Balloting at three centres in Cumilla suspended
Balloting was suspended at three polling stations in Titas upazila of Cumilla after miscreants tried to occupy the centres on Sunday morning.
BU students continue protests demanding VC’s removal
Students of Barishal University continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday for removal of vice-chancellor Professor SM Imamur Rahman rejecting his regretful statement for branding students as offspring of razakar.
Fire at Gulshan-1 DNCC market under control
The fire that broke out at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan-1 in the early hours came under control, said a fire service official.
Modi predicts easy victory two weeks before polls
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Friday his ruling coalition would increase its majority in India’s upcoming election, despite some independent analysts suggesting it could disappear due to discontent over lack of jobs and depressed farm incomes.
UK Parliament has dealt May's Brexit plan a fatal blow
UK lawmakers rejected Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, likely killing it off for good and plunging the country further into political uncertainty.
Quebec moves to ban religious symbols in public service
Canada’s Quebec province on Thursday unveiled controversial draft legislation that would ban a significant section of public servants from wearing religious symbols such as a crucifix, yarmulke or hijab.
Fire breaks out at Gulshan-1 DNCC market
A huge fire broke out at the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan-1 in the early hours on Saturday, triggering fears of a fresh tragedy.
Tales of survivors, rescuers underline serious safety flaws
Abdus Sabur Khan, an employee of EUR Service (BD) Limited, learnt the truth the hard way during Banani Faruk Rupayan Tower fire. The building neither had any fire alarm, nor did the employees who worked there ever receive any training in fire safety.
It’s murder, not accident, says minister
Housing and public works minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said Banani high-rise building fire that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 on Thursday was not merely an accident rather manslaughter.
Follow ‘building code’ properly: PM
Against the backdrop of a number of fires in the country in recent times, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked all concerned to follow the ‘building code’ properly in constructing buildings and other establishments.
