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Commuters negotiating the footpath with debris

Commuters negotiating the footpath with debris after construction work blocking their way on the waterlogged road at Gulistan in the capital following a spell of downpour on Tuesday noon — Focus Bangla

Realtors propose cutting registration fees by half

The country's realtors proposed that the government should reduce registration charges to 7.0 per cent from existing 14-16 per cent to help ease housing crisis being faced by middle and lower middle income people.Due to high registration fees, they said, buyers have lost their interest to register their units. So,...

DTCA, DMTC are at odds over ownership of metro rail projects

Conflict has arisen over the ownership of all metro rail projects and future control over the mass transit system in the city as the metro rail company refused to work under Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA).Sources said the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Company Limited (DMTC) has already stopped communication with...

Flawed return deal offers no way back for Rohingya refugees

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh, April 17 (AFP): Bungling, distortion and diplomatic doublespeak have hollowed out the deal to repatriate Rohingya from Bangladesh to Myanmar, with refugees refusing to return to a homeland that remains perilously insecure."We will have to stay here for a long period, maybe generations," Ali, a Rohingya refugee and...

‘50-70pc of labourers in bidi industry are children’

Around 50 to 70 per cent of the labour force in the country's bidi industry is children, a research study found.Although signboards in the bidi factories display that children are not allowed inside the units, the actual scenario is different. The factories, located in the country's two northern districts -...

Five ex-officials of Oriental Bank get 68 years’ jail each over loan scam

A Dhaka court sentenced on Tuesday five former officials of Oriental Bank Limited, now known as ICB Islamic Bank, to 68 years imprisonment each and fined them Tk 40.19 million each in four graft cases, reports UNB.Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judges Court-5 pronounced the verdict.Former senior vice president...

BD among the nations that breathe dangerous air

A report published by the Health Effects Institute, says that 95 per cent of the world's population breathes dangerous air.According to the study, China's air pollution exposures have stabilised and have even begun to decline slightly; however, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India, in contrast, have experienced the steepest increases in air...

Bangladeshi tourists in India, Nepal, Bhutan rising

The number of Bangladeshi tourists in India, Nepal and Bhutan has increased in recent times, according to reports published on websites in the countries.The number of Bangladeshi tourists in India rose by 12.4 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current calendar year.Statistics available with the Indian tourism...

DFID commits £ 212m for C'wealth countries

Department for International Development (DFID) has committed £ 212 million to provide almost one million vulnerable and marginalised girls in developing countries across the Commonwealth with 12 years of quality education so that they can fulfil their potential. A release issued by DFID Tuesday said the British Prime Minister made...