Rajshahi – A day-long workshop on “Campus Journalism”, organized by Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC), was held at the Deans’ complex of the university on Saturday.
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Woman beaten dead by ‘son’ in Naogaon
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her son at Sonapur village in Manda upazila in Naogaon on Friday night.UNB agency
RU observes Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary
Rajshahi – The 98th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day were observed on the Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Friday amidst much festivity.
Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary observed
Dhaka – The 97th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman observed on Friday with due respect.The day is celebrated as the National Children’s Day. The day is also a public holiday.On this day in 1920,…
Suspected robber killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 17 – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and DB police at Sehala Adabaria in Doulatpur upazila of Kushita early Friday.
Dhaka-M’singh rail-link disrupted as train derails
Gazipur, Mar 17 – Train services on Dhaka-Mymensingh route remained suspended following the derailment of a bogie at Joydebpur Rail Station on Friday morning.
HC seeks info on two Drug Admin officials
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday directed the government to inform in 72 hours what steps it has been taken against two officials of Drug Administration for their incompetence in dealing with a case filed over the manufacture of toxic…
3 killed in Rangamati hillock collapse
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a hillock collapsed on a house in College Gate area of the district town on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shamsul Alam, owner of the house, and construction workers Kalu Malakar and…
Pre-paid metres for city household consumers by May
Dhaka – Titas Gas’ household consumers in the city’s Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, Bashundhara, Badda, Khilkhet, Cantonment, Mirpur, Uttara and adjoining areas are going to get pre-paid metres by May this year.To install the pre-paid gas metres, Titas Gas Transmission and…
Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary Friday
Dhaka – The 97th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Friday with due respect.The day is celebrated as the National Children’s Day. The day is also a public holiday.On this day…
Father, son killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka– A man and his three-year-old son were killed and his wife was injured as a covered van rammed their rickshaw in Bonpara Bazar of Baraigram upazila in Natore on Thursday morning.UNB agency
100 shanties gutted in Dhaka’d Karail slum fire
Dhaka, March 16 – Some 100 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at Karail slum in capital’s Mohakhali area early Thursday.
Gas deal: Nat’l Committee to protest Mar 18
Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port will observe a ‘protest day’ across the country on March 18 against a signed by the government with Posco Daewoo Corporation to award the deep sea…
Passenger’s headphones catch fire midflight
A passenger’s face was left blackened and her hand blistered after her battery-powered headphones caught fire while she was traveling on an international flight between Beijing and Melbourne, reports CNN.
Sexagenarian man found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a sexagenarian man from a cremation ground at Morapura Tuk in Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.UNB agency
Toddler drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a pond at Ghiba village in Manirampur upazila on in Jessore Tuesday morning.Quoting locals, police said Rohan, 2, son of Habibur Rahman of Ghiba village, slipped into the pond adjacent to his house…
Dhaka flyover girder collapse kills one injures 2
Dhaka, Mar 13 – A man was killed and two others, including a construction engineer, were injured as a concrete girder of the under-construction Malibagh-Mouchak flyover collapsed on Malibagh level-crossing in the city early Monday.
Worker killed in Ctg oil tanker blast
Dhaka – A worker was killed and another injured as an empty oil tanker exploded at Dakkhin Chhalimpur in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Monday.Witness Nasir Uddin said the deceased, Shahin, 21, son of Shahjalal of Comilla district and his…
Bus runs into crowd in Haiti, killing at least 34 people
Port-Au-Prince, Mar 13 (AP/UNB) — A bus plowed into people taking part in an early morning street festival in Haiti on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring 17, rescue officials said.
Schoolboy drowns in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – A schoolboy drowned in a canal of Ashuganj power station on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Bijoy, 15, son of Alam Miah, a resident of Char Choratola village of Ashuganj upazila, and student of Haji Abdul Jalil…
Girder collapse kills 1, injures 2 at Malibagh
Dhaka- An unidentified man was killed and two others, including a construction engineer, were injured as a girder of Malibagh-Mouchak-Mogbazar flyover collapsed near Malibagh rail gate in city early Monday.Moshiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station, said the girder suddenly…
Two traders killed in Magura road crash
Dhaka –Two traders were killed in a road accident at Huglinagar on Magura-Kamarkhali highway in Sadar uapzila in Magura on Saturday night. UNB agency
Auto-rickshaw driver killed in Munshiganj road crash
Dhaka – A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed in a road accident at Shukhbaspur in Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Akmad Ali,35, son of Shahabuddin Bepari of Charpara village in Sadar upazila of Kishoreganj district.UNB agency
Jamalpur road crash kills 2 pedestrians
Dhaka – Two pedestrians were killed and two people injured as a microbus hit them at Barovita on Jamalpur-Tangail highway in Sadar upazila in Jamalpur early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Zahirul Haque, 28, a resident of Dikpait village and…
4 killed as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Sylhet
Four people were killed and two others injured as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Alinagar of Beanibazar upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Dulal, 25, Siddique, 35, Guljar Ahmed, 28, and the auto driver…
3 dead as car crashes on motorbike in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Three motorcyclists were killed as a vehicle crashed on a motorbike carrying them at Rampura on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Tuesday night.
Russia-backed nuke plant in Hungary, gets greenlight from EU
Dhaka – New plant to be analogous to Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear power project The European Union yesterday, March 06, 2017 has cleared Hungary to build two nuclear power units with Generation III+ Russian VVER – 1200 reactors after Budapest made…
Annual cost of polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths: WHO
Dhaka, Mar 7 – More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of…
Man stabbed dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Poikkhali village in Bhandaria upazila in Pirojpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Jalal Hawlader, 45, son of Kader Hawlader of the village.Officer-in-charge of Bhandaria Police Station Quamruzzaman Talukdar…
Crane collapse kills one in Patuakhali
Dhaka, Mar 6 – A worker was killed and 15 others were injured as a crane of an under-construction bridge over the Paira River collapsed in Dumki upazila of Patuakhalion Monday morning.