Desk Report: As the human haulers do not have route permits, they will not be allowed on roads- soon after such declaration by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Tuesday, the modified four-wheelers stopped running on the main roads of the capital, reports Daily Asian Age. Those vehicles were not found on the…
Dr Muhammad Abdul Mazid, Former Secretary and Former Chief Coordinator, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh: Socio-health organiser, humanitarian physician and founder of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim died on September 6. We are commemorating the great physician with profound respect and regard. Born on December 31 in 1911 at Murshidabad of India,…
Desk Report: It was March 12, 2018 when an US-Bangla Airlines, Bombardier Dash 8 (DHC-8-Q400) aircraft (Flight No. BS-211) with seventy-one passengers on board met a catastrophic accident at the premises of Tribhuvan International Airport. That tragic accident took the life of 47 passengers along with 4 crew members. Other 20 passengers were injured where,…
Abrar Hussain: Nearly 35 percent of students in Bangladesh, aged between 13 and 15, have reported being bullied at least one or more days in 30 days or involved in a physical fight at least once in 12 months in 2014, according to a new report by UNICEF. The report also added that globally, half…
UNB: The 22nd death annive-rsary of actor Salman Shah was observed yesterday. Different organizations took up elaborate programs marking the death anniversary of the popular screen actor whose death at a very young age still remained shrouded in a mystery, reports Daily Asian Age. The young actor captured the hearts and minds of his fans…
Kabir Humayun: Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations AHM Khairuzzman Liton and Ariful Haque Chowdhury took oath of office yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Shapla Hall of her office. Later, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath…
Sayeed Muhammad: A Natore court has sent the driver of ‘Challenger Paribahan’ bus Shamim Hossain to one-day remand, granting bail to helper Abdus Samad over the death of 15 people in a road crash. Senior Judicial Magistrate Sultan Mahmud passed the order after Sub-inspector Tariqul Islam of Banpara Highway Police, also the investigation officer of…
AFP: A Japanese team working to develop a “space elevator” will conduct a first trial this month, blasting off a miniature version on satellites to test the technology. The test equipment, produced by researchers at Shizuoka University, will hitch a ride on an H-2B rocket being launched by Japan’s space agency from southern island of…
Reuters: Those wondering why Swedish politics are set to lurch to the right in Sunday’s election need look no further than Ljusnarsberg, a tiny central county of dense pine forests and glistening lakes. Many inhabitants of this once-booming region are uneasy about asylum seekers after a large number arrived here in 2015. Some also feel…
Desk Report: A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has been found 13 years after being stolen, according to US authorities. They were taken from a Minnesota museum in 2005, when someone broke in through a window late at night.Three others pairs of ruby slippers worn by Garland…