Shahidul Alam taken to BSMMU
Internationally acclaimed photographer and activist Shahidul Alam has been taken to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital for treatment.
Busy BRTA offices teem with brokers
Irregularities and mismanagement are there as have always been, but now that people are rushing to the busiest Bangladesh Road Transport Authority offices to get valid papers of their vehicles, brokers and corrupt officials have appeared into the scene with extra zeal.
Inu trashes UN, US statements on student protests
Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday came down hard on the United Nations and the United States for their statements on the student protests for road safety terming those ‘unfortunate’ and ‘unwarranted’.
HC orders shifting Shahidul Alam to hospital
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the government and the inspector general of the police to immediately ensure health examination and treatment of detained acclaimed photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.
EC can’t assure flawless election: CEC
Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said that there was no guarantee that there would be no irregularity in the next general election scheduled for January 28, 2019 at the latest.
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.
