Bangladesh
Sports, cultural practices alongside study indispensible: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government wants to make the children of the country as worthy citizens keeping them away from terrorism, militancy, drugs and corruption by engaging them in sports and cultural activities.
Pro-BNP panel sweeps Dhaka Bar Association election
BNP-backed lawyers’ blue panel has won a landslide victory in the Dhaka Bar Association election for the 2010-21 session, bagging 10 posts including that of the president and general secretary.
DNCC launches anti-mosquito campaign
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday launched a programme to eradicate Aedes mosquito and raise awareness in Mirpur.
4 of a family among 6 killed in Rajshahi road crash
Six people, including four of a family, were killed and two others injured as a private car crashed into a roadside tree at Kadirpur in Godagari upazila on Saturday.
‘Salam party’ members among 42 ‘snatchers’ held in city
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested 42 snatchers, including members of ‘Salam party’, a gang of snatchers, in separate drives in the city on Friday.
People under ‘suppressive rule’: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is running the country ‘suppressing’ people and ‘snatching’ their rights.
26 Nilphamari EPZ workers hospitalised with breathing problems
Twenty-six workers of a Chinese company of Uttara Export Processing Zone were admitted to Adhunik Sadar Hospital here on Saturday morning with breathing problems.
865 infected with respiratory problems in 24 hrs
Although the winter is over, 865 people were infected with respiratory problems across the country in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.
Fraud gang leader held in Cumilla
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the leader of a fraud gang in Chanpur area in Adarsha Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Blast at traffic police box: Security beefed up in Chattogram
Security has been beefed up in the city’s police boxes and check posts after the Friday’s explosion at a traffic police box in Soloshohor area in the city that left five people, including two cops, injured.