First janaza of 23 plane crash victims held in Nepal
The first namaj-e-janaza of 23 US-Bangla plane crash victims was held at Bangladesh mission in Kathmandu of Nepal on Monday morning.
1975 carnage delayed Bangladesh’s graduation to developed nation: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh could have been a developed nation in 10 years after independence if the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was alive as the country was witnessing a massive development campaign under his leadership until 1975
Rohingyas in ‘no man’s land’ reject return
Rohingya holed up in a border ‘no man’s land’ after fleeing Myanmar will only accept repatriation to their home villages, a local leader said Sunday, rejecting any move to transit camps for fear of long-term confinement
Karthik breaks Tigers’ hearts
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik hit a last-ball six in his blazing cameo to help India edge out Bangladesh by four wickets and clinch the Twenty20 tri-series title in Colombo on Sunday.
SC to pass order Monday on Govt appeal against Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division on Sunday concluded hearing the appeals filed by the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission seeking stay on the bail granted to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case
Five killed in Sylhet fire caused by lightning
At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire that caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a colony in Golapganj upazila in Sylhet early Sunday
5 survivors of US-Bangla plane crash stable at DMCH burn unit
Five survivors of US-Bangla plane crash in Kathmandu are now stable at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit despite some complications, doctors said Saturday. Besides burns, they suffered trauma, doctors told reporters
Mega projects make Dhaka life miserable
Long-term mega projects in the capital, in absence of short-term solutions, have added to people’s sufferings due to traffic gridlock, public transport crisis and occupied footpaths when these projects are aimed to bring comfort to city life
PM for motivating children against evil forces
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to the teachers, guardians and religious clerics to motivate children against all evil forces including extremists and drug traffickers along with taking care of them
UNACCOMPANIED ROHINGYA CHILDREN Number crosses 5,000
A growing number of Rohingya children have been desperately searching for their parents and other near and dear ones after arriving in Cox’s Bazaar.
