Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said collapse of the one-point movement of BNP and 32 like-minded opposition parties is inevitable as these parties are a mismatched and hotchpotch. Quader, who is also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, was responding to the queries of journalists after inspecting the construction work of Dhaka Elevated Expressway in Kawla area, adjacent ...
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Question doesn’t arise at all to sit for dialogue: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said question doesn’t arise at all to reach a consensus with the ruling Awami League government. “We held dialogue trusting them (Awami League) in the past, but was cheated. So, question doesn’t arise to hold dialogue with them again,” he said taking part in a discussion on contemporary political context organised in ...
Read More »24,158 Hajj pilgrims return home
After completion of all formalities during performing Hajj, a total of 24,158 pilgrims have returned home till Saturday. They have come back to the country via 64 return Hajj flights. Among the flights, the number of flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines is 22, Saudia Airlines is 27 and Flynas Airlines is 15. The information was disclosed in a 46th ...
Read More »School, colleges reopen Sunday, 5 instructions issued to check dengue
All educational institutes across the country will reopen on Sunday (9 July) after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. As dengue cases are increasing in the country, the government has issued five instructions to these institutions. Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) had issued an order to the principals and field-level education officers of all public and private educational institutions with a request ...
Read More »299 killed in road accidents during Eid rush
At least 299 people were killed and 544 injured in 277 road accidents in 15 days during the rush centring the Eid-ul-Azha. Jatri Kalyan Samity revealed the information at a press conference held at the auditorium of Bangladesh Photo Journalist Association in the capital on Saturday. It said 25 people were killed and 10 injured in 25 railway related accidents ...
Read More »Momen displeased at ‘seeking solutions’ of Bangladesh’s internal issues from foreigners
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed displeasure over “seeking solutions” of Bangladesh’s internal issues from foreigners, especially from diplomats stationed in Dhaka. “I believe you (media) will not be playing a supportive role to that end,” he said while speaking at DCAB Talk at the Foreign Service Academy. Momen said diplomats come here to promote bilateral relations between ...
Read More »ICC to press for justice for Rohingyas: Chief Prosecutor
International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has laid emphasis on accelerating efforts to bring justice for the Rohingyas. At a media briefing in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, he said there is a gap between promises and delivery of justice, reports UNB. Chief prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox’s Bazar to hear testimony from survivors of alleged genocide by Myanmar’s military ...
Read More »Six of a family killed in Jashore road accident
Six members of a family were killed as a bus hit a battery-run autorickshaw in Lebutala area of Jashore town on Friday. The accident took place in the area at about 6.30pm, said Katwali Police Station OC Tajul Islam. Details of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Read More »Test run of train on Agargaon-Motijheel route of metro rail launched
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday inaugurated the test run of trains on Agargaon-Motijheel route of metro rail. He inaugurated the test run by waving a green flag at the metro rail’s Agargaon Station on Friday afternoon. Speaking on the occasion, Obaidul Quader said launching of the movement of metro rail between Agargaon and Motijheel portion is ...
Read More »Five Rohingyas killed in Ukhiya camp ‘gunfight’
Five Rohingya people were killed and some others were injured in a gunfight between two groups at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar district early Friday. The deceased were Anwar Hossain, 24, resident of Camp-8 West H-49 Block; Mohammad Hamim, 16, residents of Camp-8 West A-21 Block; Nurul Amin, 24, of Camp-13; and Md Nazimullah of Camp-10, H-42 Block. ...
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