Launch capsizes in Padma, 1 body recovered
A launch carrying over 150 passengers has capsized in Padma river near Mawa ghat in Munshiganj on Monday morning.
The rescuers have recovered one body as of 1:30pm, Louhajang police station Officer-in-charge Tofazzol Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune.
Draft broadcast policy approved
The cabinet has given final approval to the draft of National Broadcasting Policy.
The policy was cleared at the regular cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan briefed media after the meeting.
5 policemen attacked in Habiganj
Five police officials have been injured in an attack while trying to catch some absconding accused at Azmiriganj upazila in Habiganj on Monday morning.
Of the injured, Constable Shahdat Hossain has been admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
Israel declares 7-hour Gaza truce
Israel announced it would be holding its fire in most of Gaza for seven hours Monday, amid world outrage over a deadly strike on a UN school in the Palestinian territory.
Israel said It would unilaterally hold fire to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and allow some of the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by an almost four-week-old war to go back to home, reported Reuters.
PSC plans to introduce detailed syllabus for BCS
The Public Service Commission, for the first time, is going to introduce a 'detailed' syllabus for the preliminary test of the Bangladesh Civil Service examinations, incorporating three new subjects along with the present six disciplines.
The authorities will publicise the new syllabus for the preliminary test ahead of the upcoming 35th BCS examination.
Cell phone subscribers’ growth drops
The country’s cell phone industry has witnessed a negative growth in the first half of this year, with only 27.69 lakh new subscribers having active SIMs.
Although half of the mobile phone operators had earlier used to register more than 75 lakh new subscribers in the first half of the previous years, a recent report of telecom regulatory body revealed the total number of new subscribers declined by over 68% in the first six months of 2014.
Death toll from China quake rises to 367
The death toll from the earthquake in southwestern China has risen to 367.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake also left 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province. Thousands of buildings including a school were collapsed.
Google doodle marks Kishore Kumar's birth anniversary
The latest Google Doodle commemorative logo has paid tribute to the Hindi cinema legend Kishore Kumar's 85th birth anniversary.
Though he is best known as one of Indian cinema's greatest playback singers, he was also an actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenplay writer and scriptwriter.
