Chemical warehouses removed for owners’ unwillingness: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it is regretful that chemical warehouses in Old Dhaka could not be relocated for the reluctance of owners.
Dhaka blaze prompts calls for action on building safety
Bangladesh must enforce its building code and safety regulations if it is to avoid more disasters like the fire that killed at least 70 people in a centuries-old neighbourhood of the capital this week, experts said.
Neighbours fleeing fire yet to return home
Residents of Chawk Bazar who fled their houses because of fire that burned four buildings at Churihatta Wednesday night were yet to return as power supply to the area was yet to be restored. At least 67 people were killed and scored injured in the fire that broke out at Hazi Wahed Mansion and its three adjacent buildings Wednesday night.
Deadly fire kills 70 in Dhaka’s Chawk Bazar
At least 70 people were killed and 55 others injured as a deadly fire broke out in a densely populated residential area at Chawk Bazar in old town of Dhaka Wednesday night.
Still a lot to be done
The use of Bangla in all spheres of life is still limited to some empty rhetoric as two Supreme Court directives and Bengali Language Introduction Act 1987 remain largely unimplemented.
PM urges judges to pronounce verdicts in Bangla
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the judges to pronounce verdicts in Bangla taking into consideration the poor knowledge of most of the litigants in the foreign language.
Body handover begins, DNA test to identify deformed bodies
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital authorities have so far handed over four bodies of the Chawk Bazar fire incident victims to their family members.
Three German journalists beaten at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Four Journalists, including three Germans, were beaten by Rohingyas at Lombasiha of Kutupalong Rohingya camp under Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s BAzar on Thursday.
Deadly fire kills 65 in Dhaka’s Chawk Bazar
At least 65 people were killed and 55 others injured as a deadly fire broke out in a densely populated residential area at Chawk Bazar in old town of Dhaka Wednesday night.
Nation salutes language heroes
Streams of barefooted people from all walks of life began filing past the shaheed minars after placing flowers at the altars across the country as the clock ticked past Wednesday with the nation paying tributes to the 1952 Language Movement heroes.
