Twenty-one students of Jorakhali High School in Hatiya of Noakhali have fallen ill again within a week. Up to noon on Monday (September 14), 21 students have been admitted to hospital. One of them has been sent to Noakhali General Hospital after his physical condition deteriorated.
A fire that broke out at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) on Monday evening, has been brought under control after about an hour and a half.
A fresher’s reception, cultural programme and concert have been held at Brahmanbaria Government College amid objections from Qawmi Chhatra Oikya Parishad and discussions-criticisms surrounding the event. The entire programme was completed without any unpleasant incident.
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been praised for rescuing 10 Bangladeshis, including a 20-day-old newborn, alive after a boat capsize in the Padma river in Chapainawabganj. The newborn Tanisha was quickly provided medical treatment and recovered, while all 10 Bangladeshis were returned to the country through a flag meeting. An elderly man, however, remains missing in the incident.
Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said that India failed to extend Prime Minister Tarique Rahman an invitation to the BRICS summit with the “due respect” he deserved.
Rising waters of the Padma River have inundated large areas of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Kushtia, leaving thousands of families stranded and struggling with shortages of food and safe drinking water.