CTG Chemical Factory: Rules bent to favour errant contractor
A Chinese contractor fails to restart the country's lone state-run chemical factory in over four years, yet it finds no problems in getting its employer to deliver undue benefits.
7y ago
Orphan sisters find a parent in Rangamati DC
Meem and Sumaiya, only 6 years and 18 months old respectively, lost their parents in the devastating landslide in a Rangamati town on June 13. But in the aftermath of the tragedy, they have found a guardian in Mohammad Manzurul Mannan, deputy commissioner of Rangamati.
7y ago
Project nightmare
The government is incurring a loss of around Tk 5.65 crore every month as a 14-month project to reopen the country's lone state-owned chemical factory could not be implemented in more than four years. The loss has been nearly Tk 82 crore since May last year, when the Tk 115 crore project to restart Chittagong Chemical Complex (CCC) in Sitakunda was extended for the second time.
7y ago
A legacy worth remembering
Until yesterday, Mohammed Sumon was worried about how to move forward after losing six of his family members, including parents
7y ago
GOVT CRITICAL
Some senior ministers yesterday expressed strong disagreement with the Supreme Court over the restoration of Supreme Judicial Council for removal of SC judges on grounds of gross misconduct or incapacity. The SC in the full verdict in 16th constitutional amendment case said the provision of SJC has been reinstated following the cancellation of that amendment, which had empowered parliament to remove SC judges.
7y ago
Save hills, save lives
Unplanned settlement, deforestation, lack of guidelines for constructions in the hill region, development interventions, and heavy
7y ago
Ctg waterlogging becomes unbearable for city dwellers
A video captured recently on the Chittagong-Kaptai road shows a vivid picture of the present scenario of waterlogging in Chittagong as most of the areas under the Chittagong City Corporation are inundated, causing immense sufferings for the commuters every day.
7y ago
October 18, 2015
Youth makes a difference
Ramkhana is a union in the remote northern district of Kurigram.
October 17, 2015
One-stop centre far off at Bangladesh’s lone medical university hospital
Hundreds of patients have to take the trouble to move from one building to another every day for undergoing
October 7, 2015
Patients suffer at Bangladesh’s lone public cardiac hospital
Mohammad Abdur Rahim Sheikh was taken to NICVD emergency department from Noakhali with severe chest pain on September 22. After carrying out an ECG test on him, nurses asked his attendants to meet the emergency doctor.
August 11, 2015
Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh police to share job
The government is going to give back law enforcement agencies the responsibility of investigating fraud cases filed by private citizens, a job the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been doing since 2013 despite manpower shortages.
July 31, 2015
Bangladesh government to defend judgments by mobile courts
The government will appoint assistant public prosecutors to additional district magistrate (ADM) courts to defend judgments of mobile courts, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.
July 29, 2015
DCs want code of conduct for local representatives
Deputy commissioners (DCs) yesterday suggested introduction of a code of conduct for local elected representatives and formation of a high-powered committee to recruit teachers for private educational institutions.
July 26, 2015
Aspirants caught off-guard by Bangladesh PM Hasina
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's firm stance favouring election to form a new BCL committee has caught off-guard many
July 14, 2015
43km of horror
If you are going home this Eid via Dhaka-Jessore highway, brace for a bumpy ride when you reach the Faridpur-Magura part of the highway.
May 23, 2015
Train service over Padma bridge may not start with its opening in 2018
Train service over the Padma bridge may not start with its opening in 2018 as the construction of two link tracks is still at a very early
May 12, 2015
Bangabandhu Medical University at fire risk as most extinguishers beyond expiry date
Most of the fire extinguishers at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) have been beyond their expiry date for more than a year. Worse still, the university has no trained personnel to use those devices in case of a fire.
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