Mad rush home before Eid
September 9, 2010
All roads leading to the three inter-district bus terminals, Kamalpur railway station and Sadarghat launch terminal in the capital experienced long tailback on Wednesday as thousands of people headed home with Eid holiday beginning on Friday.
Congestion tailed back from Sadarghat till the Purana Paltan crossing in the morning while vehicles near the bus terminals and the railway station also moved at snail’s pace with passengers remaining helpless with their heavy luggage.
Some of the passengers travelling light and stranded in the snarl-up got off Read more
Officials unhappy as Eid holiday falls on weekend
September 8, 2010
A three-day public holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at the weekend has this time disappointed many of the people who leave the capital for Eid celebrations with families.
Although Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims, is likely to fall on either Friday or Saturday depending on the sighting of the moon, the government has decided not to extend the holiday, beginning Friday, which will force most of the homebound people to leave the capital on the evening of Thursday, the last day in office before Eid.
The government on Tuesday Read more
Gabtali-Sadarghat water bus service starts journey
August 29, 2010
Water bus, an alternative transport for the people of the capital, has started its journey to give city dwellers relief to some extent from unbearable traffic congestion.
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan yesterday inaugurated the water bus services with a capacity of carrying 35 passengers every trip from Gabtoli to Sadarghat after a pause of one and half hours.
The buses scheduled to carry passengers from 7:00 am to 6:00pm would take 30 minutes for every trip, the minister said. But Read more
Cabinet approves Tk 140bln expressway
August 24, 2010
The cabinet has approved construction of an elevated expressway proposed by the communications ministry to address traffic congestion in the capital.
The two-year project worth Tk 140 billion was approved in a weekly meeting of the policymakers headed by prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Following the meeting, her spokesperson Abul Kalam Azad told journalists of the decision.
Azad said, “Prime minister Sheikh Hasina wants to do away with the capital’s Read more
Two factories fined for river pollution
August 23, 2010
One never used its ETP, another does not have wastewater tank
The Department of Environment in a drive fined two factories Tk 77 lakh yesterday for discharging untreated liquid waste in canals flowing to the Meghna river.
Sycotex Dyeing, an export-oriented textile mill, had set up an effluent treatment plant but never used it. The mill continued discharging untreated liquid waste in a nearby canal that flows to the Meghna river.
The mill has so far emptied nearly 250,000 cubic metres of untreated liquid waste in the river, according to an estimation of Read more
Cracks not repaired in 5yrs
August 14, 2010
Bangabandhu Bridge
Cracks not repaired in 5yrs
Experts fear this may reduce bridge’s lifespan, load carrying capacity
The lifespan and load carrying capacity of the country’s longest Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge are being compromised, as successive governments failed in the last five years to repair cracks formed on it, according to experts and government officials, reports The Daily Star.
The 4.8-kilometre bridge, connecting the country’s northern region with the capital over the Jamuna River, developed numerous cracks in 2006, just nine years after it had opened to public in 1997.
Experts said the cracks needed immediate repair, but till Read more
Apparel workers to get Tk 3,000 at entry point
July 30, 2010
Govt announces new wage structure
The government announced on Thursday a revised wage structure, unanimously recommended by the tripartite Minimum Wage Board, for the apparel industry workers.
The workers, however, have to wait at least for three months to get the new wages as the employers took the time while signing the wage agreement on Thursday, reports NewAge.
The labour minister, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossian, announced the new wage structure at a news conference at his office, in the Read more
GPA-5 galore in HSC
July 16, 2010
Average pass percentage 71.82; 25,512 secure GPA-5
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations 2010 show a significant rise in the number of students passed and GPA-5 achievers.
The percentage of students passed this year’s HSC exams under eight education boards stands at 71.82 with 25,512 GPA-5 (Grade Point Average) scorers.
A total of 5,33,369 students passed in this year’s HSC and equivalent exams out of 7,18,084 examinees — 3,86,671 male and 3,31,413 female, reports The Daily Star.
As many as 145 students under Dhaka Read more
Buriganga cleansing drive comes to nought
July 2, 2010
The cleansing drive in the River Buriganga has proved futile as the authorities concerned failed to stop discharge by active polluting sources which are still dumping 25,000 tonnes of untreated wastes and 60,000 cubic metres of toxic chemicals into the river everyday, reports NewAge.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority began its much-vaunted Buriganga cleansing operation in January to remove around 300 tonnes of garbage from the riverbed at a cost of Tk 24.9 crore.
Locals and people concerned have Read more
River shown ‘stagnant’ for fish farming
June 20, 2010
Mukteshwari leased to fish farmers with ruling party links since 1980
The Daily Star
The land ministry may soon lease out a 125.69-acre stretch of the Mukteshwari river by showing it “stagnant”.
The lease, now awaiting final approval at the ministry, is based on recommendations from the Jessore district administration, said sources in the local admin.
Earlier, on instructions from the ministry, the district administration had a report drawn up on the condition of the river.
The report, prepared by the Sadar upazila Read more
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