The New York Times :Thousands of Russians on Saturday stood for several hours in snaking lines amid a heavy police...
Day: September 4, 2022
Staff Reporter :Responding to the requests of the Bangladeshi citizens in the USA, the Bangladesh government has assured them of reviewing the reintroduction of the Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) for a certain period alongside the on-going e-passports. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said this while addressing an interactive session with the officials of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Friday afternoon, a press release said. “The e-visa will be introduced soon. We are going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding...
UNB :As many as 519 people, including 69 children, were dead and 961 were injured in road accidents in August, said a report on Saturday.Besides, 172 lives were lost in 183 motorcycle accidents, which is 33.14% of the total deaths, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report, released on Saturday.Also, 109 pedestrians and 94 drivers and their assistants were killed during this period.Accidents on waterways claimed at least eight lives while six people went missing in 11 river...
NDTV :Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy, delivering a further blow to the government in London as it grapples with a brutal cost-of-living shock.India leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021 to become the fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is based in US dollars, and India extended its lead in the first quarter, according to GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund.The UK’s decline down the international rankings is an unwelcome...
Staff Reporter :A man named Ripon Sikder was arrested when he was stealing a wallet from the passengers in the launch bound for Barisal from Dhaka. Later it is known that he is a fugitive accused in the murder case.The incident occurred in the launch of MV Parabat-12 on Saturday. After the incident, on allegation of theft, the launch authority recognized him after checking CCTV footages monitors.Ripon Sikder is the son of one Sobhan Sikder from Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali...
DAP proposes ‘school districts’ to ease traffic, alongside building roads, linking waterways. In the new Detailed Area Plan (DAP), the government has proposed a concept that may very well usher in a liveable and sustainable Dhaka city, one free of traffic jams: “school districts”.According to the plan, the authorities have suggested building 627 schools, 285 colleges, and 287 hospitals. Students will have to be admitted to schools near their residences. After this is implemented, further construction of institutions will be...
Let us live in peace It cannot be that innocent men and women, old and children will be burnt to death or will bear the severe sting of petrol bomb until death, and we shall continue to watch it safely from the safe distance. Whoever he is must be caught dead or alive. Dead if the killers try to resist expedition to arrest them, and alive in order to put them to trial for justice.Both masterminds and the executors are...
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :As an agricultural country, various types of crops and fruits are produced in Bangladesh. There are...
Shirin Sharmin :At any stage of economy, inflation is a serious concern, and the trade-off between inflation and economic growth...