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Road crashes kill 2,123 in four months: BJKS

Some 2,123 people were killed while 5,558 others injured in as many as 1,871 road accidents across the country in the first four months of the year, reports UNB.Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity(BJKS), a passengers' welfare association came up with this statistics on Monday.After monitoring the local, regional and online newspapers...

DGHS seeks addl allocation for free treatment of Rohingyas

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has sought additional allocation from the government for providing treatment free of cost to the Rohingya people who entered Bangladesh fleeing persecution in Myanmar, officials said.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) recently forwarded the DGHS plea to the Ministry of Finance...

RAB arrest 23 in city raid

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 23 people for committing fraud by offering fake jobs in a so-called multi-level marketing company in Dhaka's Uttara, reports bdnews24.com."The detainees are involved with a fake company-- Lifeway Bangladesh. They operated from a well-decorated office at sector 10 at Uttara," said ASP Md...

Law Commission chief for harsher penalties to stop road accidents

Law Commission Chairman Justice ABM Khairul Haque has said harsher punishment is needed to stop road accidents, reports bdnews24.com.The former chief justice told reporters after a meeting with Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Monday that the traffic law should be changed and enforced strictly.Justice Haque expressed dismay at the...

Shanxi varsity scholarships for BD students

Shanxi University of China has offered scholarships for Bangladeshi students. A delegation of the university made the offer at a programme in the city, said a press release on Sunday.Around 200 students and guardians were present, among others, in the programme.The delegation said around fifty thousand students from different countries...

Death anniversary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed

Today (Tuesday) is the 33rd death anniversary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies, says a statement. He was also founder director of Arab Bangladesh Bank Ltd, former president of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industries and former chairman of Tea Traders Association of Bangladesh...

WEATHER-1-5-2018

Rain /thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes are likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday).Day temperature may...

Bangladesh Coast Guard Director General Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury speaking

Bangladesh Coast Guard Director General Rear Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury speaking at a press conference at the Agargaon headquarters in the city on Monday — Coast Guard Photo

Students taking part at the 'Freshman Orientation Programme- Summer 2018' of the BRAC University

Students taking part at the 'Freshman Orientation Programme- Summer 2018' of the BRAC University in the city on Monday. Vice chancellor of the university Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb was present on the occasion