Police have arrested three people in connection with the fire at the Primary Education Department. Police said the fire was set ‘intentionally’ to damage the laptops, including the goods kept in the store room. A male cleaning worker named Asmaul Islam, wearing a burqa, set the fire. Police claimed that he was given a contract of Tk5 lakh for this work.
A youth has died after falling from the roof of a multi-storey building in the capital's Dhanmondi. The accident occurred on Saturday (May 2) afternoon.
A five-year-old child has died after being scalded by hot water kept on stove in Anwara of Chattogram.
Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association has issued strict instructions not to charge additional fares on buses to make the journey of homebound passengers comfortable on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has returned to Dhaka after his visit to Sylhet.
Six-time former MP and veteran politician Moslem Uddin has passed away. He was a former Awami League MP from Mymensingh-6 (Phulbaria) constituency. He was 88 years old at the time of his death.