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Five of a family burned in Gazipur gas leak fire
Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas leak in Kashimpur, Gazipur, on Thursday morning.
Mirpur-10 blocked as garment workers stage wage protest
Hundreds of ready-made garment (RMG) workers blocked the major Mirpur-10 intersection in the capital on Thursday morning, demanding a substantial increase in their minimum monthly salary to Tk 30,000.
Ex-flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri’s body recovered from Turag a day after disappearance
River police have recovered the body of retired Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant K M Tahsif Sauri from the Turag River in the capital’s Uttarkhan area.
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University students vandalise trade fair structures over secretariat relocation plan
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) have protested against the government’s announcement to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat from its current location to the site of the former trade fair ground in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. During the protest, they vandalised a gate and several stalls built for an international trade fair
Two-decade-old Karnaphuli Garden City Shopping Mall shuts down
Karnaphuli Garden City Shopping Complex, located at the Shantinagar–Kakrail intersection in the capital, has shut down amid a business slump, a shortage of customers and mounting unpaid bills. The owners’ association decided to close the mall from 1 October, with no plans to reopen it. Instead, the owners have decided to sell the building.
Police obstruct cultural activists’ human chain in Dhanmondi, Dipak Shil arrested
Allegation of obstruction by police has been raised against the human chain of artists and cultural activists in Dhanmondi of the capital. At this time former president of Chhatra Union Dipak Shil has been taken into police custody.
Torchlight procession protests obstruction on freedom fighter Manik Pashari’s burial
Activists from several organisations held a torchlight rally in the capital on Sunday to protest obstruction of the burial of freedom fighter Manik Pashari. The procession began in Paltan and moved towards the National Press Club.
Two under-trial prisoners die in dhaka central jail, relatives create uproar at DMCH
Two under-trial prisoners have died in separate incidents at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj. One of them died after suffering chest pain. The other was under treatment at the jail hospital after being ‘affected by dengue fever’. The bodies of the two under-trial prisoners have been kept at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital.
Gunmen open fire at singer Asif Akbar's car in Moghbazar
Shots have been fired at the personal car of singer and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Asif Akbar in Dhaka’s Moghbazar. He escaped harm because he was not in the car at the time.
Parts of Dhaka to be out of gas supply for 4 hours on Saturday
Gas supply will be suspended for four hours in several areas of Dhaka on Saturday due to emergency pipeline repairs.