4 suspected traffickers held in capital
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested four suspected human traffickers from the capital's Motijheel area. The identities of the arrestees could not be ascertained yet.
Arrest warrant against Alal
A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrant against Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, president of BNP's youth wing Jubo Dal, in an arson case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Aminul Hoque issued the warrant rejecting the time petition filed by Alal's lawyer.
SUST protest enters second day; no headway appears
The teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) who are on protest demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan have kept their programme for second consecutive day on Tuesday.
Fire at slum near FDC
A fire has broken out at the slum near Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) level crossing in capital's Karwan Bazar. Fire service control room duty officer Ataur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune that the fire originated at the slum around 11:50am Tuesday.
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 66th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami League. Sheikh Hasina paid the homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the capital on Tuesday morning.
Pakistan heatwave kills 572
Over 570 people have been killed across Pakistan due to a persisting heatwave in the country, reports Press TV. The casualty figures in the largest city of Karachi and other districts of the southern province of Sindh surpassed the 400 mark.
Unicef urges world to focus on most disadvantaged children
The UN children's agency is warning that unless the world focuses on the most disadvantaged youngsters in its new goals to fight global poverty over the next 15 years, millions more children will die from mostly preventable causes and be chronically undernourished.