Relatives still in search of dear ones
Dhaka district administration has enlisted names of 21 missing victims while they had handed over 48 bodies and different hospitals are now preserving 19 bodies of the deceased in Wednesday’s deadly fire at Chawk Bazar in Old Dhaka.
Bangladesh commandos foil Biman hijack bid, kill suspect in Chattogram
Army commandos on Sunday claimed to have foiled a hijack attempt of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittogram and killed the suspected hijacker.
Writ seeks stay on DUCSU polls
A Dhaka University student on Sunday field a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay on holding the election to Dhaka University Central Students Union as her name is not included on the voters list.
PM launches Karnaphuli Tunnel boring
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the boring work of the much-awaited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River opening up a new horizon in the country’s communication system on Sunday.
Many still look for missing relatives
Many are still visiting hospitals and morgues in search of their near and dear ones who remained missing even after three days of the deadly fire at Chawk Bazar in old Dhaka that killed at least 67 people and injured scores.
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.
