Heavy rain inundates Chittagong city
Due to torrential rain for the last two days, many places in the city and its adjoining areas went under knee-deep water, causing immense sufferings to the residents. Water submerged many areas of the port city
Four killed in Bandarban landslides
Four people, including children and women, were killed in landslides in Bandarban on Tuesday. At Lama, three of a family died in a landslide around 1:00pm.They are Hanif, 30, son of Mainuddin, Razia Begum, 25, wife of Hanif, and their daughter Halima, 6, of Kalaya Para under Sharai union.
Two injured in Gazipur factory fire
Two people sustained burn injuries while dousing a fire that broke out at a foam factory and its warehouse at Barabari in Gazipur city early Tuesday.
TIB voices concern over attacks on quota reform protesters
Transparency International Bangladesh on Monday expressed deep concern over the attacks on the members of quota reform movement and demanded exemplary punishment of those involved in the attacks.
Khaleda’s bail stay upheld by Appellate Division
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld its stay on the ad interim bail granted to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court Division in a case of bus burning at Comilla
MPO INCLUSION Over 160 teachers, employees fall sick as hunger strike goes on
Over 160 teachers and employees of private educational institutions fell sick on Monday during their fast unto death for eight consecutive days demanding inclusion of their workplaces in monthly payment order system of the government.
University student killed in road accident in capital
A university student was killed as a bus ran over him in Mirpur area in Dhaka on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Syed Masud Rana, son of Syed Mohammad Jahangir
ROHINGYA CRISIS It’s a global responsibility: UNSG
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres on Sunday said in Dhaka that the response to the crisis involving forcibly displaced Rohingya people from Myanmar was a global responsibility instead of putting burden on Bangladesh alone
MOVEMENT AGAINST QUOTA SYSTEM IN GOVT JOBS Protests face attacks, arrest, intimidation
Attacks and intimidation by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists and arrest of a top leader on Sunday marked the demonstrations by anti-quota protesters against Saturday’s attack on their leaders and activists by BCL activists.
PM has ‘deceived’ anti-quota agitators: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that the prime minister had ‘deceived’ the students agitating for quota reforms in public services by declaring abolishment of the quota system.
