FOUR YEARS OF RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE Families lie broken, dreams shattered
The married life of Hridoy and his girlfriend Yasmin Akter Eti lasted for three days before it was brought to an abrupt end by Rana Plaza collapse in 2013. For them, the dream for a happy conjugal life never came true.
Boro crops of Shanir Haor go under water
Standing boro crops of Shanir Haor, one of the largest wetlands in Sunamganj and which was so far unhurt, went under water early Sunday after protection embankment collapsed under the pressure of onrushing flood water.
RANA PLAZA DISASTER Rana’s trial not held in 4 years
No trial of collapsed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana took place in four years since the disaster killed 1,136 people mostly female apparel factory workers and left over 200 others injured at Savar on April 24, 2013.
B’baria OC hurt in clash during AL hartal
A police officer was injured as local Awami League activists clashed with cops during a hartal enforced by the party protesting the visit of fisheries and livestock minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque.
No uranium contamination in haor waters: BAEC
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission scientists said Sunday that no sign of radioactive
No uranium contamination in haor waters: BAEC
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission scientists said Sunday that no sign of radioactive
Overseas job market Sending unskilled workers yields bad return
The huge number of workers leaving Bangladesh for overseas job does not match with the remittance they send as most of them are unskilled and thus fall far behind the skilled workers sent by other countries.
Heavy rainfall disrupts city life
Heavy rainfall in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country disrupted normal life on Saturday as commuters suffered immensely with city streets going under water.
Next general election without BNP wouldn’t be easy: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that holding the next general election keeping the party outside would not be ‘so easy’.
Police raid on Jhenaidah ‘extremist den’ ends
The police declared the end of a raid on a suspected extremists’ den at a Jhenaidah village Saturday afternoon, 21 hours after it began.
