Dhaka, July 10 – Former Home Minister and Awami League presidium member Advocate Sahara Khatun passed away at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday night. She was 77.
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Journalists assaulted for ‘reporting gang rape’ of RMG worker
Dhaka, July 09 – The authorities of Denim Processing Plant Lt on Thursday allegedly assaulted two journalists for reporting the rape of a garment worker in Belasahar area of Chandina Upazila. The journalists were identified as Md Abdul Baten and…
No sacrificial animal import this year: Minister
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Thursday said the government won’t allow import of sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Veteran journalist DP Barua passes away
DHAKA, July 8: Nonagenarian journalist and former chief editor and managing director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Deba Priya Barua passed away Wednesday morning at his Maghbazar residence.
Feni Civil Surgeon dies of Covid-19
Dr Sazzad Hossain, the Civil Surgeon of Feni, died of Covid-19 on Tuesday at a hospital in the capital.
Buriganga capsize probe committee report to disclose
Dhaka, July 7: The probe committee report on the launch capsize on the river Buriganga will be disclosed formally here Tuesday as the death toll due to the launch accident reached to 34.
Ex-Member Joint Rivers Commission Tauhidul Anwar Khan dies
Mr. Tauhidul Anwar Khan, Former Secretary General of BWP, former Member of Bangladesh-India Joint River Commission (JRC) and Regional Council Member of Global Water Partnership-South Asia passed away on 5 July 2020 morning.
DCCI shocked at death of Syed Jamaluddin Haider
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) expressed deep shock at the demise of its former senior Vice President Syed Jamaluddin Haider.
Wari under lockdown for 21 days from Saturday
Dhaka, July 4 – Wari area of the capital will be put under lockdown for the next 21 days from Saturday to prevent the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). All preparations for the lockdown have already been completed, councillor of ward-41…
282 tested positive for COVID-19, 3 die in Ctg
Chittagong, July 3: A total of 282 people were detected positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours after testing 1,323 samples at six COVID-19 laboratories in Chattogram district.
Senior journalist Faruk Quazi passes away
Dhaka, July 03 – Faruk Quazi, a veteran journalist and former Chief of Correspondents of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away at his residence on Friday. He was 71.
Bhutan Royal society for Nature mourns Dr Azharul Haq
Royal Society for Protection of Nature of Bhutan is deeply saddened by the demise of Dr. Khondaker Azharul Haq, the Chairperson of Global Water Partnership South Asia Subcontinent. A thousand butter lamps were lit this morning at Changangkha Lhakhang in…
Transcom Group chairman Latifur Rahman dies
Latifur Rahman, chairman and CEO of Transcom Group, passed away at his village home on Wednesday afternoon. He was 75. He had been suffering from old-age complications and breathed his last around 1 pm, said Jahidul Islam, caretaker of his…
Witness testimony on Buriganga launch capsize Wednesday
DHAKA, June 30, 2020(BSS) – The probe body, formed to investigate the incident of launch capsize in the Buriganga River, will take the testimony of witnesses at Sadargaht here tomorrow.
Buriganga ferry launch capsize death toll climbs to 33
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Buriganga River climbed to 33 with the recovery of another body from the river near Shyambazar on Tuesday.
Man rescued alive 13 hours after the sinking of the launch
Dhaka, June 30 – Divers on Monday night rescued a man who survived in the water for nearly 13 hours after a launch-capsize incident on Buriganga River in the morning.
Death toll in Buriganga Ferry Launch disaster rises to 32
Dhaka, June 29 – The death toll from Monday’s launch capsize in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar, close to Dhaka Sadarghat Inland Water Transport Authority terminal climbed to 32 with the recovery of two more bodies late in the afternoon.…
Journalist Mozammel Huq dies of coronavirus
Dhaka, June 29 : Ajker Surjodoy chief editor and freedom fighter journalist Khondaker Mozammel Huq (Gedu chacha) died at a city hospital on Monday (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun).
25 dead as ferry launch sinks after collision in Buriganga
Dhaka, June 29 – At least 25 people including four women and two children died as a launch, carrying about 70 passengers, capsized in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Liberation War Minister Mozammel’s wife dies from Covid-19
Dhaka, June 29 – Laila Arzumand Banu, wife of Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, died from coronavirus on Monday morning. She was 71.
Dr. Khondaker Azharul Haq Ex-president, BWP dies
Dr. Khondaker Azharul Haq, Former President of BWP, former Managing Director of Dhaka WASA and Regional Chair of GWP-South Asia expired on Saturday June 27 morning at around 10 am.
PM mourns death of Islamic Foundation’s ex-DG
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Director General of Islamic Foundation Shamim Mohammad Afzal.
107 killed in Thunderstorms, lightning in two Indian states
Lightning strikes have killed 107 people in India’s Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states on Thursday.
Gas supply restored in Mirpur after fire in Shewrapara line
Gas supply was restored in the city’s Mirpur and adjoining areas at 1pm on Friday after completion of repair works at the gas pipeline.
Another policeman dies of Covid-19
Another policeman died at Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital (CPH) in the city after contracting coronavirus on Thursday night.
Industrialist Hasan Jamil dies of Covid-19
Industrialist Hasan Jamil Sattar, 70, died on Thursday at a Dhaka hospital after being infected with COVID-19.
Journalist Mashuk Chowdhury passes away
Mashuk Chowdhury, a renowned poet and Chief News Editor of Bangladesh Pratidin, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Dhaka early Wednesday.
Minister Mozammel Haque recovers from COVID-19, returns home
Dhaka, June, 22: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has returned home from the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) after recovery from novel coronavirus infection.
Ulema Dal leader Quashemi dies from coronavirus
Dhaka June 20 – Moulana Deen Mohammad Quashemi, former publicity affairs secretary of BNP’s associate body Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal, died from coronavirus on Friday. He was 52.
Kamal Lohani dies from coronavirus
Dhaka, June 20 – Veteran journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani who had contracted coronavirus died at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Hospital in the city on Saturday. He was 86.