Kushtia, Mar 21 – A three-day Lalon festival, which began on Wednesday at Lalon Shah Shrine at Chheuria village in Kushtia will end Friday. Every year, the Lalon Academy and Kushtia district administration jointly organise the festival in memory of…
Day: March 21, 2019
No exam for students of classes I, II, III
Dhaka, Mar 20 – The government has decided not to take any examination of the students of classes I, II and III. Primary and Mass Education Ministry has taken the decision following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives, Primary and Mass…
BD High Court bans movie on wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam
Dhaka, March 20 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday banned the making of any movie or drama on Jaha Alam, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years in place of the real accused, in connection with more than two…
Frenzied students drive buses out of Capital Dhaka streets
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Govt apathy behind rise in road fatalities: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday blamed the government’s apathy for the growing road fatalities in Bangladesh. In a statement, he also said people are being subjected to unnatural deaths on roads every day…
BNP blasts govt for ‘indiscipline’ in transport sector
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…