DWASA water contains faecal coliform: study
Faecal coliform was found in four of the five underground household reservoirs where the Dhaka Water Supply Authority supplies water through its pipelines to the residents of the capital, according to a study report.
Flood disrupts rail, road, river communications
Floodwaters engulfed over three fourths of the country until Wednesday, affecting rail, road, and river communications network and killing 20 people in nine districts so far.
JS body asks home ministry to explain intention behind Minni’s arrest
Several MPs on Wednesday asked the home ministry to explain at a parliamentary standing committee hearing why Aysha Siddika Minni was arrested and interrogated over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif.
NUSRAT MURDER Ex-OC Mouazzem indicted for spreading video
A Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday indicted suspended Sonagazi police station officer-in-charge Mouazzem Hossain in a case under the Digital Security Act for recording and spreading a video of the statement madrassah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi made before him.
DCs asked to monitor antibiotic sale
Health minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday directed deputy commissioners to monitor sale of un-prescribed antibiotics and date expired medicines.
Girls outshine boys in pass rate
Girls outshined boys in pass rate while boys did better in achieving highest Grade Point Average 5 in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations published on Wednesday.
Ershad buried with state honour in Rangpur
Former military dictator-turned-president General Hussain Muhammad Ershad was buried with the state honour at his Rangpur residence under army supervision on Tuesday as per the demand of people of the district.
Man claiming to be Subrata demands toll from Anu Muhammad
A caller using an Indian telephone number on Tuesday called noted economist Anu Muhammad and demanded toll threatening him that his family members would face enforced disappearance if he failed to pay demanded money.
Six die as flooding worsens
The flood situation in the country’s Kurigram, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and Tangail districts deteriorated on Tuesday as floodwaters submerged new areas in these districts.
Widow Minni arrested after daylong interrogation
Barguna Police on Tuesday arrested Aysha Siddika Minni, widow of Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in front of her in Barguna district town on June 26, in the case of Rifat’s murder.
