Three Khagrachari govt pry schools closed fearing landslide
Dighinala upazila administration on Wednesday closed three government primary schools for indefinite period apprehending landslide due to incessant downpour.
Muhith now looks for alternative plan to arrange Tk 20,000cr
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said he will come up with a plan to arrange Tk 20,000 crore to meet the revenue target
Fresh areas flooded in six dists
Almost all the rivers in the country swelled on Wednesday, inundating fresh areas in further deterioration of flood situation.The flood forecasting and warning centre in 24 hours ending on Wednesday morning recorded rises in water level at 65 of the total 90 points.
Farhad Mazhar released in own custody, hospitalised
Poet, writer and researcher Farhad Mazhar, who was allegedly abducted from Dhaka Monday morning and found on a bus in Jessore Monday night, was admitted to BIRDEM hospital after a Dhaka metropolitan magistrate’s court released him in his own custody on Tuesday.
FACTORY BOILER EXPLOSIONS Lack of inspection, owners’ negligence blamed
Labour rights groups on Tuesday blamed absence of proper inspection by the government agency concerned and factory owners’ negligence for the frequent boiler explosions, which claimed so many lives across the country.
APPAREL FACTORY BOILER BLAST Death toll rises to 13
The death toll from Monday’s boiler blast at a Gazipur apparel factory rose to 13 as the firefighters recovered four more bodies from the debris of the factory building until Tuesday evening.
Accidents, disasters due to total failure of govt: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday remarked that the occurrences of accidents and disasters had risen alarmingly during the incumbent government’s tenure due to its ‘total failure’ to intervene effectively by examining the causes of such incidents.
Flood situation worsens in Sylhet, Moulavibazar
The overall flood situation in Sylhet and Moulvibazar on deteriorated on Tuesday, inundating new areas, with water overflowing river banks in the two districts.
JS finally loses power to remove SC judges
The Appellate Division on Monday dismissed a government appeal against a High Court verdict that had scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution which empowered Jatiya Sangsad to remove Supreme Court judges for misbehaviour or incapacity.
Farhad Mazhar missing, found
Poet, writer and researcher Farhad Mazhar was found in Jessore Monday late night, more than 18 hours into his alleged abduction from the capital.
