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July 22, 2022

Bangladesh media delegation wraps up India tour at Guwahati

Bangladesh media delegation has concluded its week-long visit to India with a series of meetings in multiple cities as part of the “Familiarisation Programme.”The Ministry of External Affairs, India hosted the programme for the 20-member media delegati…

5 crushed under train in Gopalganj

At least five construction workers were killed and three injured as a train rammed a concrete mixer three-wheeler at a crossing in Gopalganj’s Kashiani upazila Thursday night, the fire service said.The deceased were Sujar Mridha (35), Paritosh Das (30)…

20 injured as bus overturns at Jatrabari

At least 20 people sustained injuries after a commuter bus overturned in the Bishwaroad area of Jatrabari in Dhaka on Friday morning.The accident occurred around 6.30am when the driver lost control of the speeding bus, belonging to Bandhan Paribahan, m…

Worker killed in Kurigram road accident

A worker died after a paddy-laden truck he was traveling in flipped over and trampled him on Chandipur Bridge in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram in the small hours of Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Gafur, 50, a resident of Daknirpat village…

Newborn found abandoned at graveyard in Sunamganj

A newborn baby was found abandoned at a graveyard in Ibrahimpur on the outskirts of Sunamganj town on Thursday night.Hearing the cries of the newborn around 10pm, locals rescued the girl and rushed her to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital.Taslima Akter, a resid…

35 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Thirty-Five more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Among them, 34 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining in other places, it said.As many…

Covid-19: 2 more die, 620 new cases reported in 24hrs

Bangladesh registered two more Covid-linked deaths with 620 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.With the latest figures, the country’s total fatalities reached 29,258 while the caseload 2,000,899, according to the Directorate General of Health Servic…

2 killed in Feni road crash

An auto rickshaw driver and a woman riding it were killed when the vehicle was hit by a truck near Panchgachia in Feni on Friday.The deceased were identified as Md Shakil, 20, from Momarispur village and Jesmin Akter,45, from Yakubpur village in Dagonb…

BCL leader hacked to death in Cox’s Bazar

A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants in Sadar Upazila of Cox’s Bazar in the early hours of Thursday.The deceased was identified as Emon Hasan Mowla, joint general secretary of ward No.4 unit BCL and s…

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi out of 2nd Test with knee injury

Pakistan’s first-Test star fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has a bruised knee and will not play in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting Sunday.The 22-year-old Afridi was the pick of the seamers from either side in the first Test, finishing wit…

Two of 5 assailants finally identified in CU incident

The local administration has identified two youths involved in a sexual assault on a female student at Chittagong University.However, three others involved in the incident have not yet been identified, said Shahidul Islam, assistant proctor of the univ…

Youth associated with journo Rubel killing held in Kushtia

Police arrested a youth associated with the killing of local journalist Hasibur Rahman Rubel from Rajarhat intersection area of Kushtia town on Wednesday night.The arrestee is Imran Sheikh Emon, 32, son of Shamsul Alam Samu of Courtpara area of the tow…

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