Barisal launch capsize: Death toll rises to 24, still 8 missing
The death toll from the launch capsize in the River Shandhya in Barisal rose to 24 as a woman died at a local hospital early Thursday and bodies of 10 people including four children were recovered on Thursday.
Dhaka north mayor to prohibit cars on three city roads
Dhaka north city mayor Annisul Huq on Thursday said he would ban cars on three roads in the capital to designate the thoroughfares for pedestrians only so that they could walk freely.
Garment factory remediation works: JICA fund interest rate set at 6pc, French, German funds at 7pc
The government has set the interest rate for loans from a Tk 276-crore JICA fund for remediation work of garment factories at 6 per cent, down 4 percentage points from the rate it imposed on previous such funds amid demands for the cut from the garment sector.
PM wants Myanmar to find lasting solution to refugee issue
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh looks forward to working with the new Myanmar leadership to find a lasting solution to the refugee issue and urged the other international partners to remain engaged in this regard.
13 die, many missing as launch sinks
At least 13 people, including five women and a girl child, died and many others remained missing as a launch capsized in the River Shandhya in Barisal Wednesday.
AL plans grand reception for Hasina
The Ruling Awami League has planned a grand reception for prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also the party president, for her ‘success’ in the United Nations General Assembly and ‘fruitful’ bilateral discussion with Canada.
DSE seeks BSEC guidelines on merger procedure
The Dhaka Stock Exchange, embarrassed in connection with SPPCL merger and delisting fiasco, has issued a letter to the capital market regulator seeking guidelines on merger procedure.
Minor boy beaten to death
A minor boy was beaten to death by unidentified assailants at Shyampur Alibahar under Kadamtali police station in Dhaka on Wednesday.
PM seeks greater space for women empowerment
Expressing her firm belief that there will be no room for violent extremism in those societies that create space for women’s participation and empowerment, prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon global leaders to continue to enlarge that space for building a sustainable better future.
Joy receives ‘ICT for Dev Award’ in NY
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, information and communication technology adviser to the prime minister, has been conferred upon ‘ICT for Development Award, 2016’ in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the people of Bangladesh through implementation of ‘Digital Bangladesh’ initiative.
