Utility services to 29 buildings snapped
A task force on Monday snapped utility services to 29 buildings housing chemicals in the Old Town of Dhaka.
DU would be a sanctuary of freedom of thoughts
Students contesting for the cultural affairs secretary post in the March 11 Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections observed that cultural atmosphere of the Dhaka University now stood diametrically opposed to the spirit of the Liberation War due to parochial political practices over the years.
Bureaucratic hurdles to be streamlined for foreign investors: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said that the foreign affairs ministry would remain engaged to facilitate win-win proposals and help streamline bureaucratic hurdles for foreign companies which were keen to invest in Bangladesh.
Middle Eastern equation with many unknowns
IN THE middle of February 2019, one of the main Israeli newspapers Haaretz published an article, which reported that, according to official Israeli statistics, 6.7 million Jews and 6.7 million Arabs lived in Israeli territories (including the occupied Palestinians lands) at the beginning of 2019.
Kashmir still tense as 7 more killed
As India and Pakistan seemingly dial down hostilities that brought the arch enemies to the brink of another war, a massive crackdown on militancy in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region is killing both extremists and security personnel in big numbers.
At least 14 dead after tornadoes touch down in Alabama and Georgia
More than a dozen people have been confirmed dead after a series of tornadoes touched down in Alabama and Georgia on Sunday afternoon.
May urges Imran Khan to take action on terrorist groups
British prime minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups in a call with prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday, May’s office said.
Health catastrophe in the making
Amit Kar, 26, of Shalikha in Magura, was admitted to the intensive care unit at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University with unconsciousness and convulsion on November 18, 2018. He sustained injuries in the head and chest in a traffic accident two days before his admission to the university hospital.
Obaidul Quader in critical condition
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader was in a critical condition at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital where he was admitted Sunday morning with cardiac complication.
Chemical merchants resist utility snapping drive, confine taskforce officials
Chemical merchants and their workers confined taskforce personnel inside a chemical warehouse on Raj Narayan Datta Road in old Dhaka for about two hours on Sunday after they arrived there to snap utility services of buildings housing chemical concerns.
