Capital gets no respite from water crisis
Domestic water crisis became more acute at different parts of the capital amidst the heat wave continuing causing untold public sufferings in Ramadan.
Illegal structures, poor pedestrian facilities blamed
Illegal structures and parking as well as poor pedestrian facilities at highway crossings were causing accidents, officials and experts said on Saturday.
Bangladeshi farmer among migrants saved by Tunisian fishermen
A farmer from Bangladesh watched dozens drown beside him in the Mediterranean before ‘God sent us the fishermen’, who saved him from the cold waters and took him to Tunisia.
SOCIAL SAFETY IN COMING BUDGET FF allowances to go up
The government is likely to increase the allowances for freedom fighters but keep the rates of other grants under the social safety programmes unchanged in the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
BSF kills Bangladeshi pouring kerosene into mouth
A 32-year-old Bangladesh national died in Satkhira border early Saturday after Indian Border Security Force had reportedly tortured him and poured kerosene into his mouth.
Heat wave to continue
The ongoing heat wave would continue for few more days while people in the capital and across the country continued suffering from blistering heat as the mercury remained above 36C and went up to 39.5C on Friday.
MOVE TO REGAIN JOB MARKET High-level visit to Malaysia begins today
The government is sending today a high-level team to Malaysia in an effort to regain access for Bangladeshi workers to the job market in that country, which has kept suspended recruitment of Bangladeshi workers since September last year.
Another PCJSS activist shot dead in Bandarban
Two days after an activist of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti was shot dead, another activist of the regional political party was shot and murdered by unidentified assailants on Thursday evening.
No exam up to Class III from 2020
The government is going to abolish the examination-based assessment of student performances and to introduce the continuous assessment method up to Class III from next year, said officials.
19 injured as Bangladesh Biman plane skids off Yangon runway
Nineteen people, including an infant, were injured as a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off a runway while landing at Yangon airport in Myanmar Wednesday evening amidst a freak storm.
