AFP:Myanmar police are hunting dozens of escaped inmates who hijacked a delivery truck and smashed through the gates of their jail in a daring prison break on Sunday (Sept 16), officials said. The escape occurred on Sunday morning as prisoners seized a truck that had entered Hpa-An prison in eastern Karen state. “They attacked a…
Desk Report: Thousands of workers at different dockyards in Nesarabad upazila work without any safety measures and equipment, risking their lives, reports Daily Star. As a result, accidents often occur there, some of them fatal. Recently, two people were electrocuted at two separate dockyards there. On a visit to several dockyards, this correspondent saw electric…
Sabah Mannan Mount Agung has been spouting volcano ash with increasing intensity since last Tuesday but had heightened indicating the potential of a larger eruption forthcoming. This prompted the National Agency for Disaster Management to issue a Level 4 alert on Monday, recommending no public activities within 8 to 10 kilometers from the peak. Thick…
As women and children from Bangladesh are being trafficked to India continuously, Civil Society members called for coordination at both government and non-governmental levels of the two countries on urgent basis for combating the crime. “At the moment, about 200 to 400 women and children from Bangladesh are being trafficked to India each month. It…
DOT Desk: The smash hit Debi, an adaptation of renowned author Humayun Ahmed’s novel of the same name, recently marked the hundredth day of its release, reports The Daily Star. On the occasion, Jaya Ahsan, who plays the role of Ranu in the film, shared a post, along with a video on her social media…
UNB: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday directed the principals of government and private colleges of Dhaka to convince their students to vacate roads and return to their classes at any cost. The minister came up with the direction during a meeting with the principals of colleges around 3 pm at International Mother Language…
Kabir Humayun: Inspe-ctor General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwar warned that any unfit vehicle will not be allowed to run on the streets of Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. “Stern legal actions will be taken against those drivers without driving licences,” he uttered warning while speaking at a press briefing at Dhaka’s Police Headquarters yesterday….
Abrar Hussain: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has warned BNP of ‘befitting response’ if the party attempts to create violence in the name of movement. Obaidul Quader, also the minister for road transport and bridges, made the warning while talking to reporters after inspecting the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Bhogra area of Gazipur yesterday. “Accompanying…
Desk Report: Pakis-tan’s new government has banned the discretionary use of state funds and first-class air travel by officials and leaders, including the president and the prime minister, as part of its austerity drive, reports NDTV. The decisions were made at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday, according to Information Minister…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : A 22-year-old readymade garment (RMG) factory worker has been killed during a clash between workers and police in Ulail area of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday. The ill-fated, Sumon, was a worker at the Al Lima Garments factory at Ulail. He died from bullet injuries on the left…