Environment Pollution: Victims should be compensated
A parliamentary watchdog yesterday recommended giving compensation to victims of environment pollution from fines collected from polluters.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Wanton neglect, irreversible loss
After around two decades and countless deadlines, a tannery estate with a fully functioning CETP that would ensure the environment is not ravaged by toxic waste is still a far cry from what was planned.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Inoperative Eds Machine: CAAB’s laxity cost exporters
The competition for export orders intensified amid the pandemic and the airport authorities are not making the exporters’ lives any easier.
13 October 2021, 18:00 PM
RMG export thru HSIA slackens: Explosive Detection Systems out of order
Shipping of garment products through Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has slowed down again as the Explosive Detection Systems (EDSs) at the airport remained mostly out of order for almost three weeks.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Chunnu made secy gen of JP
Jatiya Party Co-chairman Mujibul Haque Chunnu was the party’s secretary general yesterday, ending the weeklong division and tension in the main opposition in the parliament.
9 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Pcr Test at Airport: Results not so rapid
There seems to be no end to the woes of the stranded 20,000-odd UAE-based Bangladeshi expatriates.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Jatiya Party hits turbulence over GS appointment
There has been division and tension among the top leaders of Jatiya Party over the post of secretary general, which has been vacant since Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu passed away on Saturday.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Cargo space shortage at airport: Exporters stare at mounting losses
The cargo village at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is failing to accommodate the rising volume of export-bound goods, piling up losses on suppliers as they are struggling to ship merchandises on time.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Preventing Rumours: JS body wants fact checking cell under PID
A parliamentary body at a meeting yesterday recommended that the information ministry takes effective measures to stop the spread of rumours and fake news on social media.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
A loss of Tk 1,223cr!
Two former top officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday submitted their statement before a parliamentary body regarding taking lease of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt, which led to huge losses at Biman.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation: In the throes of pandemic
Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM
46 go to the UAE on trial
Around 46 Bangladeshi expatriate workers flew to UAE last night on an experimental basis following Covid-19 tests in a mobile RT-PCR lab within six hours of their flight.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
PCR lab: Weeks gone, PM’s directive not carried out
Over two weeks after the prime minister instructed to set up RT-PCR laboratories at the Dhaka airport within two to three days, two ministers said yesterday that the current venue is not suitable and will be shifted elsewhere in the airport.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar Forestland: JS body’s no to civil service academy plan
A parliamentary body yesterday strongly opposed the public administration ministry’s plan to build a civil service academy in Cox’s Bazar on 700 acres of land that has been declared as protected forest and ecologically critical area (ECA).
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
RMG exporters fear losses for airport drawbacks
Apparel exporters are apprehending significant losses in business for missing freight transport deadlines as the number of scanners and flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is currently insufficient to meet demand.
19 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pcr Lab at Shahjalal Airport: CAAB, healthcare facilities at odds
Complications have arisen regarding setting up rapid RT-PCR labs at the Dhaka airport to test outgoing passengers for Covid-19, continuing the uncertainty surrounding the return of around 30,000 expatriate workers to their workplaces in the UAE.
17 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Couriers in use to smuggle out forex
The Dhaka airport authorities have seized Saudi riyals and Singapore dollars worth about Tk 12.5 crore from a Singapore-bound garment consignment, in a first such incident of smuggling of foreign currency in recent memory.
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
High surcharges clipping airlines’ wings
Different airlines of the country are struggling to survive due to the sky-high surcharge rate imposed by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), according to the country’s private airline operators.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Land for PBI Office: JS body initiates probe into ‘anomaly’
A parliamentary watchdog yesterday formed a three-member sub-committee to investigate alleged irregularities in the acquisition of one acre (100 decimal) of land to build an office of Police Bureau of Investigation in Kolatoli, Cox’s Bazar.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Migrants Going Abroad: Their pleas finally heard
Mohiuddin Belal, an engineer based in UAE, heaved a sigh of relief on August 4 when he heard that his host country had lifted the flight ban from Bangladesh after about three months.
6 September 2021, 18:00 PM