Bangladesh gets priority among all its neighbours: Sushma
Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said Bangladesh gets priority among all its neighbours as per its neighbourhood policy.
Three siblings killed in N’ganj wall collapse
Three minor siblings were killed when a wall collapsed on them in Pagla area of Fatullah in Narayanganj on Monday morning.
CAPITAL’S WASTE Poor management poses threat to public health, environment
Capital’s inefficient waste management increased threat to public health and environment. Besides, wastes left in the open here and there create serious inconvenience for the public. The situation gets unbearable for the public when the wastes are carried to roads, footpaths and even homes.
Eight of a family burnt in Demra gas leak explosion
Five members of a family and their three relatives suffered burns as an explosion took place due to gas leakage at a house in the city’s Demra area early Monday.
Repeal laws curtailing workers’ democratic rights: labour leaders
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the government to repeal all the laws that curtail or limit workers’ democratic rights, including rights to form and join a trade union for the protection of their interests, occupational safety and job security.
Khaleda to meet Sushma tonight
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would meet Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj in the city Sunday night.
No Relief?
At Kutupalong filling station, near Kutupalong Bazar, a tuktuk was on double duty. It had stopped for a refill and its riders took this stopover as an opening — giving money to Rohingya refugees. The scene was one of bestowal, but instead of titles or wealth, sporadic notes changed hands, eventually reaching those lucky enough to catch one
Heavy rain halts life
Incessant rain, triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, on Sunday paralysed life in the capital and other places of the country as rail, road and ferry communications were disrupted causing untold sufferings to thousands of passengers from Dhaka and other districts.
Rohingya children at risk of abuse, trafficking
Thousands of Rohingya children entering Bangladesh to flee violence in Myanmar since August 25 are at the risk of exploitation, including sexual harassment, and trafficking amid developing malnourishment without and in absence of adequate protection.
No relevance of Rohingya crisis for SAARC: FM
The protracted Rohingya crisis with continuing exodus of forcibly displaced Myanmar citizens to Bangladesh have no relevance for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the foreign minister, AH Mahmood Ali, said on Wednesday.
