The deadly fire at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda was brought under control on Tuesday morning after over 60 hours, said the Army.”We have been able to control the flames and the area is out of danger now,’ commanding officer of the 18th Brigade of th…
Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case over assaulting a police member in Puthia upazia of Rajshahi on Monday.The arrestee was Naeem Hasan, general secretary of ward -2 Baneshwar union BCL and ex-vice president of B…
The High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by Barrister Nazmul Huda seeking cancelation of the trial proceedings of a case filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission for bringing false allegations against former chief justice Surendra…
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Tuesday said legal action will be taken against those responsible for the BM Container Depot fire after receiving the probe reports.The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has been direct…
The ‘Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Bill, 2022’ was placed in Parliament on Tuesday with a provision of a monthly special allowance of Tk 70,000 for a retired chief justice.Law minister Anisul Huq placed the Bill and it…
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said no explosives have been found at the BM Container Depot in Sitakunda, and rather raised the spectre of sabotage behind the fire.He was making remarks at the Secretariat on Tuesday, after retu…
A 9-year-old boy died as a large branch of a tree fell on him in a freak accident, watching an elephant at Gabtali upazila of Bogura.The deceased was identified as Hasan Mia, son of van driver Bhadhan Shah of the village Taranihat Purbapara in Baliadig…
Showers are likely to cool off Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said Monday.Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisi…
Three people including a woman were killed and 15 others were injured as an inter-city bus lost control and crashed against a bridge at Bankkali in Dinajpur.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, police said.The accident occurred at aro…
A fire broke out at a shoe factory in city’s Bosila area on Monday night.According to Fire Service sources, the fire broke out on the third floor of the Ahmed Footwear factory at around 10.30 pm.After over an hour of efforts, two firefighting units bro…
The overall number of Covid cases is gradually approaching 536 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 535,912,801 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,32…
A pickup van driver and his assistant were killed in Lalpur upazila of Natore early Tuesday as a pickup van collided with a bus on Natore-Pabna highway.The deceased were identified as driver Apon Mia, and his assistant Moazzem, both from Tangail distri…
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