Seven people including six women were killed and seven others injured when a Dhaka-bound bus and a human-hauler collided on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway near Ghior upazila of Manikganj on Saturday.
Day: February 2, 2013
Farroque warns of tougher protests
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque on Saturday threatened to wage tougher anti-government protests, apparently taking cue from the political programmes of its key partner Jamaat-e-Islami. Addressing a human chain protest in front of the National Press Club, he said…
Dhaka seeks more info on Tipaimukh
Bangladesh sought more info on the controversial Tipaimukh hydroelectric project at second meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), concluding in Dhaka Saturday. A joint media release after the two-day meeting said the meeting was held in a ‘friendly…
Five accused plead not guilty to Delhi gang rape, murder
Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number of attacks on women.
35 killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 35 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the…
Vote us for continuous development work: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the mandate of the people at Sirajganj, saying Awami League will carry forward development it has already set out to. “Vote us again and we’ll give you a beautiful self-reliant Bangladesh within 2021,” she…
Bogra strike on
A dawn-to-dusk strike in Bogra on Saturday was marred by sporadic violence unleashed by supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student affiliate Islami Chhatra Shibir . The Jamaat called the strike to ‘avenge the killing of its supporters’. It began…
JICA goes the ADB way
After the ADB, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has also pulled out of the Padma bridge project, two days after the government retracted its request for funding to the World Bank. “As a co-financier, we are unable to continue…
Over 100 hurt in stampede
More than one hundred workers were injured while trying to rush out of a readymade garment factory over a false fire alarm at Ashulia in Savar on Saturday. Industrial Police Deputy-Director Ali Ahmed Khan told bdnews24.com a fire alarm at…
Padma bridge ‘not too far’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said work on the Padma bridge will begin within two months, despite no funding from the World Bank. “We can call for tenders next month. It will then take 45 more days to process…
10 hurt in Shibir-police clash in Narayanganj
Police in Narayanganj fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir who allegedly swooped on the security officials on Saturday. At least 10 people, including four police officials, were injured during the melee in…