BUS DRIVER KILLED Ctg transport workers call 48-hour strike
The transport workers of Chattogram on Tuesday called a 48-hour transport strike, for two 24-hour periods, on 68 district and 19 local routes from 6:00am today with a break on Friday and Saturday in protest against the killing of a bus driver.
Sheikh Selim’s son-in-law in ICU
Ruling Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim on Tuesday said that his injured son-in-law Moshiul Haque Chowdhury was improving in the intensive care unit at a hospital in Sri Lanka.
College admission process starts on May 12
Admission process in Class XI at all government and non-government colleges and equivalent institutions will start on May 12 while the classes will begin on July 1, said guideline of education ministry.
Swajan, BRTC equally liable, says HC
The High Court Division on Tuesday held Swajan Paribahan Limited and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation equally liable for the death of government Titumir College student Rajib Hossain in a road crash near the Karwan Bazar crossing on April 3, 2018.
Sri Lankans mourn as death toll rises to 310
Sri Lanka began a day of national mourning Tuesday with three minutes of silence to honour more than 300 people killed in deadly attacks that have been blamed on a local Islamist group.
BREAKING: Death toll rises to 310
Local police tell CNN that the Easter Sunday bombings have claimed the lives of 310 people. The number is a significant increase on the previously reported death toll.
Thousands take to streets in Myanmar against China-backed mega-dam
Thousands of people in northern Myanmar took to the streets on Monday to protest against the proposed reinstatement of a Chinese-backed mega-dam they say will cause huge environmental damage and bring little benefit to the country.
Trump claims 'nobody disobeys my orders,' defying Mueller's account
President Donald Trump contended Monday that none of his underlings routinely defy his commands, despite numerous examples contained in Robert Mueller's report showing aides ignoring or refusing his dictates.
PM proposes new regional forum
Bangladesh on Monday proposed formation of a regional economic forum involving five Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states of South and Southeast Asian region.
Bangladeshi origin Australian woman murdered
A 49-year old Bangladeshi origin man in Australia’s Sydney has confessed to the police that he had killed his wife at their home in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday morning, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.