Six students were injured as the floor of a classroom caved in at Muktirkandi Government Primary School in Sadullahpur union of Matlab (South) upazila on Sunday morning.
Day: April 29, 2013
Air France fined for forcing passenger off flight
A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.
Save Hason Raja’s property
The home of the great mystic poet, Hason Raja is located at village Rampasha under Biswanath upazila of Sylhet.
Sylhet city admin fails to deal with Illegal bldgs
Most of the buildings in the outskirts of the Sylhet were constructed illegally as the owners of those buildings did not obtain SCC approval. Not only that around 90 percent buildings in Sylhet have been built illegally.
Sylhet BCL activist stabbed by rivals
A Chhatra League activist at Sylhet International University was stabbed by rivals on Monday.
Dhaka-Barisal express passenger service
Day-time express passenger service and river cruising on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route starts from Sunday.
Remove Menon, Inu, Khandaker from boat: Hefajat
Leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to drive away ‘atheists’ Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu and AK Khandaker from her boat, or else, they said it will capsize.
RMG buyers worried over Savar tragedy: BGMEA
The international buyers of readymade garments here on Monday expressed grave concern over the huge casualties in the Savar building collapse and the ongoing political unrest in the country.
Govt rejects foreign rescue offer for Savar
A reliable source in Britain said that Bangladesh government rejected offers of search and rescue teams from Britain and other countries to free people trapped in collapsed Rana Plaza of Savar.
Four more bodies found in 2nd phase rescue
Four more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar since the second phase of rescue operation began Sunday midnight, raising the death toll to 382.
Country made qualitative change in HR regime: Dipu
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said Bangladesh has made a significant qualitative change in the normative and institutional framework in its human rights regime.
Jubo League dissolves its Savar units
In the wake of controversy over the alleged involvement of Sohel Rana, now in custody, in the associate body of the ruling party, Jubo League on Monday dissolved its Savar thana and municipality units.
Sohel Rana on 15-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, on a 15-day remand for police interrogation in two cases.
Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet city polls June 15
Elections in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporations will be held on June 15.
Business leaders want May 2 hartal withdrawn
The business community on Sunday urged BNP to withdraw their May 2 dawn-to-dusk hartal keeping in mind the Savar tragedy.
Stocks down at opening
Share prices at the country’s both bourses—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –- continue negative trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the week.
Committee to monitor RMG factories soon
In the latest development, the government is going to form a committee soon to monitor overall conditions of the country’s readymade garments factories.
Time to end the adult war on children
By Robert J. Burrowes