Authorities suspect suicide A student of University of Asia Pacific died after falling from the university building on Dhaka’s Green Road this morning. Deceased Imam Hossain (23) was a third-year student of Computer Science and Engineering. University authorities and police suspect it was a case of suicide as the student was
Other Headlines
Abdul Gaffar Choudhury dies in UK
Veteran journalist and writer Abdul Gaffar Choudhury died at a hospital in the United Kingdom on Thursday. He was 87. ‘Journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury died at about 6:40am UK local time while undergoing treatment at a hospital in London,’ said Ekushey award winning journalist
India-Bangladesh trains to resume services after 2 yrs, likely on May 29
Three passenger trains from Kolkata to Dhaka, that were discontinued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume services soon, officials said. The services of the Maitree Express on Dhaka-Kolkata route and the Bandhan Express on Khulna-Kolkata route are scheduled to be resumed on
Bangladesh 5th among countries with severely malnourished children
Says Unicef report More than three lakh children, aged less than five years, suffered from severe malnutrition across the globe, reads a report by Unicef. Bangladesh is the fifth-worst among countries where children suffer from severe malnutrition, according to the report
UGC approves Tk 10,444 cr budget for 50 public universities
The University Grants Commission today approved a budget of Tk 10,444 crore for 50 public universities of the country for 2022-23 fiscal year. It also approved Tk 71.67 crore budget for itself for the same fiscal year, UGC said in a statement. Of the amount for 50 public universities, the size of revenue budget is ... Read more
The total lunar eclipse 2022, will it be visible in Bangladesh?
The world is set to witness the year’s first total lunar eclipse on Sunday (May 15). The process of the eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Banladesh Standard Time will be 9:29 am on Monday, as per a CNN report. The total lunar eclipse will start an hour later. ... Read more
Bangladesh 7th highest remittance recipient: World Bank
Bangladesh has retained its position as the recipient of the seventh highest amount of money transferred by migrant workers among 10 top recipient nations in 2021. This year, however, the country may continue to experience a meagre growth in remittance inflow of only 2 per cent this
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
5 of 2 families among the deceased At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022). The mishap left three passengers and the driver of the car, ... Read more
Road crashes during eid rush: Motorbike accidents drove up death toll
Road crashes and deaths during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise this year compared to last year mainly due to an increase in motorbike accidents, two road safety organisations said yesterday. Though the Eid journey was relatively smooth this year, the number of deaths in road crashes went up by around 20 percent than ... Read more
3 arrested with snake venom worth Tk 5 crore
Detectives Branch (DB) of police in a drive in the port city’s Double Mooring area seized two pounds of snake venom and arrested three people last night (May 13, 2022). The arrestees are Mohammed Ismail, Md Jaynal Abedin and Rupan Chakma, said a DB press release. Zahirul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of police Chattogram
Around 400 dead in accidents during Eid journey
Road Safety Foundation and Jatri Kalyan Samity say Around 400 people were dead in accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr journey, according to two platforms working for commuter rights. Road Safety Foundation said at least 376 people were dead and 1,500 injured in 283 accidents in Bangladesh in 14 days (April 25-May 8) during
Special hajj packages can’t be below Tk 4.63 lakh: Agencies’ Association
Hajj agencies will be able to announce separate “special hajj packages” on their own but the pricing of any such package cannot go below the minimum set amount, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh President M Shahadat Hossain Taslim said today. A Bangladeshi pilgrim will have to spend a minimum of Tk 4,63,744 for
Destiny scam: Rafiqul Amin gets 12 years of imprisonment, Harun 4 year
A Dhaka court today sentenced Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin to 12 years imprisonment in a case of embezzling customers’ money from Destiny Multipurpose Co-operative Society and money laundering. Destiny-2000 president Lt General (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was also given 4-years imprisonment. He surrendered before the
Hajj package announced, pilgrims to pay Tk 1 lakh more
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The government has proposed two government-approved Hajj packages for 2022 that will have the pilgrims to count over Tk1 lakh more to perform the holy duty. Package-1 and package-2 will cost Tk5,27,340 and Tk4,62,000 respectively, State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan said in a press conference on
Cyclone Asani: 9.6mm of rainfall recorded in Patuakhali
The local met office in Patuakhali district recorded 9.6mm of rainfall in seven hours since 5am today. Patuakhali Met Officer-in-charge Mohammad Masud Rana said that the rain may continue for the next five days. Due to cyclone Asani, the met office asked all river ports including Payra to hoist distant warning signal number two, the official ... Read more
After delivery, the newborn was stuck in the commode pipe, then …
A newborn was rescued half an hour after she got stuck in the toilet pipe. The mother gave birth in the toilet of the maternity ward of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal. The incident occurred around 4pm yesterday (May 7), when Shilpi Begum accidentally delivered the baby girl on a high commode of ... Read more
Low turns into depression in Bay
The well-marked low over the Southeast Bay and adjoining South Andaman Sea moved slightly north-westward and intensified into a depression. It is likely to intensify further and move in a north-westerly direction, said a Met office bulletin yesterday. The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised
People frightened of seeing tiger in fish enclosure at Bagerhat’s Sharankhola
Residents of Khejurbaria village, in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat, are panicked after a Royal Bengal Tiger was seen inside a fish enclosure last night. The village is about two kilometres away from the Sundarbans with Bhola river and Dhansagar village in between. Shahin Khan, owner of the
73 lakh mobile phone users left Dhaka Eid holiday
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Post and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Sunday said that around 73 lakh mobile SIM card users of different mobile operators have left Dhaka between 27-30 April ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The minister shared a post on his verified Facebook profile in this regard. The minister mentioned that this is not the ... Read more
May Day being observed in Bangladesh
May Day is being observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Sunday. Different labour organisations as well as political parties have been organising discussions and rallies and brought out processions in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country with a call to uphold rights of the workers. May Day, also known as the International Workers’ ... Read more