Beijing (AP/UNB) — Chinese authorities say 18 people have died and two more are in hospital after a passenger bus plunged into a lake in the central province of Hubei.
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Van-puller killed in Sirajganj train crash
Dhaka – A van-puller was killed when a train hit his van at Jhaoil level-crossing in Kamarkhand upaizla in Sirajganj on Thursday.
3 Jamaat men among 55 held in BD’s Satkhira
Dhaka – Police arrested 55 people, including three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different parts of Satkhira district on various charges.
Bus strike on Dhaka-Rajshahi route hits commuters hard
Rajshahi – Movement of buses on Dhaka-Rajshahi route remained suspended since Thursday night as Rajshahi District Motor Workers’ Union enforced a strike on the route, protesting an attack on the workers of a bus by truckers.
Cyclonic storm Nada weakening in Northwest Bay of Bengal
Dhaka – The cyclonic storm Nada moving towards the north west Bay from south east Bay of Bengal is getting weak and may shrink into a depression to deep depression that may eventually weaken further into a land depression over…
HC summons Sherpur FP officer Sr Staff Nurse over death of newborn
Dhaka – The High Court yesterday summoned the family planning officer and a senior staff nurse of Sherpur Health Complex in Bogra over refusing service and driving away an expecting woman, causing her to give birth under a tree resulting…
Crown prince formally takes over as Thailand’s new king
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — Thailand has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the throne to succeed his much-revered late father, who reigned for 70 years. The new monarch, who received the title “His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn…
Rohingya refugees trapped in limbo
By Mahfuzur Rahman Dhaka (IPS) – Amid growing persecution by Myanmar’s military, thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims in its western state of Rakhine have fled their frontier villages and are languishing along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border for lack of shelter and…
Bangladesh accidents kill 3,080, injure 7,918 in 11 months
Dhaka – At least 3,080 people were killed and 7,918 others injured in 2,717 accidents across the country in the last 11 months till November 30. The fatal accidents took place on the roads, highways, national roads and regional roads…
3,080 killed, 7,918 injured in 2,717 accidents till November
Dhaka – At least 3,080 people were killed and 7,918 others injured in 2,717 accidents across the country in the last 11 months till November 30.The fatal accidents took place on the roads, highways, national roads and regional roads across…
‘Shat Gumbad Mosque’ blessing for world, says Bernicat
Bagerhat – Describing the Shat Gombuj Mosque (sixty-dome mosque) as a blessing for the world, US Ambassador to Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Thursday said all should visit the Unesco World Heritage Site. She made the remark while talking to local…
Aleppo risks becoming giant graveyard – UN
A top UN envoy has warned the Syrian city of Aleppo risks becoming “one giant graveyard” as the government advances on rebel-held areas.Stephen O’Brien pleaded with UN Security Council members to protect civilians “for the sake of humanity”.At least 34…
World AIDS Day Thursday: Over 9000 cases, 500 die in BD
Dhaka – The World Aids Day is being observed Thursday with the theme “Hands up for HIV Prevention” in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with the theme “Hands up for HIV Prevention”. According to a report of UNAIDS, it…
Plane that crashed with Brazil football team did run ‘out of fuel’
The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football side had run out of fuel, according to a leaked audio recording. A pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda visits Mahmudur at hospital
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night visited ailing Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman at a city hospital.
Education Ministry split into 2 divisions
Dhaka – The government has split the Education Ministry into two divisions to bring dynamism into its activities. The new divisions are Secondary and Higher Education Division and Technical and Madrasah Education Division. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on…
Glitch in PM’s flight: Six Biman officials suspended
Dhaka – Six officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were suspended on Wednesday for their negligence of duty in the flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Budapest, Hungary. “As part of the department punishment, the six Biman officials were suspended…
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no 2
Dhaka – Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist distant warning signal no two as the deep depression over the south-east bay and adjoining area moved northwestward and rapidly turned into cyclonic storm…
Santu Larma threatens strike to implement peace accord
Dhaka – Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, popularly known as Santu Larma, on Wednesday threatened to go on a ‘non-cooperation movement’ to put pressure on the government to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)…
Eid-e-Miladunnabi on Dec 13
Dhaka – Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on December 13 as the moon of Rabiul Awal of Hijri 1438 was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Wednesday.…
4 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka- Four people were killed when a bus rammed a autorickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Soshoi in Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.The identities of the deceased are yet to be known,UNB News Agency Reported.
Motorcyclist killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka – A motorcyclist was killed as his bike collided with a private car at Haridaspur Nimtala on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Sadar upazila in Gopalganj on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman Sujan, 35, son of Yunus Ali…
10 shops gutted by fire in Magura
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Alokdia Bazar at Sadar upazila in Magura on Tuesday.Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) sources informed that the fire originated from the stove of a tea…
Drug peddler fled away from DMCH
Dhaka-A convicted drug peddler fled from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (MCH) on Tuesday.
EC formation in Bangladesh most transparent: Hanif
Kushtia – Citing the example of forming present Election Commission (EC) through search committee in consultation with all political parties, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Tuesday claimed that there is no more transparent instance of forming…
Arrest warrants against BNP leader Bulu, 29 others
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of 30 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, including BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu, in a violence case filed in 2014 with Paltan Police Station. UNB news…
Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 76 dead
A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 76 people, Colombian officials said Tuesday. Five people survived.The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated…
Mother, daughter killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – A woman and her daughter were killed and two other people injured in a collision between a truck and a pick-up van in Shikarikandi area of the district town on Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Kamrul…
One electrocuted in Magura
Dhaka – A man was electrocuted in Monirampur village of Sadar upazila in Magura on Monday afternoon.The deceased was Mushak Mollah, 40, a resident of the same village.Dr. Muktadir Rahman of Magura Medical Hospital said Mushak came in contact with…
Higher learning only for high calibre pupils: BD experts
Dhaka – The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended limiting the master’s course to only meritorious students to ensure the high quality of education, UNB news agency has reported. “It’s desirable that master’s courses will remain open only for selected…