Splash of rain makes city air cleaner

It was a splash of rain, much awaited though, that made the city cleaner early Saturday.

Transports fear-struck

Haunted by the fear of arson and vandalism, inter-district transports have been plying the highways in lesser numbers since the non-stop blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance began on January 6, which has already dealt a severe blow to the sector.

One burnt alive as blockade continues

Miscreants set fire on a bus that burnt alive its staff in Gazipur early Thursday, the 10th straight day of non-stop countrywide blockade sponsored by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance.

7 die as blockade continues

Six persons, including a mother and her 12- year old son died on the ninth day of BNP called nationwide blockade at different places of the country Wednesday. The mother and her son were among four people burnt to death when the bus, guarded by police and BGB, carrying them was set ablaze by hurling petrol bomb at Mithapukur, Rangpur in the early hours of Wednesday.

4 killed in arson attack as blockades run thru 9th day

Four people, including a child, were burnt to death and 10 others received various degrees of burn injuries after an arson attack by blockaders at Mithapukur upazila early Wednesday during the 9th day of the countywide non-stop blockade, enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance.

Reaz Rahman shot at in Gulshan: BNP calls hartal for Thursday

Unidentified miscreants shot at Reaz Rahman, an adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, and set fire to his car in the capital’s Gulshan area on Tuesday evening, prompting the BNP to call a 24-hour hartal from Thursday morning.

3 of a family killed as 2 launches collide in Meghna

Three members of a family were killed in a head-on collision between two launches in the river of Meghna in Chandpur early Tuesday, reports United News of Bangladesh.

5 crude bombs recovered during DU convocation

Five crude bombs were recovered from Dhaka University campus as the varsity was holding the 49th convocation on Tuesday.