AFP: More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and lacking food, medicine and clean water, authorities said Wednesday. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 105 people and triggered panic among locals and tourists on Lombok on Sunday, just a week…
Kabir Humayun: A student of Chittagong University (CU) has lost both of his legs under the wheels of a shuttle train in Sholoshahar Railway Station yesterday morning. Rabiul Alam, 26, the injured, a master’s student at the sociology department, was whisked-off to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), reports banglanews24.com. CMCH on-duty Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md…
Kabir Humayun: The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations-2018 will begin on November 1 across the country. The examinations will end on November 15, said Deputy Secretary of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education (Government Secondary – 1) Abu Ali Md Sajjad Hossain, reports risingbd.com….
MEMO: Israeli occupation forces are to close the Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshippers for 24 hours starting this evening in preparation for a Jewish holiday. Muslim worshippers will be banned from entering the site from 10pm tonight until the same time tomorrow. The Muslim call to prayer will also be banned during this period. Fatah…
Kabir Humayun: Rohi-ngya issue is an important issue for the Commonwealth, said visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland yesterday. She said this while speaking at an event, titled ‘The Commonwealth Advantage: Progress and Potential’, at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) here in the morning. Replying to a query, she said Rohingya issue…
BBC: More women candidates than ever will contest US governorships and House seats in November’s mid-term elections. After Tuesday’s primaries across four states, there are now 11 female nominees for governor and at least 173 so far for the House. The results were hailed as a continuing success story by activists for women in politics….
Nation.co: Former 400m hurdles World Champion Nicholas Bett has died in a road accident in Nandi County. Mr Bett died on the spot after the car he was driving veered off the road and landed in a ditch near Lessos along Eldoret-Kapsabet road on Wednesday morning. Nandi Police Commander Patrick Wambani confirmed the death, saying…
Kabir Humayun: The government has filed a writ petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to send detained photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment. After a short hearing, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Hasan…
Anadolu Agency: The 2018 Asian Games will see North and South Korea united as joint team for several sport competitions. The Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games are to take place between Aug. 18 and Sept. 2. “In accordance with Asian Games slogan, ‘Energy of Asia’, we want to bring spirit to Asian peace, especially on…
Banglanews24: Educat-ion Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said if authorities of private universities fail to control its students from joining movement, vice-chancellors will have to answer for it. Though students of schools and colleges have returned to classes from their protest for safe roads, students of private universities took to streets after them. The Education Minister…