Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted a survey on the restaurant sector in 2021. The objective of the survey was to determine the contribution of the sector to the country's GDP. According to the survey results, there were 436,274 hotels and restaurants in the country in 2021, which was 58 percent more than in the […]
It is the responsibility of RAJUK to check whether the buildings are being built as per the city plan, how the buildings should be and how they actually are. Experts say that there are many shortcomings in the performance of their duties. However, RAJUK has campaigned after the Bailey Road fire. RAJUK officials are 'randomly' […]
Now that an accident has happened in the restaurant, the restaurant is being raided. But will the shortcomings of commercial buildings go away? The way ancient buildings are completely enclosed in strong glass due to the air conditioning system, it is difficult for people to escape in case of any accident. In many cases, similar […]
Executive Magistrate Julkar Nayen said he fined Kachi Bhai restaurant under the Food Safety Act and directed it to seek clearance from all other agencies within the next week. If they fail to follow the instructions, the restaurant will be sealed. Both Dhaka's municipal corporations swung into action and intensified their monitoring activities at restaurants […]
Imran Hasan, general secretary of the association, said, “Many overzealous people are running campaigns without discussion. The restaurant is being closed. But there was a problem in the readymade garment sector also. Not all the factories were closed then. Rather, an initiative was taken to resolve the matter. Solutions were also found. Such initiative should […]
Earlier, the police had informed the media that they had raided 285 restaurants on Sunday and Monday and arrested 374 people. Some 204 legal actions were taken. Mohammad Bilal, a tea shop owner, was arrested from Mohakhali in Dhaka on Tuesday morning. He was produced in the court in the afternoon and released in the […]
Before the elections, workers in the readymade garment sector had launched a movement for salary increase. Every time workers have to take to the streets demanding increase in wages. There is no institutional arrangement here. This time too, instead of reaching a logical decision regarding wages, the owners' proposals were accepted. Meanwhile, police and armed […]
According to investigators of three fire incidents in Moghbazar, Siddiq Bazaar and Science Laboratory areas, all these incidents were caused due to leakage of gas from pipelines. Negligence of the officials of Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited was found in these incidents. But it could not be decided who was responsible. Police sources […]
prothom hello , Whose responsibility is it to monitor whether the rules and regulations are being followed? Jalal Ahmed: There are many bodies in place to ensure the safety of the building. When a person is going to construct a building in Dhaka city, RAJUK determines whether it will be a commercial building or residential, […]
No one cares whether people live or die: BIP
prothom hello , So will people continue to die in such fires? Brig. General Ali Ahmed Khan (Retd): No, why should it be so? Every accident is unfortunate. But they also provide an opportunity to gain experience. After the Tazreen and Rana Plaza incidents, drastic changes were made in the textile sector under pressure from […]
A Dhaka court has remanded four people, including Munshi Hamimul Alam, manager of the burnt Green Cozy Cottage, on remand for two days in connection with the fire that killed 46 people in a multi-storey building on Bailey Road. on Thursday. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court in Dhaka passed the order on Saturday. The […]
