News Watch- (08-04-2019)

Madrasa girl in critical condition at DMCH

The condition of the female madrasa student from Feni, who suffered 80 per cent burns, is critical, doctors said Sunday. A seven-member medical board, formed by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, examined the girl. The madrasa management committee has decided to provide Tk 2,00,000 for the victim's treatment. Oipolice cordoned off the madrasa. — UNB

SC upholds Khaleda's bail in Cumilla case

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court upheld on Sunday a High Court order that granted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia six-month interim bail in a murder case filed over the death of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla in 2015. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order rejecting a petition filed by the state. — UNB

Rickshawpuller

dies as bus hits

vehicle in city

A rickshaw puller was killed as a bus hit his rickshaw in the Gulistan area of the city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jakir Hossain, 60, of Nawabganj Upazila of Dhaka, said Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police out-post in-charge Bachchu Mia. — UNB