Brahmanbaria
Hanging body of madrasa girl found in Brahmanbaria
Police have recovered the hanging body of a madrasa girl from a madrasa in Salimganj of Nabinagar upazila.
Alleged Nigerian human-trafficker jailed in Brahmanbaria
A court here on Saturday sent an alleged human trafficker from Nigeria, who was arrested in the Koshba bordering area on Friday.
Stop sand lifting from Titas Bridge area within 48hr: HC
The High Court (HC) on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to stop sand lifting from Sheikh Hasina Titas Bridge area at Bancharampur of Brahmanbaria within 48 hours.
Brahmanbaria tea seller loses Tk 65,000 in Bkash scam
Bkash scammers tricked a tea seller into sending them Tk 65,000 on Thursday night.
Cumilla Medical College Hospital now unfit for purpose
Cumilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is unable to provide necessary medical services to its patients for lack of manpower and equipment, causing sufferings to low-income people who largely depend on this public hospital.
Residents of 17 upazilas of the district and that of Chandpur and Brahmanbaria come to the hospital to avail of basic medicare at a lower cost.
During a recent visit to the hospital, the UNB correspondent found two warmers out of three lying out of order for long while the authorities concerned are struggling to provide services with two phototherapy machines at its pediatric department.
There are four Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) at the hospital but all of those are out of service.
Shahnaz Begum, in-charge of the Pediatric Department, said premature babies, low-birth weight infants and babies with respiratory problems are admitted to the pediatric department of the hospital.
Vegetable farming transforming lives of Brahmanbaria youths
Vegetable farming is creating jobs for previously unemployed youths in Brahmanbaria, changing the scenario in rural areas.
Make railway staff better prepared to check train accidents: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for making the railway staff better prepared and alert to prevent train accidents, particularly during winter.
“I don’t know exactly why I see rail accidents occurring with the advent of winter, not only in our country but also throughout the world. Those who work in the railways should be made more alert while loco masters need to be provided training as well,” she said expressing deep shock at the casualties in Tuesday's Kasba train collusion.
The Prime Minister was addressing the 34th meeting of the Board of Governors of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza).
Sheikh Hasina, also the Chairperson of Bepza Board of Governors, chaired the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office.
She said the rail communications are supposed to be the safest ones and her government is also giving importance to this sector.
Describing the accident as very shocking, she said, “We could protect ourselves from a natural disaster like Bulbul, but it’s unfortunate that an accident occurred here (at Kasba, Brahmanbaria).”
The Prime Minister said the Railways Minister has already gone to the spot and all necessary things are being done for the proper rescue operation.
She prayed for salvation of the departed souls of those who were killed and early recovery of the injured in the train collusion.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian were present.
PM's Principal Secretary Md Nojibur Rahman conducted the meeting. PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan and PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim were also present.
16 dead, over 100 injured in fatal train collision in Brahmanbaria
At least 16 passengers were killed and over 100 others injured in a fatal collision between two trains on Dhaka-Chattogram route in Mandbagh Railway Station in Kasba upazila early Tuesday.
The deadly collision between Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita Express from Chattogram and Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet took place around 3am, said Deputy Commissioner Hayat-Ud-Dowllah Khan, who visited the spot right after the crash.
“So far, 16 people have died in the deadly accident, but the figure may go up further,” the DC added.
Youth crushed to death by train in Brahmanbaria
A young man was crushed to death by a train in Akhaura upazila on Saturday evening.
Woman’s throat-slit body found in Brahmanbaria
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a housewife from Birampur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.