Sixteen people were killed and four others injured in truck accidents in Tangail, Naogaon and Manikganj districts on Wednesday. In Tangail, 10 people, including four members of a family, were killed and three others injured in a fatal road accident…
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Body formed to probe Jhalakati road crash
A probe committee has been formed to investigate the reason behind the Tuesday’s road accident in Rajapur upazila that left eight people killed and 25 others injured.
Traffic sergeant killed in Faridpur road crash
A traffic sergeant was killed as a truck crashed into him at Piarpur on the Faridpur-Nurumia Bypass Road in the district town on Wednesday morning.
Look for BNP subversion in oil spill: Dr Hasan Mahmud
Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said investigation needs to be done in the oil tanker capsize in the Sundarbans whether it was an act of subversion by BNP-Jamaat clique. Criticising the BNP’s remark that oil…
8 killed 40 hurt as bus plunges into ditch in Barisal
At least Eight people were killed and 40 injured as a bus lost control and plunged into a roadside ditch at Biswasbari in Rajapur upazila of Barisal district on Tuesday afternoon. Four deceased passengers out of the eight so far…
Cotton factory catches fire in B’baria
A fire broke out in a cotton factory in Kalibari area of Sarail upazila on Monday morning.
Drug peddler held with 600 yaba tablets in Joypurhat
Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 600 pieces of Yaba tablet from Amtali area of the district town on Monday morning.
Bringing govt colleges under public varsities
Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof AK Azad Chowdhury on Monday said government university colleges need to be brought under public universities to improve the quality of education alongside reducing session jams at the tertiary level. The UGC…
Rival groups of Lalbagh BNP clash at Nayapaltan
Rival groups of Lalbagh unit of yesterday engaged in clash in front of the party’s central office at Naya Paltan centering formation of the thana committee leaving at least seven injured including a police personnel. Eyewitness said supporters of BNP…
4 bodies recovered from along rail tracks in city
The bodies of four unidentified people, including two of women, were found, along railways, in different areas of the capital in just 24 hours’ time till Monday noon. Sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam of Kamalapur Government Railway Police Station said they recovered…
It would not be permitted to change Bangladesh to Afghanistan: Obaidul Qader in reception of Gaffar Chowdhury
Communication and bridge construction minister Obaidul Quader said although international extremists trying their best to make Bangladesh to a non-functional state like Afghanistan, but that would never be possible and allowed by the patriotic citizens of Bangladesh.
Sirajganj cold victims need warm clothes
Unprecedented cold wave during the last few days has almost halted normal life in this district town.
Mindset towards UP Women Members changing
Despite of disparity, negligence and obstacles, empowerment of female members in reserved seats in Union Parishads has started getting momentum which is good sign of their effective participation to social development process.
5 killed in Ctg bus-auto-rickshaw collision
Five people were killed and another was injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway in Satkania upazila on Saturday evening. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
3 killed 20 hurt as bus fell into Bogra roadside ditch
At least three people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch amid dense fog at Manohorpur in Kuliarchar upazila early Saturday. Two of the deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin,60,…
Crude bomb hurled at JP MP’s Bogra house
Miscreants threw a crude bomb at the house of opposition whip in parliament Nurul Islam Omar in the district town on Friday evening. Witnesses said a group of unidentified miscreants hurled the crude bomb at the main gate of the…
Physically challenged people need skill development training: Speakers
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the need for ensuring skill development training for the people with special needs for transforming them into competent workforce.
Coordinated efforts for eradicating child marriage stressed
Speakers at a workshop have underscored the need for comprehensive efforts of all stakeholders and adequate awareness to eradicate the curse of child marriage from the society permanently.
Undocumented migrants, not ‘illegal migrants’
On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, migrants’ rights advocates from across Europe urge media, policymakers and others who have a key role in influencing public views on migration to stop using ‘illegal migrant’ and adopt accurate and neutral terms…
Exhibition on ‘Bangabandhu from struggle to independence’ held
A daylong photo exhibition on “Itihas Kotha Bole: Sangram Theke Swadhinotai Bangabandhu (History speaks: Bangabandhu from struggle to independence)” was held at Moulana Keramat Ali College in the city today.
BWP discuss project selection with focal points for climate funding
How ecosystem services can be integrated to enhance resilience of the coastal islands against climate change through planned actions to stop erosion and accelerate land accretion was the topic of a draft project proposal submitted at a consultation organised by…
Missing likns to the oil tanker capsize baffle experts
Khulna – Some missing links in the movement of the oil tanket – ‘OT Southern Star 7’- from mongla depot to the Shela River have surprised concerned quarters in Khulna, highly placed sources have said. It is gathered that the…
JCD calls half-day hartal in Faridpur Saturday
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Friday called a half-day hartal in the district for Saturday protesting the arrest of its four leaders. The shutdown that will begin at 6am and end at 12 noon was…
7 killed 14 injured in Jessore, Rajshahi, Dhaka road mishaps
Seven people were killed and 14 others injured in road accidents in Jessore, Rajshahi and capital Dhaka on Friday. The dead included four in Jessore, two in Dhaka and one in Rajshahi. In Jessore, four people, including a student of…
Six crushed under wheels of train in Joypurhat
At least five people were killed and 30 others injured as they fell off a freight train and went under its wheels in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Thursday afternoon. Four of the deceased were identified as Sadequl of Puranpoil…
3 Ctg railway employees suspended over train crash
Several hours after the train accident at Chittagong Railway Station, the railway authorities on Wednesday suspended three of its employees for negligence in duties.
Charge framed against 13 BNP leaders for vandalism
A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against 13 BNP leaders including Sultan Salauddin and Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel. Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the order on Wednesday afternoon.
Jamaat to mark 1st year of Quader Mollah execution
Jamaat-e-Islmai has taken two-day programme to mark the 1st anniversary of execution of party leader Abdul Quader Mollah for war crime charges. According to programme, the Islmaist party will bring out peaceful processions througout the country on Thursday and Doa…
Tourist killed at a road crash in Bandarban
A tourist was killed and three other seriously wounded in a jeep crashed at Chingtui Memberpara area on Bandarban-Chinbuk road on Monday.
Tanker carrying huge oil sinks in Sundarbans
A tanker carrying some 3.57 lakh liters of furnace oil sank in the Shela River at Joymonigol under the East Zone of the Sundarbans on Tuesday morning as a cargo trawler hit it amid dense fog , leaving its master…