18 named, 10-12 unnamed people accused of rape, abduction, torture in line with HC orders In line with the High Court order, police yesterday recoded a fresh case in connection with the death of rape victim Hena Akter against 18 named and 10-12 unnamed people on five charges. The accused are facing the charges of ... Read more
Other Headlines
It all starts from here
Frenetic construction work is underway at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong as hundreds worked overtime to prepare the venue to host the first practice match in the lead-up to the World Cup between hosts Bangladesh and Canada today. Bricks are being laid on the approach road to the stadium, even as a new ... Read more
Hospital in sickbed
Patients at Mitford Hospital face bed shortage; emergency ward doesn’t have necessary equipment; ICU inoperative Patients suffer badly for lack of care and facilities at the state-run Mitford Hospital in the capital. At the postnatal ward of nearly two-century-old hospital, newborns are left lying on mattresses on the floor. Cats move around, cleaners gather waste ... Read more
Artist, not ‘disabled’
With no arms and the back paralysed, he has overcome disability and discrimination to become a successful painter. Ibrahim Mallik can paint pictures using his mouth and his works sell at a good price and win competition. “It is a great pleasure for me that I entered a working life from nothing,” said the
2 more die from Nipah
Death toll 29 Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early yesterday, raising the death toll to 29. Mim, 4, of Satighat village in Joldhaka upazila of Nilphamari, died at about 12:00midnight while Hamida, 28, of Nilphamari Sadar upazila, at about
Woman kills herself for stalking
A housewife committed suicide on Thursday night to save herself from a stalker at Pabna. Ayesha Khanam, 38, widow of Eusuf Ali of Hidashkhole village in Atghoria upazila, took poison, police and locals said. Ayesha was immediately rushed to Pabna General Hospital where doctors declared her
Stalker jailed in Satkhira
A mobile court sentenced a stalker to six months imprisonment for stalking a class-five student at village Sharafpur in Assassuni upazila yesterday evening. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Gias Uddin, also the executive magistrate, delivered the judgment after hearing both sides
Book fair sees holiday crowd
Ekushey Book Fair Book fair sees holiday crowd The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela venue wore a new look yesterday when children and youths of different ages overwhelmingly adorned their faces with different colours. Students of different colleges and universities of the capital adorn the faces of booklovers with various colours especially on Friday, the weekly ... Read more
Fresh case to add 5 more charges
HC issues 8 directives for justice to the girl whipped to death, family * Probe conflicting post-mortem reports, * Punish 2 culprit cops, * Run already-filed murder case, * Change investigation officer, * Campaign against fatwa, as a criminal offence, * Arrest perpetrators immediately, * Provide security to Hena’s family The High Court yesterday issued ... Read more
Everything in place
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Everything in place If there was any lingering sense of disbelief that a World Cup is actually going to be held on these shores, it must surely have been dispelled on Wednesday evening when the Canadian team became the first to arrive in Dhaka. The North Americans were escorted to ... Read more
Bear run at DSE, protests on
The bear run and investors’ demonstrations continued at the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday, the last trading day of the week, belying the finance minister’s assurance that the capital market would be stabilised by the week. Hundreds of investors took to the streets at Motijheel for the fifth day after the
Nipah claims 2 more lives
Nipah encephalitis claimed two more lives in Dinajpur and Gaibandha yesterday, raising the death toll to 27. Masuma Akhter Moni, 11, of Belaichandi village in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur, and Muktar, 45, of Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital around 12:00noon. Moni was admitted to the hospital with high fever on ... Read more
Double blow for family
It is not only Hena’s memory that haunts her family members. They are also deeply worried about repaying the loan taken for her treatment. Hena’s father Darbesh Kha, a day-labourer, borrowed Tk 40,000 to arrange her treatment, burial and other relevant expenses such as food and conveyance, family members
Courtroom shell-shocked
Shariatpur civil surgeon reads out injury details As the Shariatpur civil surgeon yesterday read out in the High Court the fresh autopsy report citing injury marks all over Hena’s body, people in the courtroom seethed with rage, some even shouted expletives. Only nine days back, an autopsy conducted at Shariatpur Sadar Hospital did not find ... Read more
1,500MW shortage a day in summer: minister
The state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Mohammad Enamul Haque told parliament on Thursday that in coming summer the country would face 1,500 MW shortage of electricity. Replying to a question from Faridunnahar Laily, MP, he said that the average daily generation of power in February stood at 3,800 to 4,000 MW against ... Read more
Autistic child worker dies in 4-storey fall
An autistic teenager met tragic death while working at a construction site in Uttara yesterday. Deceased Moshiur Rahman, 14, son of Abdul Bashir Rahman of Chapainawabganj, came to Dhaka six days ago for treatment. As the father ran out of money, he and Moshiur started day labouring at a construction
Saarc gets first woman secy general
The 33rd Saarc Council of Ministers meeting has unanimously endorsed former Maldivian attorney general Aishath Dhiyana Saeed as the first ever female secretary general of the eight-nation regional body. Dhiyana would become the first female and the youngest secretary general of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) when she takes office on March 1, ... Read more
Non-motorised vehicles not to be allowed on highways
The government on Wednesday ordered the law enforcement agencies not to allow non-motorised vehicles to ply national highways any more to check fatal accidents. The directive came at a meeting at the secretariat on highway traffic management. The home affairs minister, Sahara Khatun, presided over the
‘Heavy wounds’ all over body
Girl Whipped to Death ‘Heavy wounds’ all over body Finds fresh autopsy report to HC; main accused Mahbub held Hena’s body bears “heavy wounds” all over, the High Court said yesterday quoting a fresh autopsy report submitted to it. The death of Hena was homicidal in nature, the HC further said quoting the post-mortem report ... Read more
People say power price increase to add to woes
A cross section of the people has adversely reacted to the power price increase as it will add to their sufferings. Experts, politicians, businessmen and common people think that power price increase would push up essential goods prices that have already hit hard low- and middle-income