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An electricity pole standing tall at Purana Paltan intersection in the capital

An electricity pole standing tall at Purana Paltan intersection in the capital on Saturday with bundles of internet and cable TV wires atop — FE Photo

Unplanned urbanisation in rural areas frets planners

n Farm land, environment key casualties n Municipalities political, citizens don't get services n Politicians lack knowledge of planning Unplanned urbanisation has been taking place in the rural areas where land use is not maintained properly, speakers said Saturday.If the practice is not reversed, it will not only shrink agricultural...

US-Bangla flight makes 'emergency landing' at HSIA

A Malaysia-bound flight of US-Bangla Airlines made an 'emergency landing' at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Saturday, reports UNB.Contacted, US-Bangla Airlines GM (Marketing Support and PR) Kamrul Islam said a flight with 164 passengers on board had taken off from the airport around 9:00am, but it came...

PM presents 'Independence Award' today

The 'Swadhinata Padak- 2018' (Independence Award) will be given to 18 distinguished persons in the city today (Sunday) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to their respective fields, reports BSS.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the award, the highest civilian honour of the country, to them at a function...

Delay in port projects costs businesses dear

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 24: Exporters, importers and port users of the country are suffering a lot due to an inordinate delay in the process of finalising projects for Chittagong Port's infrastructure development and procurement of cargo handling equipment and lack of political commitment.It is very imperative that the Chittagong Port...

Court convicts NY man of killing two Bangladeshis

A US court has convicted a New York City man of first-degree murder for the 2016 killings of a Bangladeshi-American Muslim cleric and his assistant, reports bdnews24.com.Convict Oscar Morel, 37, of Brooklyn, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced on April 18.A state supreme...

JP to create history by forming next govt

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad said on Saturday his party will create a history by forming the next government winning the upcoming general election, reports UNB."People want me to give messages for them. My first message is we'll create a history by forming the government through a fair election. We...