Bangladesh
2 children found dead after Bhasantek slum catches fire
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Firefighters recovered the bodies of two infants from a waterbody in Bhasantek slum after a fire raged through the slum on Thursday.
9 DU students receive Dean’s Award
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) - Nine meritorious students from different departments under the Faculty of Pharmacy of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday received the “Dean’s Award” for their excellent academic results in Bachelor of Pharm examinations of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Fire at power grid substation in Keraniganj
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – An under-construction grid substation caught fire in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday night.
Families of migrants left behind from mainstream policy: Research
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) - The government, civil society organisations and NGOs have failed to incorporate the issue of the members of migrants, who are left behind, in the mainstream policy and programme activities in Bangladesh, says a research.
Gatco case: Court fixes Feb 27 for charge-framing hearing from defence
Dhaka, Feb 7 (UNB) - A court here on Wednesday fixed March 18 for hearing charge-framing from the defence in the Gatco corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.
Road crashes kill 8 in four districts
Dhaka Feb 27 (UNB) – At least eight people including a schoolboy, were killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Cumilla, Satkhira and Gopalganj districts on Wednesday.
Medical team visits Thakurgaon family over mysterious deaths
Thakurgaon, Feb 27 (UNB) – A five-member medical team of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research on Wednesday visited a house at Bhandardah in Baliadanga upazila over death of five members of a family mysteriously in the space of 15 days.
The team members are- Doctor Gazi Shah Alam, Doctor Tanzina Nowrin, Doctor Debashish Kumar Shah, Doctor Shahnaz Parvin and Doctor Ismail Khan.
The ream reached at the house at 1:30pm and talked to surviving family members, locals, local representatives and collected samples from the house, said Doctor Shah Newaz, civil surgeon (acting) of Thakurgaon.
Besides, another medical team from Rajshahi has also come to Thakurgaon.
The both team will stay three days here, said the civil surgeon.
The collected samples will be sent to Dhaka. Then the reason behind their death would be known, he said.
He also urged local people not to be panicked. People can move freely.
Five members of the family-- Taher Ali, 55, son of Fazar Ali, Taher’s wife Hosne Ara, 45, his son-in-law Habibur Rahman, 35 and two sons Yousuf Ali, 30, and younger son Mehedi Hasan, 24, died mysteriously from February 9 to February 24 at the village, creating panic among the people.
Masudur Rahman Masud, upazila nirbahi officer of Baliadangi said that the administration had imposed a ban on one-km area around the house. However, the ban has been withdrawn and educational institutions will be reopened also.
Three killed in hailstorm, lightning strike in Sirajganj, Cumilla
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Three people including a college student, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike and hailstorm in Sirajganj and Cumilla districts on Wednesday.
DNCC, DSCC polls: No restriction on bus plying Thursday
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Though there was an initial restriction on the plying of all sorts of motorised vehicles except emergency and permitted ones in the capital for the elections to two city corporations, the Election Commission now says public buses can run on the city thoroughfares on the voting day on Thursday.
Public hearing on proposals to hike gas prices from Mar 11
Dhaka, Feb 27 (UNB) – Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) will conduct a four-day public hearing from March 11 on proposals placed by different entities for hiking gas prices.