A suspected mugger was beaten to death at Masterpool under Bakalia police station in the Chittagong city Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Iftekhar Imon, 18, son of the late Abul Kashem, a resident of Dewan Bazar under Bakalia police station. The Chitagong Medical College and Hospital police
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Seminar on vibrant media held
Media and communications experts on Friday stressed the need for developing expertise by carrying out research works and imparting training programmes for media professionals aim to build vibrant media. Media lacks expertise and professionalisms to perform its due role in different crucial issues, they told a seminar titled ‘Mass media of Bangladesh and contemporary’
Severe heat scorches Rajshahi people
The mercury on Thursday rose to 40 degrees Celsius, the highest rise so far this season, sending the people on the streets panting for water and cool air in Rajshahi and the adjacent areas. Local met office said a mild heat wave hit most of the northern districts, restricting people’s movement particularly during mid-day when ... Read more
Authorities spot cracks at Viqarunnisa school bldg
The authorities of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have spotted cracks in some classrooms and sought immediate action from the higher authorities to avoid any untoward incidents at the renowned institution set up in 1952 on the city’s Bailey Road. The principal, Manjuara Begum, in her last week letter
Construction workers demand enforcement of building code
Construction workers in Barisal on Wednesday demanded strict enforcement of building construction code with complete insurance. They also demanded that separate wing should be opened for speedy rescue and salvage operation in case of building collapse incidents. They made the demands in a programme marking May Day.
2 domestic helps found dead in city
Two domestic helps were found dead in an apartment at Uttara in the capital Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Seauli and Jerin, both aged about 15, were from Rajshahi. Uttara (west) police inspector (investigation) Ali Mahmood said, being informed by the house owner Arif Iqbal, general manager of Transcom Group, they found the
Labour welfare centre in Barisal lies idle
The labour welfare centre at Amanatganj in the Barisal city has no function, with 10 officials and employees just whiling away their time. Annually more than Tk 10 lakh is spent for the salaries and other expenditures of the centre. During a spot visit to the center, Afzal Hosen, an office assistant,
Strike observed at edn institutions over Savar tragedy
No classes and other academic activities were held at Dhaka University and other major educational institutions of the country on Tuesday as left-leaning student organisations observed strike demanding exemplary punishment of the Rana Plaza owner. The Progressive Students’ Alliance, a platform of
City parts experience severe load shedding
Many areas in the central part of the Dhaka city is still experiencing heavy load shedding as the authorities concerned has not yet been able to repair the burnt equipment at the 132kV Dhanmondi grid substation. Some equipment of one of the three transformers
BSMMU observes founding day
Bangladesh’s lone medical university Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman celebrated its 15th founding day on Tuesday. The celebration was kept a low-key affair in view of the Savar tragedy. In 1998, the then Awami League government
One killed in wall collapse in city
building in Dhaka’s Gendaria died, the police said.Bdnews24.com . Dhaka One of the two persons trapped under the collapsed wall of an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Gendaria died, the police said. Wall of an under-construction building suddenly collapsed on two pedestrians on Satish Sarkar Street in Old Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon.
Children being used in political activities in Sylhet
The trend of using children in violent political programmes, like other hazardous jobs, is increasing alarmingly in the Sylhet city in violation of human and child rights charter. Article 6.7.4 of the National Children Policy 2011 stipulates that ‘The children cannot be used in the political activity, neither they could be lured and compelled to
Budgetary allocation for street women, children stressed
Rights activists on Monday urged the government to ensure the rights of street women and children and demanded an allocation for them in the upcoming budget. The demands came up at a press conference jointly organised by Grambangla Unnayan Committee and Association of Waste Resource Workers in Bangladesh at Dhaka
3 risky buildings sealed off in Ctg
A mobile team of the Chittagong Development Authority on Monday sealed off three risky buildings of Agrabad Excess Road in the city and fined their owners Tk 50,000 each. The team conducted the drive at Agrabad, Shantibag and Halishahar Residential areas. CDA deputy chief town planner Sarwar Uddin Ahmed
Strike at educational institutions today
Leftist student organisations platform Progressive Students’ Alliance will enforce today a strike in all educational institutions across the country, demanding capital punishment of the owners of garment factories at Rana Plaza of Savar. They will boycott classes and examinations between 11:00am
Prioritising legal aid to poor suggested
Giving priority to the legal aid related cases is very important for speedy disposal in the greater interest of the distressed and poor justice-seeker litigants. The judges, lawyers, police and others concerned should have to work together along with service- oriented zeal as the government is committed to provide legal aid
SCC yet to prepare list of risky buildings
The Sylhet City Corporation is yet to prepare a list of risky buildings in the city when at least 50 rundown buildings have been posing threat to lives for years. Besides, activities in a number of public and private buildings, which already had been declared vulnerable, are going on amid tremendous insecurity of life,
Demolition of Shebak Colony begins
The Chittagong City Corporation on Sunday began demolishing Shebak Colony, a dilapidated and risky building inhabited by cleaners of the corporation, at Patharghata under Kotwali police station in the port city. CCC sources said the building was identified as risky years back but the authorities failed to demolish it as the inhabitants did not leave ... Read more
Workers’ union demands compensation for victims
The Sylhet District Construction Worker Union on Sunday formed a human chain in the city, demanding immediate arrest of the owners of garment factories housed at Rana Plaza, proper compensation for the victims’ families and necessary treatment for the wounded apparel workers. The union members participated in the human chain
Allocation for children in budget demanded
Speakers in a programme in Dhaka called upon the government to take step for making adequate allocation in the budget for children for protecting their rights. There is allocation for women and poor, but no allocation for children in the budget, they said while addressing a press conference at Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University on ... Read more