Category: Dhaka

Security challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General

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Desk Report, Security challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey said that the main priority of the regional alliance is development-oriented. However, security is also being given equal importance as security challenges are obstacles to the development aspirations of the member countries. Security challenges are being given importance for the development of member countries: BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey said this in response to a question during an exchange of views with journalists at the BIMSTEC…

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Plane crash in Uttara: All halls including Star Cineplex were closed

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Desk Report, Plane crash in Uttara: All halls including Star Cineplex were closed The entire country was in mourning on Tuesday (July 22) after an Air Force training aircraft crashed at Milestone School and College in Uttara, the capital, claiming the lives of people. Yesterday, the interim government declared today as a national day of mourning. This information was given in a message sent by the Press Wing of the Chief Advisor. As part of the mourning, the national flag was kept at half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous institutions…

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Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish

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Desk Report, Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish This match could not have been more exciting. In response to 133 runs, 7 wickets for 47 runs. Pakistan’s defeat was predictable. But Salman Agar’s team showed the mentality to turn around from there. Although the last one was with a loss. Bangladesh wins the series after a thrilling finish 28 runs were needed in the last 2 overs, Pakistan was only 13 runs away from winning in the last over. 1 wicket in hand. With one match remaining, Bangladesh…

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Milestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity

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Desk Report, Milestone plane crash: Shahin, Hasan, and Nasimra stand by Bangladesh in solidarity The Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Bangladesh to play a three-match T20 series. The visitors have lost the first match by 7 wickets to Bangladesh on Sunday and have fallen behind in the series. However, the heat of the series has almost faded in the plane crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara yesterday. So far, 27 people have been reported dead, of which 25 are children. Another 25 are undergoing treatment in the…

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29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor

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Desk Report, 29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor Health Advisor to the interim government, Nurjahan Begum, said that the death toll in the warplane crash at the Milestone School and College building in Uttara in the capital has reached 29 so far. 29 dead in plane crash so far: Health Advisor The health advisor told reporters this information while visiting the injured at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Tuesday. Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum said, “Yesterday (Monday) I went to Bangladesh Eye Hospital for…

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Pilot Taukir’s body reaches Rajshahi residence

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Desk Report, Pilot Taukir’s body reaches Rajshahi residence The body of Flight Lieutenant Taukir Islam alias Sagar, who died in a plane crash inside Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has reached his home in Rajshahi. His body was brought to Rajshahi Cantonment by an Air Force helicopter at 2:55 pm on Tuesday. After the formalities there, at 3:20 pm, Army and Air Force officials took Taukir’s body to a rented house in Sector 3 of the city’s suburb next to the cantonment in an ambulance. At that time,…

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Uttara plane crash: 15 bodies received at CMH, 23 under treatment

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Desk Report, Uttara plane crash: 15 bodies received at CMH, 23 under treatment Twenty-eight injured people have arrived at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed at the Milestone School and College building in the capital’s Uttara. Five of them have left for treatment. 23 are admitted. Six of them are burn patients. Uttara plane crash: 15 bodies received at CMH, 23 under treatment CMH Commandant Brigadier General SM Solaiman gave this information at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He said…

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Mother still missing after trying to bring son, son returns

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Desk Report, Mother still missing after trying to bring son, son returns Afsana Priya (30) went missing after picking up her son from school after a fighter jet crashed at Milestone School and College in Uttara, the capital. Her son, a third-grade student, Afsan Ohi (9), returned unharmed, but Afsana is still missing. Mother still missing after trying to bring son, son returns Afsana’s relatives said on Tuesday afternoon that they had searched for her in various places, including the hospital, until 2:30 pm today, but they could not find…

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“My close friend died before my eyes”

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Desk Report, “My close friend died before my eyes” ‘The burning plane hit the building right in front of my eyes’ – Farhan Hasan, a class 10 student at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara, told BBC Bangla while describing the incident. “My close friend died before my eyes” Farhan Hasan had an exam yesterday, Monday. After the exam ended at 1 pm, he left the classroom and was talking to his friends. At that moment, the Air Force fighter jet suddenly crashed in front of them. Farhan Hasan…

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Road blockade in Chittagong demanding resignation of education advisor and secretary

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Desk Report, Road blockade in Chittagong demanding resignation of education advisor and secretary Students have blocked roads demanding the resignation of the interim government’s education advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar (CR Abrar) and senior secretary of the education ministry Siddique Jobayer. On Tuesday, around 1:30 pm, the students started protesting by taking a position in front of the Chittagong Education Board in the city’s Sholashahar area. Shortly after, they blocked the road. Road blockade in Chittagong demanding resignation of education advisor and secretary It was seen on the spot around 1:45…

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