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‘Tk 1b PM fund not given to Rana Plaza victims’

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) revealed the lack of transparency and also tardiness in the disbursement of the Prime Minister’s Fund for victims of the Rana Plaza collapse incident. tibThe international corruption watchdog’s assistant project director Nazmul Huda said about Tk 1.08 billion (108 crore) out of Tk 1.27 billion (127 crore) aid deposited with the prime minister’s fund is yet to be disbursed among the victims after two years into the incident. TIB came up with the findings while presenting a report on ‘Steps taken to implement goo...

Aspirant DNCC mayors talk about Dhaka’s future

Six candidates running for the April 28 mayoral race for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) faced each other yesterday in a mayoral debate organised jointly by the Dhaka Tribune, ATN News and Institute of Infomatics and Development (IID). 20150420-RajibDhar-7392Candidates Anisul Huq, Tabith Awal, Zonayed Saki, Mahi B Chowdhury, Bahauddin Babul, and Abdullah al Kafi participated in the debate, moderated by Munni Shaha, which was hosted at Bangladesh Krishibid Institute. “We live in Dhaka. But we never think ab...

Robbery bid in broad daylight at Savar bank , 6 killed

Miscreants shot dead six including the manager of Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Kathgora branch in Ashulia on the outskirts of capital Dhaka during a broad daylight robbery at the bank this afternoon. ashulia BankThe other dead victims include cashier of the Bank, local shop owner Nurul Islam, local youth Palash, a security guard of the bank and a robber. Locals caught two of the robbers – Raju and Mamun – during the incident that took place around 2:00pm. Bodies of the dead victims have been kept at Enam Clinic in Savar, reports th...

Bangladesh girl alleges sexual harassment in India

Fourteen-year-old girl Sona (name changed), who was rescued by the police and was kept in an NGO home in the city, was reportedly sexually assaulted by some staff. The girl complained the matter to the officials. womenSona, who was allegedly brought to the city from Bangladesh in a human trafficking case, was produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC). The CWC provided shelter to the girl at Childline Home. Later, she was shifted to Navajeevan Bala Bhavan. When the girl was produced before the CWC recently, she complained that the staff at Childline Ho...

Mayoral debates for DSCC candidates

In anticipation of the mayoral elections to be held on April 28, today the Dhaka Tribune in collaboration with ATN News, with research support from IID, hosted the first of the two televised mayoral debates among candidates – for Dhaka South City City Corporation (DSCC) – at Krishibid Institution. DSC_0152_1 Among the participants were Sayeed Khokon, Mohammad Saifuddin Ahmed Milon, Golam Mawla Roni, Mohammad Shafi Ullah Chowdhury, Shahidul Islam and Bazlur Rashid Firoz. The debate was moderated by Munni Saha, Head of News at ATN News. ...

Dhaka Tribune, ATN to host televised mayoral debates

In anticipation of the mayoral elections to be held on April 28, the Dhaka Tribune has teamed up with ATN News to host two televised mayoral debates among candidates – one for Dhaka South and one for Dhaka North. Anisul Huq, Tabith Awal, Zonayed Saki, and Mahi B Chowdhury have been invited to participate in the debate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), while Sayeed city election logoKhokon, Mohammad Saifuddin Ahmed Milon, and Golam Mawla Roni will be participating in the debate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)...
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