Foreign campaigners have argued it would further curtail the rights of ethnic minorities such as Uighurs and Tibetans, whom Beijing accuses of oppressing. The United Nations did not respond to a request for comment. In the 1950s, Beijing sent troops to Tibet, a vast highland plateau that it claims is an integral part of China. […]
It said rescue and search operations are underway and more than 40 people have been taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. The Indian Express and other local media reported that many of those killed were tourists from African countries who had come to the city for treatment. Police said the fire was finally brought under […]
The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Shahjahan, 44, and his 18-year-old son Muhammad Arif, both residents of Pendong Union. Police have recovered the body and taken the bus driver into custody. According to eyewitnesses and local residents, the BRTC bus was heading towards Chattogram city. When she was passing through Amtal area, a speeding […]
A fire broke out in a slum in Kalshi area of Pallabi in the capital. Thirteen units of the fire service are working to control the fire that broke out on Monday evening. There was no immediate report of any casualties. According to Fire Service and Civil Defense sources, the Fire Service received information about […]
Another woman named Saima, who was injured in an explosion caused by a gas line leak at Fatullah in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj, has died, taking the death toll in the same family to five. No one from the family survived. Saima, 32, died at around 8:45 am today, Friday, while undergoing treatment at the […]
Local resident Bazlur Rahman told Prothom Alo, “Passengers on the train were screaming in panic. Hearing their screams, I, along with others in the area, went to the spot. Many people assisted in the rescue efforts.” Sub-Inspector (SI) Abul Kalam Azad, in-charge of Faujdarhat railway police post, told Prothom Alo, “The Chatala Express train with […]
The injured have been admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital for treatment. They are Roza, 3, Sonia Akhtar, 24, Rubel, 27, Junaid, 13, Mohammad Inayat Ali, 30, Dulara Khatoon, 22, Abu Kalam Rubel, 35, Mohammad Habib, 35, Ayesha Akhtar, 18, and Rhea Akhtar, 25. Rafi Al Farouk, duty […]
Three members of a family, a father, mother and son, sustained burn injuries when a house caught fire following an air conditioner (AC) explosion in Mashundi area of Narinda in old Dhaka late on Thursday night. The injured included Mukhtar Bepari, his wife Selina Begum and their son Selim Bepari. His house is in Mashundi. […]
In the afternoon, Republican Rights Committee member Professor Anu Muhammad visited the exhibition and said that such a terrible incident cannot happen spontaneously. “This is clearly a well-planned attack,” he said. “They burnt books, which shows their hatred towards knowledge and creativity. They tried to suppress freedom of expression. The attack continued for a long […]
