Death toll in highway accidents jumps

Death toll in highway accidents has increased all on a sudden, with the authorities and experts blaming reckless driving and lack surveillance for this.

Look forward to 2041

Political affairs adviser to the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, HT Imam on Sunday called upon senior military and civil bureaucrats to look forward into implementing ruling Awami League’s plan-2041.

MPs flay WB, Yunus

Lawmakers from treasury and opposition benches on Sunday sought apology from the World Bank to the nation and prime minister Sheikh Hasina for bringing false allegation of conspiracy of corruption in the Padma Bridge Project in a bid to malign the government.

Action against pvt univs that fail to move to own campuses: Nahid

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said that action would be taken against private universities which had failed to move to their permanent campuses.

11 killed in Narsingdi road accident

At least 11 people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Belabo upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday morning.

pre-trial detentions in jail Over 400 languish for years

Scores of accused have been detained in jails for years as the cases against them could not be disposed of mainly due to failure of the prosecution to produce witnesses.

Factional clash kills BCL activist

An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student associate of the ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death and two others were injured in a clash between two factions of the organisation at Reazuddin Bazar in Chittagong on Saturday afternoon over establishing supremacy.

Rajuk finds only 35 ‘highly risky’ buildings

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, in its recent field investigation, found only 35 ‘highly risky’ buildings in the capital.

13 killed, 20 injured as bus, pick-up collide head-on in Faridpur

At least 13 people were killed and 25 were injured as a bus and a pick-up van collided head-on and caught fire on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Gazaria under Nagarkanda in Faridpur Friday night. Identities of the victims could not be established immediately.

Patients flock to India draining out forex

Bangladeshi patients are flocking to India and some Asian countries because of lack of better medical facilities at home.