Bashundhara Welfare Society begins journey at new office
The new office of Bashundhara Welfare Society has been formally inaugurated with the aim of further improving the welfare of and the standard of services for the residents of Bashundhara Residential Area. The new office was inaugurated on Thursday…
‘Tk 5 lakh cannot be the value of a life’, says MP Monirul
Cumilla-6 lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury has demanded that compensation for the families of those killed in road accidents be arranged by transport owners as well, alongside the government. He said countless people are losing their lives in road…
Bodies of two children missing in Turag river recovered in Tongi
The bodies of two children have been recovered 22 hours after they went missing while going to catch fish in the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur. A Fire Service diving team recovered their bodies from under the railway bridge on the river on Thursday (1…
Anti-teen gang drive in Noakhali, 68 detained in 24 hours
Police have detained 68 people in anti-teen gang drives in different police station areas of Noakhali district in the last 24 hours. Of them, two have been shown arrested in previous cases, six arrested under section 34 and 60 released into the custody…
Police special drive in Sonargaon, 12 arrested including with yaba
Twelve people have been arrested in various cases, along with 48 yaba tablets, in a special police drive in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. They were arrested in separate drives conducted in the police station area on Wednesday (30 September). Sonargaon Police…
Tension over footpath eviction in Mirpur, three city corporation vehicles set on fire
Clashes, vandalism and arson have taken place centring a footpath eviction drive in the Mirpur-10 area of the capital. The incident took place on the footpath in front of Hope Market at around 10:30am on Wednesday. Mohammad Naser Rikabder, deputy…
Footpath recovery drive will go on, accomplices of fascism behind attack: DNCC administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has announced that the drive to recover footpaths will continue even after the incidents of clashes, fire and vandalism during a footpath eviction drive at Mirpur-10 in the capital.…
Sudden storm wrecks houses in Cox’s Bazar, one killed by lightning
A number of dwelling houses and shops have been destroyed by sudden stormy winds that struck Cox’s Bazar abruptly. Alongside trees being broken down in the fury of the storm, electricity poles have been damaged. At least 15 people have been injured…
Trader arrested with 6.75kg of heroin in Chapainawabganj
SRB-5 has arrested a drug trader named Mehedi Hasan, 35, with 6 kilograms and 751 grams of heroin in a drive in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. His associate Al-Mamun, 40, fled after sensing the presence of the force during the drive. The drive was conducted…
Sramik Dal holds protest procession and rally in Brahmanbaria
A protest procession and rally were held at the initiative of the Brahmanbaria district unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal as part of a central programme in protest against attempts to destabilise the country. The procession was brought out from…