Crisis over Hajj flights deepens
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to cut its eight flights on Doha and Kuwait routes in order to ferry about 36,000 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi cities by August 26.
HC verdict on Narayanganj seven-murder deferred to Aug 22
The High Court Division is due to deliver today its verdict on the death reference of 26 convicts in the sensational seven murders that took place in the river port city of Narayanganj in 2014
Death anniv of Tareque, Mishuk today
The 6th death anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer and broadcast journalist Mishuk Munier will be observed today.
Mukta Moni’s first operation ‘successful’
The 10-year-old Satkhira girl, Mukta Moni, who had been suffering with tumour in an artery of her right arm, underwent a successful surgery in the arm at the burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday, according to doctors.
Apparel industry goes slow on high-end products
Capacity building for production of high-end apparels in Bangladesh goes slow despite huge potential as most of the apparel exporters are found complacent about the existing orders for low cost products.
Indefinite bus strike in Barisal division
Barisal-Patuakhali Minibus Owners’ Association called an indefinite strike on 38 routes of the six districts under Barisal division protesting attack on their leader by the human hauler workers.
Six killed as train rams auto-rickshaw at unmanned level crossing
Six people were killed and two others were injured when a train hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Chandra level crossing in Jamalpur town Wednesday evening. The level crossing had no gate barrier or gateman.
16TH AMENDMENT VERDICT Justice Khairul calls SC judges immature
Law Commission chairman and former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque Wednesday called the Appellate Division judges ‘immature’ for terming parliament and lawmakers dysfunctional and immature in the verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution that had empowered parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.
CRISIS OVER HAJJ FLIGHTS Biman fears situation might turn worse
Biman Bangladesh Airlines at a press conference on Wednesday expressed fear that the situation of ferrying pilgrims to Saudi Arab would deteriorate further as the national flag carrier still lagged behind in sending 10,000 pilgrims on the 17th day of its operations on Wednesday.
The chikungunya virus: Bangladesh perspective
MORE than 120 mosquito species have been recorded in Bangladesh during 1908–2016. More than 25 of them are Aedes species, which are responsible for carrying and transmitting the chikungunya virus, as well as many other diseases, to humans. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are proven culprits for chikungunya.
