Lower court in Nilphamari acquitted accused Setting a rare precedent, a 15-year-old rape victim from Nilphamari yesterday (June 15, 2022) appeared before a High Court bench along with her mother seeking justice, as the accused was acquitted by a lower court. “Sir, I have been raped. We are very poor. We have no money to ... Read more
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Advance train tickets for Eid likely from July 1
The Bangladesh Railway is likely to start selling advance tickets from July 1 for special train services starting from July 5 ahead of Eid ul-Azha. The railway is set to run six special trains before and after Eid, which is expected to be celebrated on July 10. This time the railway is scheduled to sell advance ... Read more
11 days ahead of inauguration, Padma Bridge lit up from end to end
For the first time, the 6.15 km Padma bridge was illuminated from end to end as all the lamps on the 415 lampposts on the bridge were switched on this evening. The 175-watt LED lights illuminated the main bridge with 328 lampposts, 46 on the Jajira side viaduct and 41 on the Mawa side viaduct, ... Read more
SSC examinees decrease by 221,386 this year
The number of students, participating in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, have decreased by 221,386 this year compared to last year. A total of 2,021,868 students have registered for attending the examination this year while the figure was 2,243,254 last year. Education minister Dipu Moni came up with this
Two more firefighters die at hospitals in Dhaka, Ctg
Two more firefighters, who sustained injuries in a fire at BM Inland Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram on June 4, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka and Parkview Hospital in Chattogram on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Md Nurul Kader, 22, son of AKM Faizur Rahman
7 DVR seized from BM container depot in Ctg
The Criminal Investigation Department today (June 11, 2022) seized the digital video recorder (DVR) —that stores CCTV footage on a hard disk –from BM Container Depot Limited where a devastating fire broke out, killing 45 people. The BM Container at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram was monitored with 118 CCTV
Thousands protest in Bangladesh over prophet remarks
Thousands of Muslims in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh staged demonstration on Friday afternoon protesting against offensive remarks on Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) by two leaders of the Indian ruling Hindu nationalist political party, Bharatiya Janata Party. The protesters also urged the people of the country to boycott Indian products and
After 86 hours, fire finally doused in Ctg depot: Army
After 86 hours, the devastating fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has finally been doused, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th Brigade of Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division. He confirmed the development to journalists today (June 8, 2022). The fire was completely extinguished around 12pm. There are no flames anywhere in ... Read more
60 hours later, Ctg depot fire finally under control, says army
After 60 hours, the Bangladesh Army claimed to have brought the deadly fire at Sitakunda BM Container Depot under control. “We were able to put out the fire, and there is no danger of it happening again. We’ve marked the hazardous area and are working to prevent further damage and
Families gather in front of CMCH in search of missing victims
Most of the bodies remain unidentified News Desk : dhakamirror.com Family members of unidentified victims during a fire and massive explosion at privately-run inland container depot, BM Container Depot, at Sitakunda on the outskirts of the country’s port city Chattogram on Saturday night gathered in front of Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Monday morning. While ... Read more
No JSC, JDC exams this year: Education Minister
Students to be evaluated at educational institutions, she says There will be no Junior School Certificate (JSC) and its equivalent Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams this year, Education Minister Dipu Moni said on Sunday. Since no JSC and JDC exams will be held, the respective educational institution will evaluate its students, she said this at ... Read more
At least 49 killed, over 200 injured in Ctg container depot fire
News Desk : dhakamirror.com At least 49 people were killed and over 200 people were injured in an explosion as a fire broke out in a privately-run inland container depot at Sitakunda in Bangladesh’s southeast district of Chattogram at the night following Saturday. Officials said that the victims in the fire at BM Container Depot ... Read more
‘Sexual harassers’ stab student to death
A 22-year-old polytechnic student was stabbed to death on Friday by what police said were sexual harassers in Bogura town. Alzamiu Boni, 22, a computer technology student of Bogura Polytechnic Institute, died while being treated at Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital with a stab injury above
4 killed in Narsingdi as train hits truck
Four people were killed and another was injured as a small truck collided with a train in Hasnabad area in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila around 12:00 noon yesterday. The dead are Shahin Alam Khan, 18, Sujath Mia, 25, and Anisur Rahman, 24, all residents of Mayezpara village in Netrakona’s Purbodhala upazila, and Anuwarul Islam, 27, of ... Read more
Bangladeshi missing from Kuakata beach found alive in Chennai
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The tourist who went missing a week ago from Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach has been found in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state of India. Seven days after his disappearance, Firoz Sikder called his family from Chennai at noon today (June 4, 2022). His elder brother Masud Sikder confirmed the matter ... Read more
4 friends among 6 dead in road accident on the way to see Padma Bridge
Four friends – on their way to see the newly constructed Padma Bridge – were among six persons dead in a tragic road accident in Munshiganj early today. Three of the deceased were identified as Samad Gazi (24), Ahad (20), and Sifat (20), all hailing from Ichli upazila of Chandpur. Identities of the three other ... Read more
Toxic Paracetamol Syrup: Pay each victim’s family Tk 15 lakh
HC tells DGDA on deaths of children between 1991 and 2009 News Desk : dhakamirror.com The High Court yesterday ordered the Directorate General of Drug Administration to pay Tk 15 lakh each to the families of 104 children who died after taking toxic paracetamol syrup in 1991 and 2009. It also asked the DGDA to ... Read more
No Bangladeshi university in Asia’s top 250
No Bangladeshi universities have been ranked among the top 250 Asian universities, according to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 launched today (June 1, 2022). The 2022 rankings include 616 universities in Asia. Dhaka University has secured a position in the 251-300 group in the ranking prepared
HC orders NTRCA to recommend recruiting 2,500 candidates as teachers
The High Court today (June 1, 2022) directed the Non-government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend to the authorities concerned to recruit around 2,500 candidates, who qualified relevant exams as teachers of private educational institutions in 2016. The bench of Justice Kashefa Hussain and Justice Fatema Najib delivered the
Admission tests in 22 univs to start from July 30, test fee up by Tk 300
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The admission tests for 2021-2022 academic year are going to start from July 30 this year under the cluster system at 22 public universities. The fee for the admission tests also increased from Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,500. The decisions were taken on Monday night at a virtual meeting of vice-chancellors of ... Read more