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Police opened fire in self-defence

Mentioning that prima facie evidence suggested that police opened fire on the demonstrators in Bhola in self-defence, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said they were investigating whether there was any negligence on the part of police and others, reports UNB."Whether there's any negligence of duty on the part of...

Shikkhak-Karmachari Federation

Shikkhak-Karmachari Federation of Non-MPO Institutions observing fast unto death programme in front of the National Press Club in the city on Monday, demanding their inclusion into MPO scheme — FE photo

BMA demands workplace safety for physicians

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 21: Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) Chattogram district branch protested the murder of its member Dr Mohammed Shah Alam.Dr Alam was killed by miscreants when he was returning from port city to his home at Mirerswari on Thursday night last. The BMA leaders also demanded safety at workplace for...

Nine new addl judges take oath

Nine newly-appointed additional judges to the High Court were sworn in on Monday morning, reports UNB.Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath of office to them at 10:30 am at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge.The judges are Md Mahbubul Islam, Dr Jakir Hossain, Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, Sahed Nur Uddin,...

Wildcat bus strike causes public sufferings in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 21 (UNB): Thousands of city dwellers faced immense sufferings as bus owners and workers went on a wildcat strike on Monday protesting punishment of a bus owner and two workers by a mobile court.Bus Owners Association General Secretary Belayet Hossain said it was not a decision of the...

12 get death penalty for killing man in Kishoreganj

A Dhaka tribunal sentenced on Monday 12 people to death for killing a man in Kishoreganj in 2015, report agencies.The condemned convicts are Mahabubur Rahman Bhuiya, Mozammel Haque Bhuiya, Afzal Bhuiya, Nayan Bhuiya, Bhulon Bhuiya, Ruhul Amin, Emdadul Haque, Shipon Mia, Sultana Akter, Delwar Hossain, Bidhan Sannashi and Nilufa Akter...

Rajshahi teacher held for rape attempt on student

RAJSHAHI, Oct 21 (UNB): A lecturer of Rajshahi University School and College was arrested on Sunday for rape attempt on a sixth grader girl.Police said they arrested Durul Huda from Kajla area.He was shown arrested in a case filed by the victim's mother. A court sent him to jail when...

Father, daughter crushed to death by train in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Oct 21 (UNB): A man and his minor daughter were crushed to death by a train at Namobhadra in the city on Monday afternoon.The dead are Rubel Ali, 30, and his daughter Rumayia Khatun, aged two and a half, of Dharampur in the city.Sayeed Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Govt...

Robbers shoot BD man dead in S Africa

A Bangladeshi businessman from Feni has died after being shot by assailants in South Africa, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred in Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday, said his father Abul Kashem.The dead man has been identified as 35-year-old Nur Hossain Sumon.Sumon and his brother Nur Uddin were owners of...

Dhaka ranks third worst

Bangladesh's capital was ranked third worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka had a score of 197 at 9:00 am, which means the city's air quality was classified as unhealthy.Vietnam's Hanoi and India's Delhi were at the top of the list with scores of 245 and...

Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Md Jahangir Alam

Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Md Jahangir Alam and Bangladesh Open University vice- chancellor Prof Dr MA Mannan releasing balloons at a function on its campus in Gazipur on Monday, marking the 27th founding anniversary of the university

WEATHER 22-10-2019

Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna division the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday).Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, said Met Office. The country's highest temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius was recorded on...