Dengue infections and fatalities continue to rise in Bangladesh, with eight more people dying from the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours. During the same period, another 1,952 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
Six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Gopalganj to maintain law and order and ensure public security.
A young man has been burnt to death in a fire in Dhaka’s Korail slum.
Thirty-four distinguished citizens of the country have protested the attempt to forcibly occupy the residence of language movement activist and martyr of the great Liberation War Dhirendranath Datta in Cumilla city. At the same time they have demanded immediate government initiative to protect the house and return it to the control of the family.
Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court ZI Khan Panna has said the country has come from a mob political culture. In the current situation it is important to remember that if you throw bricks you have to take brickbats.
Factory authorities have decided to keep factories closed under Section 13(1) of the Labour Act whenever labour unrest arises in any factory. This decision will come into effect from tomorrow Sunday.