4 die in Sirajganj boat capsize, 20 missing
Four people have been killed and 20 others gone missing in a boat capsize in the Jamuna River in Chouhali upazila of Sirajganj on Thursday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately, Chouhali police station Officer-in-Charge Shamsul Haque told the Dhaka Tribune.
RMG workers’ hunger strike enters third day
Around 1,200 workers of four garment factories of Tuba Group have been continuing hunger strike programme for the third consecutive day in the capital, demanding their unpaid salaries and allowance.
On Thursday, at least 10 workers have fallen sick due to the hunger strike, reports a private TV channel.
HSC results on August 13
The education boards will publish the results of Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations on August 13.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has made the announcement while talking to reporters at the ministry on Thursday.
8 more bodies recovered, 3 still missing
Eight more bodies have been recovered from the river Padma in Kushtia district where a boat capsized on Tuesday.
Bheramara police station Officer-in-Charge Mamun Khan has told about the bodies’ recovery to the Dhaka Tribune.
Ashraf rules out BNP’s violent movement
Awami League General Secretary and also LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam has ruled out the possibility of BNP’s violent movement.
The minister made the remark while talking to the journalists at the secretariat on Thursday, the first day after Eid vacation.
Police sergeant among 3 killed in road crash
Three members of a family including a police sergeant have been killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Batisha in Chouddagram upazila on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 52, a sergeant of Brahmanbaria District Police, his wife Lovely, 35, and their minor daughter Nuzhat, 3.
Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshis
A Greek court has acquitted local farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers in the country.
The court’s decision to acquit the farmers has sparked outrage in Greece, The Guardian reported on Thursday
Missing tourist’s body found in Jaflong
The body of a tourist, who went missing WEdnesday while bathing in the Piyain river at Jaflong, has been recovered from the area on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased is Kamrul, 20, son of khursid Alam of Sylhet town.
