Attacks on journalists spark protests
Journalists cutting across the opinion lines on Tuesday demanded arrest of attackers on reporters and photographers who covered student demonstrations pressing for safety on roads, within 72 hours.
5-year jail for death caused by reckless driving
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft ‘Road Transport Bill, 2018’ with a provision of maximum five-year jail and fines for rash and negligent driving causing deaths or serious injuries.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Gaibandha ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion in Bamandanga area of Sundarganj in Gaibandha early Tuesday.
Shahidul on seven-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate’s court on Monday remanded internationally acclaimed photographer and activist Shahidul Alam for seven days in police custody for interrogation.
Yunus salutes students
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus praised the students for waging the weeklong demonstration for road safety in the wake of killing of two of their fellows in the capital’s Airport Road by reckless buses.
Sedition case against Khasru, Fakhrul, Rizvi
A case has been filed against BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday for instigating violence during the ongoing student movement demanding safe road.
Police detain Shahidul Alam
Plainclothes detectives picked up renowned photographer and activist Shahidul Alam from his Dhanmondi house in Dhaka at about 10:30pm on Sunday.
Bus operators resume service today
Road transport operators Sunday night decided to resume operation of long-route and city service buses across the country from today.
Don’t pay heed to rumors: PM urges countrymen
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to rumours and get confused by false propaganda.
Road safety directives fall on deaf ears
Road safety directives given at different times by the High Court, administration, law enforcement agencies and even by prime minister Sheikh Hasina saw hardly any implementation because of some transport leaders manipulating their hold on the sector, road safety experts have alleged.
