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Indigenous people demand constitutional rights

Indigenous leaders at a meeting yesterday called on the government to give constitutional rights to the indigenous people and take steps for an end to encroachment on their lands.Bangladesh Adivasi Un...
[in The Daily Star]

Tarique expresses regret for suffering caused to patients at BSMMU

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman yesterday expressed his regret for the suffering caused to patients, their relatives and doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU...
[in The Daily Star]

Muggers throw passenger out of running train

A gang of muggers robbed passengers at a compartment of a train and threw a man out of the running train after stabbing him in the city's Malibagh area yesterday evening.The muggers also took away a c...
[in The Daily Star]

Yunus may sue Telenor

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus might take legal actions against Telenor to force the Norwegian telecom operator to honour a deal concerning their joint subsidiary in Bangladesh.

Low-lying areas in citys eastern part flooded

Many low-lying areas in the eastern part of the capital went under floodwater yesterday and more areas are likely to be inundated in the next couple of days as rivers around the city started flowing over danger levels from Thursday.

SQ Chowdhury, Obaidul Qader freed on bail

Detained former premier Khaleda Zia's parliamentary adviser and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and former Awami League (AL) state minister Obaidul Qader were released from jail on bail yesterday.

Tarique likely to stay abroad during parliamentary poll

Tarique Rahman, recently released from detention, is likely to leave the country this week for treatment abroad and might not return before the parliamentary election slated for the third week of December, BNP and family sources said.

Owners threaten gas supply disruption to Dhaka

Staff ReporterA number of businessmen yesterday threatened to disrupt gas supply to the east zone of the city, if the authority fails to ensure uninterrupted supply of gas to the industries in Araihaz...
[in The New Nation]

Acute water crisis hits city areas

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) blamed Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (Desa) for the frequent disruption in water supply to different parts of the capital city during Ramadan.The acu...
[in The Daily Star]

Four killed in road accidents

Four people were killed and three others remained missing in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Sirajganj and Tangail in the last two days.Our correspondent in Dinajpur reports: Two people were kill...
[in The Daily Star]

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