Campus Report :A delegation from the Asia Foundation called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Monday at the latter’s office of the university. Kaye A. Bysouth, Independent Consultant, and Maureen Wafer Hasib, Associate Director (Programmes) of the Asia Foundation were the members of the visiting delegation. DU Treasurer Prof Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed and Director of Center on Budget and Policy Dr M Abu Eusuf and other teachers of the university were present on the...
South Ctg Correspondent :The manufacturing activities of the demolished illegal brick fields of Satkania upazila in South Chattogram restarted again after a few days of demolition. Environment Department in their two phase drives recently demolished a number of brick fields in Satkania area. The demolished kilns are – Shahjalal Bricks(SBM) of Abu Taher in Keochia, 7 BM Bricks of Shamsul Alam of Madarbari , Danu Mia Bricks of Aochia Chankola, AAC Bricks of Churamoni Latmoni area. In that drive, the...
A Correspondent :Bangladesh Coast Guard on Sunday destroyed over 10.05 lakh yaba pills and some liquor recovered last year by the force’s east zone in Chittagong and different stations and outposts under the zone. The seized drugs and beverages, including 1,549 cans of beer, 196 bottles and 39.2 litres of liquor, were destroyed at the Coast Guard base in Chittagong after disposal of related cases, says a press release.Home Ministry’s Public Security Division Secretary Mostafa Kamal Uddin, Coast Guard Director...
Chittagong Bureau :Police Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police( CMP) AbdulJalil Mondol called upon the business community of the port city to boycott the businessmen those and mastermind and patroniser of the violence and anarchism . This was disclosed by the police commissioner at a meeting held at Chittagong Chamber House on present law and order situation of the country with chamber president Mahbubul Alam in the chair. Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chittagong arranged this meeting on views exchanging...
Chittagong Bureau : An old women was killed in a road accident at Akbershah area in the port city on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Saleha Begum (60).Sources said, Saleha Begum reached Akbershah area by a tempo. She was waiting for crossing the road after getting down from tempo and one speedy covered van ran over her at around 8 pm. She died on the spot. The body of the victim was sent to morgue for autopsy....
Chittagong Bureau :Police on Thursday submitted three charge sheets against 13 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir in a case of blasting cocktails in the city during hartal hours on March 28 last year that left schoolgirl Antu Barua injured.Kotwali thana SI Kamruzzaman, also the IO of the case, submitted the charge sheets to the court against the accused including City Shibir president ANM Mashrur Hossain.Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner (Prosecution) Nirmalendu Bikash Chakraborty confirmed the...
CU Correspondent : The Detective Branch (DB) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police on Saturdayy arrested one person with 720 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sadarghat area of Chittagong city.The arrestee, Ali Hossain, 44, hails from Noyabazar of Teknaf. Tipped-off, a team of DB arrested Ali in front of a hotel in the area, said Humayun Kabir, inspector (investigation) of DB, adding that a case was filed....
Chattogram Bureau :Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), an organization founded by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is moving towards building a fleet of ocean bound mixed merchant ships. It is working to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of two 80,000 tonnes mother bulk carriers for transporting coal, two one-and-a-half million tones mother tankers for crude oil and mother product oil tankers for diesel-jet fuel within a year.According to sources, so far 44 ships have...
BSS, Chattogram : Around 264 Eid congregations are scheduled to be held this year at the traditional and temporary venues in the city under the supervision of Chattogram Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC) and the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on the holy occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr. Local administration, CCC and CCEJC sources said preparations to construct, and decoration of Eid venues have already started in the city under the auspices of Chattogram district administration, Metropolitan Police, and other religious organizations for...