After the incident, the main accused Sohail Rana escaped by breaking the grill of the toilet window of the flat. However, his wife was captured at the scene. Sohail Rana was arrested later the same evening in Fatullah, Narayanganj. The next day after the incident, the child’s father lodged a case at Pallabi police station. […]
For these offences, the hospital was fined Tk 100,000 under the Consumer Rights Protection Act and Tk 200,000 under the Safe Food Act, taking the total fine to Tk 300,000, which was recovered on the spot. Apart from the fine, the hospital authorities were directed and warned to improve the overall environment, ensure adequate lighting […]
On Friday, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Additional Director General (Administration) Professor MD Zahid Raihan told Prothom Alo that the investigation report would be submitted on Saturday. The minister said, “The mothers of the children are at different places. Their views will be heard and those cases will be included in the investigation.” He […]
Later it became clear that the Prime Minister himself had gone out to inspect the waste management on the ground while driving. After the surprise inspection, strict instructions were issued to the Chief Executive Officers, Chief Waste Management Officers and Chief Health Officers of both the municipal corporations. The state minister said that within a […]
Six newborns, aged between one and three days, died on Wednesday morning during treatment in the post-operative delivery ward of the hospital. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the incident. Professor Zaheer Raihan said, “We did not see any ventilation system in the room where the children […]
In Nadda Notoon Bazaar area of the capital, a bus lost control and collided with another bus, breaking the road divider. Four passengers died in this incident. One of them died at the scene, while the other died later in hospital. Another 10 people were injured. The deceased were identified as Laizu Begum, 38, of […]
“All the children were crying. It felt as if the child’s heart was about to burst. We couldn’t understand why they were crying. My granddaughter eventually died crying.” These were the words of Masuda Begum, the grandmother of one of the six infants who died at the capital’s Ad-Din Hospital. Six newborns died in the […]
Tomorrow is Thursday the holy festival of Eid-ul-Azha. Cattle markets have been busy even before the festival, while lakhs of people are heading home for Eid. The rains have caused disruption to both cattle markets and travel routes. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) this morning said several areas of Khulna and Barishal divisions as well as […]
Recently, on the morning of May 16, the river police recovered the dead body of a 25-year-old youth with his throat slit, floating in the Buriganga river below Mohammadpur-Bashila Bridge area. The body was mutilated and could not be identified. He was wearing black three-quarter pants and a blue full sleeve shirt. There were also […]
Fires in commercial buildings in Dhaka are often blamed on electrical short circuits. Sometimes they claim life; Other times they burn dreams. Entrepreneurs lose everything overnight, employees lose their livelihoods, and years of hard work go up in smoke – whether the fire is in Bailey Road, Mirpur, Mohammadpur, or Banani. Suddenly a fire erupts. […]
After the incident, the main accused Sohail Rana broke the window bars of the flat and ran away from the spot. His wife Swapna Akhtar was arrested from the spot, while Sohail Rana was arrested from Fatullah in Narayanganj later the same evening. On Tuesday night, the child’s father filed a case against Sohail Rana […]