Dhaka Mirror

The Daily Star visit to 6 leading high-rises reveals sorry state of fire safety Tawfique Ali and Helemul Alam Firefighting mechanisms in most of the high-rise buildings in the city are in miserable states with inadequate equipment and poorly trained personnel rendering them completely vulnerable to battling blazes. Lack of in-house

Our Correspondent . Rajshahi Five more educational institutions in Rajshahi were on Saturday closed for an indefinite period after the authorities closed the University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi Medical College and Rajshahi College on Friday. Earlier, the authorities Friday afternoon closed Rajshahi University for an indefinite period as Islami Chhatra Shibir activists clashed with Bangladesh Chhatra ... Read more

Says probes coordinator Faruk Khan; links of a few militant outfits found; Touhid, 10 others sent to jail Staff Correspondent Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan yesterday said motive for the last month’s carnage at BDR Pilkhana headquarters was to destabilise the country and its progress under a democratic government. “They [mutiny plotters] thought ... Read more

Staff Correspondent In a major reshuffle in the police administration, the government has transferred 54 senior level officers and made three others officers-on-special duty. The transfer officials include commissioner and additional commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chiefs of Special Branch and the Criminal Investigation Department. Two separate circulars in this regard were issued ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The government-formed probe committee yesterday began its investigation into the Friday’s fire incident at Bashundhara City Complex. After visiting the spot, the committee members said they would keep in mind all possible causes including sabotage behind the fire incident. The probe body will examine whether the complex was equipped with modern and automated ... Read more

Taib Ahmed Inaccessibility to the offices on the 18th level of the Bashandhura City Tower and lack of breathing apparatus and other necessary equipment for the shopping mall’s own fire fighting unit were some of the major reasons for the

Staff Correspondent Thirty-four Bangladeshi students secured the highest marks worldwide in thirteen subjects in the GCSE O-level examinations last year while another 19 have obtained the highest marks worldwide in six subjects of the

Staff correspondent The parliament resumes its session at 4:4pm today after a 10-day recess. The house is expected to approve a number of bills, including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill which proposed passage into law of two ordinances promulgated by the immediate-past interim government bringing about changes to the code making the lower ... Read more

bdnews24.com, Dhaka Sheikh Hasina’s cousin Sheikh Helal Uddin on Saturday was all set to become MP for Bagherhat-1, one of the two seats vacated by the prime minister. Sheikh Helal is the son Sheikh Naser Rahman, younger brother of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Both were killed on Aug 15, 1975, along with other members of the ... Read more