A total of nine arson attacks were reported across the country from 8 pm last night to 6 am today (November 12, 2023), according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence. Of these, 7 arson attacks were reported in Dhaka’s Jatrabari, Gulistan, Gabtoli, near Notre Dame College, Rupnagar, Sutrapur and Mirpur areas, said Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Media Cell, this morning. All the arson attacks in Dhaka were on buses ahead of the countrywide 48-hour blockade of roads, rail lines and waterways. Read: Arsonists set fire to another bus in Dhaka's Mirpur Moreover, the miscreants also set a pickup van and a bus on fire in Gazipur and Barishal respectively in the same period. Supporters of BNP and its associate bodies brought out a procession in favour of the blockade this morning in Barishal city and they also burnt tyres on the streets. Read: Fire Service records 15 arson incidents across country in 37 hrs till Thursday evening At a virtual press briefing, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday called upon the country’s people and BNP supporters to observe the blockade and make it successful. Read more: 13 arson incidents reported in 27 hours till this morning: Fire Service

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday (October 09, 2023) said the people of Dhaka would make BNP obsolete if it comes to paralyse the city. “BNP said it will paralyse Dhaka city in October. The people of Dhaka will paralyse them (BNP) instead. They said to shut the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. If they jump and dance too much, we’ll put Russian uranium on their heads and cool it down,” he said. Also read: Uphold non-communal spirit of Liberation War, says Quader Quader was speaking at a peace rally organised by Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League at Gabtoli in the capital on Monday afternoon. He warned BNP that it will not be good to jump too much. Also read: Not leaving the country in the hands of Pakistan’s friends: Quader The road transport and bridges minister said, “People are suffering due to the rise in commodity prices due to the global crisis. Sheikh Hasina is sleepless thinking about the people.” “Things cost more, but not a single person died without eating. If people live, Bangladesh will survive, Awami League will live, and the Liberation War will live,” he also said. Also read: General Election to be held as per constitution: Obaidul Quader Awami League Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, among others, addressed the rally with Dhaka City North AL President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman in the chair.

A 45-year-old ticket seller died after falling off a bus in the city's Gabtoli bus stand on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ekhlas Uddin, a resident of the city's Darus Salam area in Mirpur. He was a ticket seller at Matin Travels Bus Counter. At 12:30pm, Ekhlas fell off the bus while getting on the vehicle at the counter and got severely injured, said bus counter manager Abdur Rouf. Read more: Man dies falling off roof in Sylhet He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where he succumbed to his injuries around 6pm, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost. The body has been kept in the hospital morgue, he added.

Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) - Cattle markets in the city are getting prepared ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in full swing as traders bring a huge number of sacrificial animals from across the country to the capital for sales.   Visiting different cattle markets in the city, the UNB correspondent found that structures for keeping the cattle are being prepared in the makeshift cattle markets.   Leasers were also taking special measures to deal with rains in the days ahead.       Some 25 makeshift cattle markets will be set up in the capital under Dhaka North and South City Corporations (DNCC and DSCC), up from 22 last year.   The DSCC will host 14 cattle markets, while the DNCC will accommodate the other 11. Apart from the makeshift cattle markets, the permanent cattle market in Gabtoli will also be in business.