam Mostafa Jibon : Millions of children resided in different slums in the capital city Dhaka have remained out of education and are getting involved with different types of criminal activities including…
Read More »One billion to face life threat if global temperature rises
International Desk: One billion people could be facing deadly levels of heat stress if global warming reaches 2C above pre-industrial levels, new research study has found.The research was conducted by an international team of scientists in…
Read More »Why Old Dhaka’s furuncle chemical warehouses are not removed?
Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, country’s people are experiencing frequent furious fire incidents at different places in the country including Old Dhaka and Narayanganj, bulk portion of the chemical warehouses is yet to remove from Old Dhaka…
Read More »Islamic banks hold higher asset risks in Bangladesh
Shariah banks progressing fast in Bangladesh, Says Shahjalal Islami Bank MD Staff Correspondent: The US-based credit rating agency Moody’s in their recent report stated that Islamic banks in Bangladesh have higher asset risks than conventional private…
Read More »CNG run transports charging extra fare
Staff Correspondent: CNG-driven public transports in Dhaka are too charging the commuters extra, violating the government directive to only increase fares of diesel-run vehicles.While visiting different parts of the capital on Monday, our reporters found that…
Read More »Bangladesh joins pledge to end deforestation by 2030
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has signed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use in the COP26, pledging to end and reverse deforestation by 2030.Mostafa Kamal, a member of the Bangladesh delegation and secretary of the…
Read More »PM expresses doubt about BNP’s existence
Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has raised questions over BNP’s existence as political party in future as its top leadership was convicted for their involvement with illegal activities.“How a political party will exist when a…
Read More »95pc buses run by CNG
Raising fare to be illogical Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) finally permitted to raise the bus fare on the face of transport workers and owners’ pressure, raising fare of 95 percent…
Read More »Korea keen to preserve archaeological sites of Panam city: Envoy
Industry Desk: South Korea has expressed its keen interest to preserve the historic Panam city for the benefit of next generations and to attract tourists, build in Sonargaon in Narayanganj in the early nineteenth century, about…
Read More »Export goods of Tk3,000cr stuck at Chattogram port
RMG exports at high risk Ayub Ali from Ctg: Export commodities worth over Tk3,000 crore remain stuck at the Inland Container Depots (ICDs) of Chattogram port as the nationwide transport strike, enforced by transporters against fuel…
Read More »Transport strike ends with 27pc fare hike
Staff Correspondent: The authorities have agreed to increase the fares charged by the operators of diesel-run buses by about 27 percent starting from today amid a transport strike that created nationwide chaos.City buses will now charge…
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