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A total of 18,233 people were killed and 15,471 others injured, 12,537 of them critically, in road accidents across the country during the last five and a half years till June this year, official sources said here today. Police filed a total of 21906 cases with various police stations accusing 21,100 people during the period ... Read more

1 killed, 15 badly injured in melting iron; work safety missing Explosion of a furnace at a steel factory in the city left one dead and 15 workers seriously injured yesterday reminding the horrible lack of workers’ safety in this sector. Eight of the workers of Hasan Steel Mill at Kadamtoli were admitted to the ... Read more

The High Court (HC) yesterday forbidden holding of all types of political and cultural programme at the main altar of the Central Shaheed Minar. The court also directed the government to give national awards to both dead (posthumous) and alive language heroes, and provide financial assistance to the needy heroes in recognition of

The members of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the Government to build special economic zones in Rajshahi and Rangpur in a bid to generate employment. For the sake of balanced development, the government should give tax exemption to the entrepreneurs who want to build industry in the areas, they

Lab test confirms infection The suspected anthrax outbreak in Sirajganj is tested to be the mildest form of the skin infection that can easily be treated with antibiotics. Laboratory tests of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed it as cutaneous anthrax, the most common form of the disease, which infected ... Read more

Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were shot dead on Satkhira border on Monday and Tuesday night. BDR sources said a group of cattle traders were taken by Indians to their cattle market at Hatathganj bazzar on Monday. After purchase of cattle they were returning at about 11 pm when BSF troopers of Joynagar camp fired at ... Read more

The Dhaka University (DU) is going to see a different style of convocation for its tens of thousands of ‘deprived’ graduates who have passed during the three decades – 1960’s to early 90s – when there was almost no convocation held in DU. The primary preparations for the grand arrangement are going on after the

The Chittagong city police have begun collecting finger prints and detailed information of CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers through laptops for prevention of various crimes, including mugging. Chittagong Metropolitan Police’s deputy commissioner Banaj Kumar Majumder told bdnews24.com, “Finger prints of over 100 CNG-run auto rickshaw drivers have been taken on the

Twelve more Anthrax affected people had been detected in Sirajganj and Pabna districts yesterday raising the number of affected to138. Of the affected, ten were in Sirajganj district while the rest two in Pabna district, Civil Surgeon office sources said. The affected are: Sabina Khatun (25) of Barakandi village, Ashamoni (13) and

Mobile phone operators and related regulatory bodies will soon start to verify the authenticity of the personal information provided by consumers on the purchase of mobile connections by cross checking it with their national identity cards. The election commission (EC) has said that it would provide all necessary assistance to the

The government is planning to almost double the fare of CNG-run auto rickshaws. In response to strong persuasion from auto rickshaw owners, the communications ministry has formed a committee late last year for suggestions. The committee, headed by chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), is

Two painters fell off an 18-storey building at Motijheel in the capital and died, hospital sources said. The deceased were Abbas, 30, and Swapan, 28, who brothers and residents of Muladi in Barisal. Witnessed said they had fallen on the ground when they were painting the walls of the top floor of the WW Tower ... Read more

Pirates threw 36 fishermen into the sea with their hands and legs tied, after attacking two fishing trawlers off the coast of Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The pirates looted fish, fishing net, and trawler engines worth several lakh taka and beat up most of the fishermen. Nineteen fishermen of one trawler were rescued from the ... Read more

Cabinet okays draft law The cabinet on Monday approved a draft of the Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to allow non-resident Bangladeshis to register as voters, fulfilling the expatriates’ long-standing demand. The expatriate Bangladeshis, as per the draft, would be able to exercise their right to vote in all elections in the country after

Commuters left to deal with potholes, garbage The residents of Uttara Model Town have been passing miserable days for over a year as Sonargaon-Janapath Road, stretching from intersection of sector-12 to Khalpar remains potholed and laden with garbage. Their sufferings intensify as the road submerges knee-deep under water even after a light rainfall and the ... Read more

The Dhaka University (DU) family yesterday observed Black Day on the campus with demands to the government to take necessary steps to identify the ‘main culprits’ behind the torture of DU teachers and students during and after the unrest on August 20, 2007 at DU. They also demanded a fresh investigation into the August 20-22 ... Read more

Service to start by end of this month Without building necessary infrastructure, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) is going to introduce waterbuses on Aminbazar-Sadarghat route by the end of this month. In a bid to minimise tedious tailbacks in the city, the vessels will ply the 16 kilometres long waterway. But the landing stations–Kholamura, ... Read more

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts has recommended nationalising all primary (registered) and community schools across the country. The recommendation was made at a meeting of the committee held at Sangsad Bhaban with its chief Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir in the

The election of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held at a convenient time between mid-September and mid-November, while the Union Parishad (UP) and Municipal (Pourasabha) elections in December and January. Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain said this while he was talking with reporters at his Sher-e-Bangla Nagar office in the

3 critically burnt; locals of Old Dhaka revisit Nimtoli nightmare A fire at a chemicals storehouse left three people seriously injured in a residential area of Lalbagh in Old Dhaka yesterday. The wounded were admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. The blaze started at about 2:30pm on ... Read more