News Watch (24-07-2019)

2,000 level-crossings unauthorised, says railways minister

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan said on Tuesday about 2,000 level crossings out of 3,200 across the country are unauthorised. "Permission is needed from the Railways to construct roads over rail lines. But many roads are built without approval," he said at a press briefing at the Rail Bhaban. He noted that the unauthorised crossings lack safety measures. He held the Local Government and the Roads and Highways Department responsible for the roads. — UNB

PM undergoes eye surgery in London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on an official visit to the UK, underwent a surgery in her left eye at a London hospital on Monday. "The prime minister underwent the operation in her left eye at a hospital in the British capital late Monday afternoon," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said over the phone from London. Sheikh Hasina, he said, is doing well after the

surgery. — UNB