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Stop overcharging passengers

Secretary General of Jatri Kalyan Samity Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury has alleged that transport owners and workers were overcharging the passengers, defying the government-fixed fare rates."Passengers are often harassed and become victims of physical assaults by transport workers," he said while speaking at a press briefing organised by Jatri Kalyan Samity...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen talks to journalists

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen talks to journalists after attending a discussion on 'Bangladesh-South Africa Bilateral Relations' at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in the city on Thursday. South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is also seen — PID

Coaching centres will remain shut for 39 days: Dipu Moni

All coaching centres across the country will remain shut from November 25 to January 03 ahead of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting with law enforcement agencies at the Ministry of Education...

Dhaka College students demand halving bus fare

Hundreds of students from Dhaka College demonstrated outside their college on Thursday demanding half-the-fare for bus ride in the city, reports UNB.The demonstration halted traffic on New Market-Mirpur Road for one hour and a half, causing sufferings to peak-hour commuters.Tamim, a master's student of Dhaka College complained that buses charge...

Govt to enact law for private physicians, says health minister

The government will enact a law regarding the private practice of doctors, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque told Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday, reports UNB."Yes, the government has taken an initiative to enact a private practice act for the physicians," he said, replying to a tabled question from...

Two cases filed against TikTok Raj

Police have filed two more cases against Abdur Rakib Khokon, a man who was arrested by the RAB on charges of cheating people by posing as a member of the elite police force on video-sharing app TikTok, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Court Magistrate Moinul Islam took the charges into cognisance under...

Young more likely to be aware of climate change than older

Younger people in Bangladesh are substantially more likely than older people to be aware of climate change, says a new international survey by UNICEF and Gallup released on Thursday ahead of World Children's Day, reports UNBOver 90 per cent of the Bangladeshi children and youth who were aware of the...

Weekend commuters suffer

Weekend commuters suffer for a long time on Thursday afternoon as a snarl sprang up on the city's Tejgaon Saat Rasta-Mohakhali road — FE photo

Weather (19-11-2021)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), according to Met office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 32.8 degrees Celsius in Cox's Bazar and minimum was 13.2...