Nine killed in factory boiler explosion
At least nine people were killed and 25 were injured as a boiler at an apparel factory exploded in Mondol Group Road at Kashimpur in Gazipur city Monday evening, Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said.
CRISIS OVER TANNERY RELOCATION Workers sent into forced leave without pays
Tannery factory owners have sent around 15,000 workers into forced leave saying that they have no production after the industry was relocated from Hazaribagh in the capital to the new tannery industrial park at Savar on the city suburb.
BNP hails SC verdict on 16th amendment
Terming it as people’s victory, BNP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that has declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing parliament’s authority to remove Supreme Court judges.
PM asks secys to curb graft
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday asked top bureaucrats to take measures to check corruption and ensure services to people without hassles from government’s service providing agencies.
Extremist outfits have no capacity to carry out attacks: IGP
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said that extremist outfits have not enough organisational capacity to carry out attacks, as the law enforcers destroyed their network.
Flood forces 360 schools into closure
The deteriorating flood situation on Sunday forced authorities to suspend classes at 360 educational institutions in three of the five flood affected districts until the situation improves. The situation is unlikely to improve this week with met offices in Bangladesh and neighboring India forecasting ‘heavy to extremely heavy’ rainfall during the time.
PBI starts probe into attack on Fakhrul
The police bureau of investigation has started investigation into the case lodged over June 18 attack on the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Rangunia in Chittagong.
AL fears army deployment during polls: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the ruling Awami League was afraid to deploy army during election while AL general secretary Obaidul Quader has denied the allegation saying that army would be deployed as strike force in the next general elections.
MALAYSIAN CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL WORKERS 328 Bangladeshis held
At least 328 undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained in Malaysia on Saturday when the immigration department began an indefinite crackdown to flush out foreign workers staying illegally. Malaysian authorities launched the crackdown immediately after the deadline to apply for the temporary Enforcement Card (E-Card) expired on Friday night.
GULSHAN CAFÉ ATTACK Remembering victims amid tight security
People from all walks of life paid homage to victims killed in extremist attack on Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan in Dhaka amid tight security in and around the café on Saturday marking the first anniversary of the attack.
