Bangladesh
Death toll from Moulvibazar train crash climbs to 5
Moulvibazar, June 24 (UNB) – The death toll from Sunday night’s train crash at Baramchal in Kulaura upazila here rose to five.
SI held with ‘Yaba, hemp’ in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon, June 24 (UNB) – Detectives arrested two people, including a sub-inspector of police, reportedly along with 8,000 Yaba tablets and 2 kg hemp in Pirganj upazila on Sunday.
Moulvibazar train crash kills 4, injures over 200
Moulvibazar, June 24 (UNB) – An intercity train derailed at Baramchal in Kulaura upazila on Sunday night, killing at least four passengers and injuring over 200 others.
HC wants list of vacant physician posts in prisons
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) – The High Court on Sunday asked the Inspector General of Prisons to submit the list of vacant post of physicians at all prisons across the country within six weeks.
Man held for raping minor girl in Faridpur
Faridpur, June 23 (UNB) – Police have arrested a man in Madhukhali upazila for reportedly raping his niece over a year.
Banani Fire: Rupayan Group chairman gets bail
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB)- A court on Sunday granted bail to Chairman of Rupayan Group Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul in a case filed over the fire incident at Banani’s FR Tower that killed 26 people last March.
Khaleda’s trial inside Keraniganj jail: HC drops writ from cause list
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) - The High Court on Sunday dropped from the cause list the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government’s move to hold trial in 17 cases against her inside the Keraniganj Central Jail.
Minorities demand equal per capital allocation in budget
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB)- Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad, an umbrella platform for the country’s religious minorities, on Sunday urged the government to allocate the budget equally on a per capita basis between both the majority and minority groups of the country.
Expecting mother, her husband seek PM’s help to save lives
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) – Alleging that the convicts and accused in two cases were issuing threats to them and trying to abduct them, Jesmin Akhter, an expecting mother, on Sunday sought the interference of the Prime Minister, Home Minister and Army chief to save their lives.
Ensure security of VVIPs, but don’t alienate them: President to SSF
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) – Underscoring the need for ensuring the foolproof security of VIPs without alienating them from general people, President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged members of the Special Security Force (SSF) to remain alert so that people do not get hurt by their behaviour.