Vintage plane crash in Swiss Alps kills all 20 people on board
(CNN)A vintage plane crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, killing all 20 people on board, police said. The mid-century plane, a Junkers JU-52, crashed in the Piz Segnas mountain range, near the Austrian border.
Police detain Shahidul Alam
Plainclothes detectives picked up renowned photographer and activist Shahidul Alam from his Dhanmondi house in Dhaka at about 10:30pm on Sunday.
Bus operators resume service today
Road transport operators Sunday night decided to resume operation of long-route and city service buses across the country from today.
Don’t pay heed to rumors: PM urges countrymen
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to rumours and get confused by false propaganda.
Road safety directives fall on deaf ears
Road safety directives given at different times by the High Court, administration, law enforcement agencies and even by prime minister Sheikh Hasina saw hardly any implementation because of some transport leaders manipulating their hold on the sector, road safety experts have alleged.
UN concerned at safety of children, youths during protest in Bangladesh
The United Nations and the United States on Sunday expressed concern for the safety of children and young people during protests over road safety and subsequent violence in different parts of the country.
Police fire teargas shells to disperse protesting students
Protesting students took to streets at different points in the capital for the straight eight day on Sunday demanding justice and safe roads.
Nahid meets heads of Dhaka’s schools, colleges on current situation
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid is meeting the principals of colleges and headmasters of schools in Dhaka on Sunday the over evolving situation centring the death of two students in road accident.
Bus strike make people suffer, selling advance tickets for Eid halted
Long-route bus operators refrained from operating buses for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday protesting at vandalism of vehicles during the ongoing student protests for safe road, causing immense sufferings to people across the country.
University students block Shahbagh protesting at Saturday’s attacks
Several thousand university students on Sunday blocked Shahbagh intersection, one of the city’s busiest areas, protesting at Saturday’ sattacks on school and college students in Jigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads.
