Ten of the 14 people killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a sand-laden truck in Baraigram, Natore, have been identified. A seven-member probe committee has been formed to look into the cause. At least 30 others were injured. The dead include the drivers of both the bus and the truck.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called for a collective pledge by people of all faiths to build their desired Bangladesh together, saying his government wants to build the country with people of all faiths.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Rangpur this morning to visit Durga Puja mandaps on the occasion of ‘Maha Navami’, the ninth day of the Hindu community’s biggest religious festival Durga Puja.
The death toll from a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a sand-laden truck in Bonpara of the district has risen to 14.
Police have identified the suspicious device recovered from the venue of the 136th death anniversary programme of Fakir Lalon Shah at Cheuria in Kumarkhali of Kushtia as a ‘time bomb’. A bomb disposal expert team of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police defused the device on Monday morning. As panic spread over the incident, sadhus and devotees left the akhra premises.
Nazrul Islam’s father Abdul Bashir has alleged that no one from the Bangladesh Consulate contacted his son while he was in jail in Saudi Arabia. The family was not informed before the execution of the death sentence either. They came to know of the matter after reports were published in the media. Abdul Bashir has now demanded the repatriation of his son’s body to the country as well as keeping track of other Bangladeshis detained in Saudi Arabia.