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City Desk : Accusing the government of pushing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia toward death, party senior leader Mirza Abbas said on Sunday that history will testify how a former prime minister is ‘being intentionally killed’ by depriving her of advanced treatment abroad. “About whom we’re talking about, she (Khaleda Zia) is not here among us. She is not allowed to come before us and she is not allowed to speak up,” he said. Addressing a publication ceremony of a book...
City Desk : President Mohammed Shahabuddin urged officials at specialised hospitals, including BSMMU, to take steps to promote local treatment and discourage patients from seeking overseas treatment. He stressed the need to support patients’ treatment in national super-specialised hospitals such as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). The President issued these instructions during a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor of the BSMMU, Professor Dr. Deen Mohammad Nurul Haque, in Bangabhaban, reports BSS. After the meeting, the president’s press secretary, Md Joynal...
City Desk : Street vendors on Sunday blocked a section of the Dhanmondi-Mirpur road in the capital, demanding authorities to let them operate their businesses on the roadsides. They took position in front of the Metro Shopping Mall in the capital’s Dhanmondi area around 11am. Due to this, the traffic on the roads was disrupted, causing gridlock and suffering to officegoers. Many people opted to go to their destinations on foot as the road from New Market to Asadgate was...
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City Desk : A daylong workshop on ‘Right to Information (RTI) of Backward, Marginalized and Underprivileged Citizens’ will be held today in the conference room of the Information Commission Bangladesh in the city. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, MP, will inaugurate the workshop as the chief guest. Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Dr. Abdul Malek will preside over the workshop, said a press release. The Information Commission Bangladesh and The Carter Center are jointly organizing the workshop....
City Desk : Speakers at a workshop on Saturday said that Feni can become a major industrial hub by utilizing the advantage of its location and improvement in its logistical facilities. They called for establishing adequate technical and vocational education and training facilities at the grassroots level for developing the required skilled human resource pool for the post-LDC graduation scenario of the country, reports BSS. Support to Sustainable Graduation Project (SSGP) of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) organized the workshop...
City Desk : Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI value of 132 at 8:56 am on Saturday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ on Saturday, according to the air quality index, reports UNB. India’s Delhi and Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa occupied the first and second spots on the list, with AQI scores of 176 and 170 respectively. When the AQI value for...
BSS : Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers (BFUNPW) on Saturday demanded forming the 10th wage board immediately for journalists and newspaper employees and workers. They also urged the owners of the newspapers to implement the 9th wage board award and pay the dues of journalists and sought government’s intervention to realize the dues, said a release. They made the demand while addressing a meeting on the occasion of handing over charges to newly elected BFUNPW committee...
City Desk : Telenor, Grameenphone (GP), and Plan International have joined forces in empowering more than 2.35 million marginalised women and youth through “Digital Inclusion: Safe Digital Space for Girls and Youth Project”. The initiative aims to enhance digital literacy, skills, resilience and create a safe online environment for the women and youth who often face socio-economic challenges, reports UNB. As a part of this project, a team from Telenor, Grameenphone, and Plan International made a three-day visit to Savar,...
City Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that the government is dedicated to transforming Dhaka into a city that ensures a high quality of life for its residents. “The people of this area (Old Dhaka) will benefit and can live a beautiful life. We are working toward this goal,” she stated, reports UNB. The Prime Minister made the remarks during a program inaugurating several development projects in Old Dhaka, including the construction of a new 10-storey Bangabazar...
