PM appreciates pilots, crew of Biman exposed to hijack threat
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday appreciated the ‘courage, intelligence and prudence’ of a Biman aircraft pilots and crew members which was exposed to a hijack threat on Feb 24.
World powers call for calm as Indo-Pak tension mounts
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.
Eat khichuri and cast vote: Atiqul
Awami League candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election Atiqul Islam on Thursday morning called upon all the voters to exercise their voting rights braving the bad weather.
UNICEF for birth registration, edn, skills of Rohingya kids
UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore on Wednesday stressed the need for registration of Rohingya children born in Bangladesh after their mothers were forced to leave Rakhine amid atrocities committed by Myanmar military.
Two infants burnt dead in Bhashantek fire
Firefighters recovered the charred bodies of two infants as they died in a slum fire in the city’s Bhashantek area on Thursday.
Bad loans shoot up in Bangladesh in 2018
Bad loans in the country’s banking system grew by 26.39 per cent in 2018, much higher than 19.51 per cent growth in 2017.
Police start investigation, get ‘toy pistol’ as evidence
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police counter terrorism unit on Tuesday received material evidences of the attempted plane hijack, including the ‘toy pistol’ the lone suspect was carrying, as it began investigating the incident.
NIMTOLI FIRE PROBE BODY’S RECOMMENDATIONS HC asks govt to explain failure to implement
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the government to explain in four weeks why its failure to relocate chemical warehouses from old Dhaka and 16 other recommendations made by a high-power probe committee after Nimtoli was devastated by fire in 2010 would not be declared illegal.
Govt to bear responsibility if any harm befell ailing Khaleda: Mirza Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday warned the government of bearing all responsibilities if any harm befell the party’s imprisoned ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia for want of proper medical treatment.
Nomination submission continues
Many potential candidates have submitted nomination papers to the election committee for holding Dhaka Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall union election scheduled for March 11.
