Deaths due to reckless driving on rise
Casualties mainly due to reckless driving have once again spiked rendering futile all efforts of the authorities concerned to bring down the number of deaths in road accidents.
Finish trials in drugs cases in six months: HC
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the lower courts to complete trials in drug offence cases within six months.
Angelina Jolie urges Myanmar to show genuine commitment
UNHCR special envoy and famous Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged the Myanmar authorities to show the genuine commitment to end the cycle of violence, displacement,
Schoolgirl among four killed in city road accidents
Four people, including a school girl, were killed in three road accidents in the capital on Tuesday. At Uttara, a ten-year-old girl Faija Tahsia Suchi, daughter of Daily Ittefaq’s assistant editor Faijul Islam, was killed while a microbus hit her on her way to school with her father around 7:00am.
Mamata stages sit-in against Modi
The chief minister of a big Indian state led a sit-in on Monday in a standoff with prime minister Narendra Modi’s government over a corruption investigation she condemned as a vendetta, as political tension rises ahead of a general election.
Seven dead in Paris building blaze: fire service
Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire service said.
BCL, PCJSS activists shot dead in Rangamati
An activist of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samity and another of Bangladesh Chhatra League were shot dead at Raikhali Karigarpara of Kaptai Upazila on Monday.
Three killed in city road accident
Three people, including an unidentified woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Bhatara and Mouchak areas in the city early Tuesday.
Army to send 1,600 minesweepers to KSA
Bangladesh Army decided to send 1,600 minesweepers to Najran and Jizan to sweep landmines in the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Pentagon will deploy approximately 3,750 additional US forces to provide more support at southwest border
The Pentagon announced Sunday approximately 3,750 additional U.S. forces will deploy to the southwest border to provide additional support to Customs and Border Protection.
