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Past govt's data, stats very weak: Debapriya

The white paper preparation committee on Tuesday said they indentified that the data and statistics available with the government were very weak."In many cases, the civil servants involved in the data estimation and publication were helpless or being forced to provide weak and non-credible statistics," Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, chief of...

July Martyrs Foundation starts journey

The July Martyrs Memorial Foundation officially started its journey on Tuesday with a Tk 1.0 billion fund received from the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund.Nahid Islam, a key coordinator of the July student movement and government adviser for information and ICT ministries, announced it at a press briefing.We have decided to...

City tailbacks compound woes of passengers

Long tailbacks in the capital city on Tuesday caused immense sufferings to the commuters as they either remained stuck for a long time or crossed long distances on foot defying the scorching heat.Areas like Shantinagar, Kakrail, Bijoynagar, Paltan and Fakirapool witnessed severe traffic jams as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organised...

Commuters likely to reach 1.0m daily

The Dhaka Metro rail company is likely to get an estimated 1.0-million passengers after its extension up to Tongi, according to a latest study.The study done under the city's first mass rapid transit line-06 (MRT-06) project says an eight-kilometre extension will establish a smooth connectivity between Dhaka's east and west...

Egg, chicken prices defy govt-set rates

Eggs and chickens are not available at government-fixed rates as both items have become a bit expensive even after the introduction of their maximum retail prices (MRPs), market sources say.The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) in alignment with the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) set prices of eggs, Sonali and...

Review body asks BPDB to provide power plants' info

The national committee on reviewing power and energy sector deals has sought data on power plants that got approved under the 'controversial' special provision law. The first meeting of the committee held on Monday asked for the information on the projects signed under the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy...

Direct shipping route with China opens

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 17: The first ship on the Bangladesh-China direct route, MV Kota Angoon V Kajon, carrying 935 TEUS containers arrived at the outer anchorage of Chittagong sea port on Monday. The ship was scheduled to dock at Jetty No. 13 of Chittagong Port today (Tuesday).Pacific International Lines (PIL), a...

India to return 200 acres of land to BD

Kushtia, Sep 16 (UNB): Bangladeshi landowners are set to regain around 200 acres of land previously lost to India due to the erosion of the Padma River along the Daulatpur border in Kushtia.A joint decision to resurvey the disputed land and return it to the rightful owners was reached in...

Expose drug godfathers to justice: Adviser

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has asked all concerned to bring the kingpins of illegal drug dealers to book, reports BSS."Expose the godfathers of illegal drug traders to justice. You have to capture not only the carriers, but also kingpins of the drug dealers," he said.He...