6 killed in Barisal road accident
Six people have been killed and eight others injured in a collision between a three-wheeler and a truck in Doriarpar area on Dhaka-Barisal highway. The deceased are Swapan Das, Amirunnesa, Shohrab Hossain, Altaf Hossain, Parul Begum and Mamunur Rashid Ridoy.
Tabith pledges corruption-free, digitised Dhaka
Tabith Awal, BNP-backed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation elections, has promised to make the capital city free of corruption if he is elected. He made the statement while unveiling his manifesto comprising 12 points in a press conference held at his election campaign office in the capital on Thursday afternoon.
Kafee promises safe city for women
Dhaka North City Corporation polls mayoral candidate Abdullah Al Kafee has promised to make a city which will be safe for the women. Kafee unveiled his 71-point election manifesto in capital's National Press Club Auditorium on Thursday morning.
Electrician hacked to death in Habiganj
Assailants have hacked an electrician to death in Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj. The deceased is Johir Uddin, 60, son of Kalu Mia of Haura Baghasura village. Johit was injured when assailants hacked him while he was going to his work on Thursday morning.
Rampura victims’ bodies handed over to families
The bodies of 12 killed in two-storey tin-house collapse have been handed over to their families. Dhaka district Tejgaon circle officer Shakil Ahmed told the Dhaka Tribune that the bodies of 12 had been handed over to their families on Thursday morning.
New Zealand shares intelligence with BD
New Zealand has shared intelligence material on terrorists collected through covert surveillance with Bangladesh, the New Zealand Herald reported on Thursday following secret documents. The documents shine light on the major role played by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) in electronic spying operations conducted in the small South Asian nation, says the newspaper.