Accusing the government of allowing militants and terrorists to raise their heads by weakening democratic forces, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed yesterday alleged the regime has chosen a dangerous path to get international support and hang onto power, reports UNB. “Some derailed people and extremists…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has taken steps to bring the entire country under railway network for development of its communications system, reports UNB. “We want to carry goods through railways alongside roads and waterways,” she said when visiting Asian Infrastructure…

Fifteen days after the enforcement to press home their demand for running indoor activities of full-fledged 500-bedded hospital, students of Satkhira Medical College yesterday postponed their indefinite strike until December 16, reports UNB. Convener of the movement Alamgir Hossain made the announcement…

Riverbank erosion and seasonal floods displace about 4 lakh people across the country each year, says a new report. The report, ‘Community Resilience and Disaster Related Displacement in South Asia’, conducted by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), reveals that about 4 million people have…

Munshiganj: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the main construction work on the Padma Bridge before this Victory Day, reports UNB. He came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after visiting the Padma Bridge construction…

Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bhaluka and Phulbaria upazila yesterday morning. The victims were identified as Kahirul Hasan, 16, helper of a human hauler; and Ambia Begum, 35, a garment worker. Police said Khairul died on the spot when a brick-laden human hauler overturned at…

A physician was crushed to death under the wheels of a moving train at South Sadevpur near Feni Railway Station yesterday. The deceased has been identified as PC Banik, 65, a cardiologist at a local clinic and a resident of the area. Railway sources said the accident took place when Dr Banik along with…

Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, aged around 55, from Chaciar Beel at Khaduli village in Dhunut upazila early yesterday.  Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Dhunut police station, said some fishermen saw a body floating in the canal and informed the police. The body has been…

Protesting the killing of schoolgirl Nadira and demanding speedy trial of the killer, fellow students brought a procession in the district town yesterday morning. Nadira Akhtar, 10,  a  student of class-III at Mymensingh Zila Parishad High School, was brutally killed by her cousin on Thursday.…

The government has so far distributed identity (ID) cards to about 9.7 lakh fishermen so that genuine fishermen can avail of the incentives and facilities being provided by it, reports UNB. “We’ve already registered about 14.2 lakh fishermen across the country and prepared a list of their…

A demand for establishment of a government medical and dental college in the district was reitereted by its movers at an opinion exchange meeting with the media men here yesterday. The Government Medical and Dental College Establishment Movement Committee arranged the meeting in the association with…

Law enforcers arrested 60 people in separate drives carried out in Jhenidah and Satkhira from Friday night till yesterday morning. Our Jhenidah correspondent reports: Police arrested 29 people, including 11 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different places…

A 14-year old female garment worker was gang-raped by miscreants at Sadhapur area in the city on Friday night, reports UNB. Family members of the victim said several youths, including Kalam and Jibon of the area, picked up the 14-year-old girl, who used to work at a garment factory at Namabazar area,…

At least ten people were killed after a French high-speed train derailed because of ‘excessive speed’ during a test run at Eckwersheim in eastern France yesterday, reports AFP. The train accident happened due to ‘excessive speed’ while technicians were on board for testing, said…