10 die in Ctg stampede
Ten women died in stampede and at least 50 others injured on Monday as thousands of poor people, mostly women, grappled for zakat clothes and iftar items at Satkania in Chittagong.
DHAKA-CHITTAGONG HIGHWAY Traffic thrown into chaos
Impasse is what aptly describes the traffic situation on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, the economic lifeline of the country, with 60-km tailbacks triggered by construction works of an overpass, rain and numerous potholes
Army to be with people in running country, hopes PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped that the army will be there with the mass people, whenever necessary, in running the country by the present government.
BNP briefs foreign diplomats
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the Khulna city election and situation the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia has to face.
AL wins sky and sea but not people’s love: Ershad
Jatitya Party chairman HM Ershad said on Sunday that the Awami League-led government had won the sky and sea, but failed to win the love of the people
QUOTA REFORM Protesters call indefinite strike from today
Protesters rallying for quota reforms on Sunday announced that they would begin indefinite strikes from today at all public universities and colleges across the country as the government did not publish any gazette to reform quota system till Sunday afternoon
BANGABANDU-1 LAUNCHING Another milestone set: PM
Greeting the country’s people on the occasion of launching of Bangabandhu-1, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said another milestone has been set with its launching in Bangladesh’s continuous march forward.
Lessening Ramadan traffic overcrowding
RAMADAN, the ninth month in the lunar Hijri calendar, is knocking at our door. In Bangladesh, we see an insane traffic on the roads during Ramadan. People have to go through unbearable sufferings to catch work and other destinations in this month
QUOTA REFORM Protesters to observe two-hour strike today
Protesters rallying for quota reforms will observe two-hour strike today as the government did not publish the gazette abolishing the controversial quota system in public services within their 24-hour ultimatum
ROADS, HIGHWAYS Nothing stops overloading
The government’s indifference has led to overloading spree subjecting the country’s roads, highways and bridges to serious damage, the repair and maintenance of which require a huge amount of public money
