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Going gets tough in city as power, water crisis turns acute
Acute shortage of water, coupled with frequent power outages, is making the lives of the residents of Dhaka city extremely difficult in the blazing hot summer. The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot ensure smooth and sufficient supply of water as most of its generators are not functioning properly, and also because of the frequent load-shedding and the low voltage of electricity, said a WASA official...[ + ]
Slackness grips secretariat as advisers out at dialogues
A state of inertia prevails in more than 10 ministries as advisers in charge of the ministries are busy holding dialogues with the political parties for transition to democracy. ‘I can hardly make time for my ministries in the midst of the hectic dialogue process’, law adviser AF Hassan Ariff, said while talking to reporters at his office a few days ago...[ + ]
Law and order shows signs of sliding
19 killed in city in five days
The law and order in the capital is showing signs of sliding with reports of a number of grisly murders and killings by lynch mobs in the last few days. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities on Sunday last at a meeting with the DMP commissioner, Naim Ahmed, in the chair, however,said that the situation was under control[ + ]
Rules on non-govt schoolteachers’ performance
evaluation finalised
The education ministry has finalised the rules on evaluation of the performance of non-government secondary schoolteachers with provisions for both reward and punishment...[ + ]
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The prices of red chili and fishes increased in the city market in the past week while that of rice remained unchanged at their high level, depressing consumers’ expectation...[ + ]
BB wants allowing BRAC Bank to buy GSP Finance share
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