• Another BSF affront
  • For God’s sake, let Alfred Nobel rest in peace
  • Leading artistes perform at museum
  • Suicide blast kills nine as world powers discuss Syria
  • StanChart, Citibank, SBI, Prime slip from top position
  • Tigers return to training sans coach, captain
  • Rajshahi traffic signals remain broken for months
  • Khaleda to lead BNP’s ‘mass’ hunger strike today
  • Govt asked to raise awareness about thalassaemia
  • An indictment of the incumbents’ indifference to public woes
  • Black money’s white bank
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam remembered at Shilpakala
  • Obama action will ‘undermine’ NATO alliance: Romney
  • Govt to give incentive to tour operators in next budget: Faruk Khan
  • WI collapse at Lord’s
  • Awareness of adulteration emphasised
  • Govt employees want 50pc salary hike
  • BASIS submits VAS guideline draft to BTRC
  • Futile ceasefire and continued bloodshed in Syria
  • Tk 55,000cr ADP okayed with eye on elections
  • PDB to count $100,000 more a day for Santos gas
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Rajshahi traffic signals remain broken for months

Traffic signal posts at a crossing in the Rajshahi city reamain unuseable for about a year. The photograph was taken recently. — New Age photo
The traffic signal lights on the Rajshahi city roads remain out of order for about a year and the derelict traffic signal system paves the way for massive traffic jam in the city’s busy areas and for frequent traffic accidents, say the city’s traffic police. Full story

Awareness of adulteration emphasised

Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi on Sunday stressed mass awareness to fight food adulteration practices by crooked profit mongers. They said unless people from all walks of life became... Full story

3G, VAS guidelines not friendly for business: Orascom CEO

The Orascom Telecom chief executive officer, Ahmed Abou Doma, addresses a press conference at the Westin hotel in the capital on Saturday. — New Age photo
The visiting Orascom Telecom chief executive officer Ahmed Abou Doma on Saturday said that the draft 3G licensing and value added-service guidelines ‘will put many foreign investments off the country.’ Abou Doma, addressing a press... Full story

Divisional level performing art contest held

A divisional level performing art contest for school and college students was held at Barisal on Saturday, marking 41 years of Liberation War. The contest organised by Shilpakala Academy was held at Ashwini... Full story

NSU holds freshers’ orientation

North South University on Saturday held the orientation of its freshers admitted under the Summer 2012 academic session. NSU Foundation chairman Mohammed Shajahan in his welcome speech reminded the... Full story

Unilever holds sports competition

Sports and Recreation Club of Unilever Bangladesh Limited held its annual sports programme on Saturday at the Chittagong Engineers Institute auditorium. Ruhul Kuddus Khan, factory general manager of... Full story

CSE donates to Ctg Mother and Child Hospital fund

The Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited authorities through a ceremony on Saturday in the port city handed over a cheque for Tk 5 lakh to Chittagong Mother and Child Hospital management for an... Full story

Strict traffic rules demanded to reduce road accidents

Strict traffic rules should be formulated and enforces to reduce the number of road accidents that claimed 2,467 lives and injured 1,448 last year across the country, said a group of speakers at a Khulna... Full story

No change in temperature likely

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over the Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6:00pm today. Full story


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