Faridpur, Bangladesh News

A Correspondent, Faridpur At least 17 people were killed and 50 others injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch at Dignagar-Tatulia area under Kanaipur Union on the Khulna-Dhaka highway on Friday at 1.30 am.

UNB, Faridpur Four people were killed and 15 injured in a head-on-collision between a truck and a lorry on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Madhukhali upazila on Saturday morning.

At least 17 people were killed and 56 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Sadar upazila of Faridpur early yesterday.

An overloaded bus skidded into a dry canal in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring more than 50 passengers, police said.

At least 17 people died and 45 others were injured as a bus crashed into a roadside tree after one of its tyres punctured in Faridpur early Friday.

A speeding bus lost control and hit a tree before crashing into a canal in southwestern Bangladesh early Friday, killing 18 people and injuring dozens, police said.

DHAKA: The 107th birth anniversary of Jasimuddin, the poet of rural people, will be observed today in a befitting manner across the country.

DHAKA: Although the well-off section of society eagerly waits for winter for recreation, the sweeping cold wave has hit the poor people hard, particularly the northerners.

Jamaat-e-Islami is yet to disclose the names of five 'brave freedom fighters' whom it was supposed to honour for their important roles in the Liberation War in line with its announcement on December 6. Party's Dhaka city unit on December 6 in a press release declared various programmes on the occasions of Martyred Intellectuals Day and Victory Day.

Nearly 500 people were also injured in road accidents throughout the country, which took place in the period between November 27 and December 18.

A head-on collision between two buses yesterday left 20 people dead and 50 others injured on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur.

DHAKA: Dense fog and cold spell partially paralysed life across the country yesterday with massive disruption of road, air and water communications causing tremendous sufferings for thousands of people.

DHAKA: The BNP national council yesterday elected Tarique Rahman senior vice-chairman in a move apparently designed to smooth his path to the party helm.

DHAKA: At least 24 people were killed and 51 injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur and Chittagong districts on Sunday, reports UNB.

Two passenger buses collided head-on in southwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving 21 people dead and 50 injured.

Nowazesh Ahmed's camera captured the typical elements of Bangladesh --- boats, riverbanks, farmers, rural lifestyle and more.

DHAKA: Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have accused a a syndicatea TM of the staff at the party chairperson Khaleda Ziaa TMs office of pursuing personal or coterie interests by using the name of the party chief or its senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman.

BSS, Faridpur Labour, Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said that a secular social order was an important precondition for peace and tranquillity in society and for unhindered development of the country.

BSS, Dhaka Zaker party chairman Alhaj Mostofa Amir Faesal on Thursday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of holy Eid- ul-Azha. In a message, he prayed to the Almighty for peace and welfare of the countrymen and progress of the Muslim Ummah, a press release said here.

Yusuf Ali Chowdhury Enamul Huq IF any politician of this country is to be remembered for uncommon qualities of head and heart and for nearly half a century of dedicated and selfless public service, the name of Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, known as Mohan Mia, comes to the fore.