Wasa can’t hike water tariff until rule formulated: HC
Photo: Collected The High Court today declared that authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot hike water tariff until a rule is formulated under the Wasa Act in … Read More
Category: Bangladesh
Bangladesh
3 die in septic tank of Savar factory
Photo: Collected Three people, including a cleaner, died today while working inside a septic tank of a garment factory in Ashulia. Officials of local fire service station and locals said … Read More
A year since deal inked, Greece yet to hire Bangladeshis
A year has passed since a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and Greece for the latter to recruit Bangladeshi migrant workers. However, Greece is yet to initiate … Read More
Banks open 9:30am to 4pm in Ramadan
Banks in Bangladesh will remain open from 9:30am to 4:00pm on every working day during Ramadan, which may begin next week based on the sighting of the moon. People will … Read More
8 houses gutted in Barishal fire
Eight houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in Natunbazar Old Cremation Grounds of Barishal town early today. No casualties were reported. Belal Uddin, deputy-director of Fire Service … Read More
Tk 11cr robbed from vehicle on way to refill ATMs
Robbers looted more than Tk 11 crore in cash from a vehicle that was on its way to refill DBBL ATMs in Savar this morning. The incident took place in … Read More
No more bodies inside damaged building: fire service
Photo: Prabir Das There are no more bodies inside the rubble of the Siddikbazar budling, the site of a deadly blast on Tuesday, fire service officials said after recovering another … Read More
Biman: A cesspool of corruption
OP 1 – VISUAL: ANWAR SOHEL Shady deals, plundering public money, nepotism, flouting rules, risking passenger safety, incompetence, non-compliance – Biman Bangladesh Airlines has its own culture of corruption and … Read More
Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world for 2nd consecutive day
Photo: Star/File Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning (March 3, 2023). With an air quality index (AQI) score … Read More
2 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Photo: Collected Two people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka upazila this morning. The deceased have been identified as Abdus Sattar, 28, from Sadar upazila, … Read More