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Amid the serious risks of widespread transmission of coronavirus in its 2nd wave there is hardly any enforcement of health safety guidelines, mostly in public places.Many concerned citizens said that physical distancing and wearing proper mask is largely ignored at most tourist spots and entertainme...
People advocating for safer roads have expressed resentment over a clause in the road transport law that retains a provision of maximum 5 years imprisonment and paying highest Tk 5 lakh as compensation for those killed in road accidents.Leading activists call for stringent laws to curb road accident...
Workers of 25 state-run, permanently-closed jute mills are worried about their future as they are not engaged in other jobs as yet. However, the government is paying their dues in phases.“We are getting our dues. But the cash money will be spent quickly. When all our money is spent, what will ...
Saudi expatriates are still in uncertainty over returning to their workplaces amid fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Bangladesh.Newly-married Rubel Ahmed from Moulvibazar is supposed to return to Saudi Arabia after spending his holidays amid the coronavirus. He has already spent thousands...
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The number of motorcycles in Dhaka city has gone up abnormally in the last one decade, intensifying traffic chaos and creating anarchy in the traffic system as well.The number of motorcycles in capital Dhaka has grown much faster than the automobile fleet during the period, the experts said, adding ...
The government has taken an initiative to build a new railway bridge over the Teesta River and a new 57-km dual gauge railway on Banglabandha route in order to ease the communications system in the northern region and to establish an easy railway link between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBI...
The construction work on the 190-kilometer Elenga-Hatikumrul-Rangpur highway is going on in full swing amid the coronavirus crisis.After the implementation of the of work, the six-lane highway will open up new horizons for the people living in the northern regions as they will be able to reach the c...
Vegetables and other essentials are selling at an alarmingly high price in the market as a section of unscrupulous hoarders, traders and middlemen are making undue profit from them which have worsened the daily life of the growers and commoners who have already been living in miserable condition due...
Getting patronization from a corrupt cycle involving police, local leaders and thugs, thousands of unauthorized commercially run electric three-wheelers like easy-bike and rickshaw have flooded the capital Dhaka.When a large amount of money is behind such illegal deal, the authorities concerned hard...
With Bangladesh struggling to protect the dying rivers, the government has undertaken a project to develop the banks of Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakkhya rivers along with setting up boundary pillars to prevent grabbing of the rivers.As part of the project, boundary pillars of the rivers have ...
The E-commerce sector hit a new milestone by creating employment opportunities for thousands of unemployed people amid the ongoing corona crisis.The sector has revolutionized in the last six months by sudden increase in online business, especially during the corona period when most people living in ...
The crisis over Bangladeshi expatriates’ return to Saudi Arabia continues to worsen as the Saudi returnees have been demonstrating for over three weeks demanding a reasonable solution.On Monday, several hundred Saudi returnees also demonstrated in front of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ office ...
Flood is found to be a recurrent phenomenon in Bangladesh as the flood situation has deteriorated further in the country for the fourth time in the season with the water level in major rivers including Padma and Jamuna showing a rising trend.Thousands of people in the flood-hit districts continue to...
As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gift, marking ‘Mujib Year”, a total of 8 lakh 82 thousand and 33 homeless people are going to get pucca houses.People are still landless and homeless due to river erosion in our country. Not a single person in Bangladesh will be homeless.The govern...
Bangladesh dreams a sustainable development through conserving and sustainability use of its seas and marine resources. ‘Blue economy’ is a concept that can significantly contribute to the socioeconomic development of Bangladesh. It will to unveil a wide horizon for the economic growth o...
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Most of the foot over bridges built in the busiest areas of the capital for pedestrians to cross the road safely and without any hindrance, seem to have become hangouts for vendors, beggars and drug addicts. It is noticed that many pedestrians usually obstruct smooth movement of other pedestria...
Capital Dhaka’s chaotic traffic system will deteriorate further with the number of private cars plying the streets on the rise in larger numbers every day.Private cars are on the rise due to lack of taxis and other public transportation coupled with increase in people's income and cheaper ...
Consumers have started breathing a sigh of relief as the recent sharp rise in the prices of onion started going down after several days of price hike.The onion market is gradually turning normal while the abnormal prices of onions have been attributed to sudden stoppage of onion export by India and ...
In the wake of increasing burned patients, the government has planned to introduce burn units in the country's eight divisional headquarters.Besides, burn units will also be introduced at all public medical college and hospitals.Contacted Md Abdul Mannan, secretary of the health services divisio...
The 55-kilometer Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway, which has connected the capital and the Padma Bridge under construction, has changed the scenario of the country’s communication system. The expressway built as a priority project of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has created a new era in the r...
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