14 children die from pesticide on litchis

Fourteen of the 15 children who had fallen sick in Dinajpur after eating or coming in contact with litchis on which the growers used chemical pesticides died this month. Full story

15 killed in Ctg, Cox’s Bazar

Rickshaw pullers pull their rickshaws on the Trunk Road in Chittagong that went under water because of heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
— New Age photo

At least 15 people were killed in landslides in Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong and Shah Aamant International Airport in Chittagong was closed for an indefinite period as flooding took a turn for the worse in the division. The train service on Chittagong–Dhaka and Chittagong–Sylhet routes was Full story

Suranjit says no scope to amend constitution

The minister without portfolio, Suranjit Sengupta, on Tuesday told parliament that there was no scope to touch the constitution right now and the next general election would be held as it was... Full story

Mock trial calls for prosecution of people involved in torture

Rafique-ul Haq speaks at a mock trial called Tribunal against Torture organised by Odhikar and the European Union at the BRAC Centre Inn in Dhaka on Tuesday. — New Age photo

A mock trial called Tribunal against Torture on Tuesday called for prosecution of law enforcement agencies members for their involvement in secret killings, enforced disappearances and torture in custody as such crimes amount to the breach of the constitution. Full story

Business activities disrupted

Business activities slumped in the port city of Chittagong as it was hit by flash flood triggered by torrential rains on Tuesday, trade body and market sources said. Full story

Ex SNC-Lavalin executives face graft charge in Toronto court

Two former executives of Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc accused of bribing officials in Bangladesh appeared in a Toronto court on Monday to set a date for a preliminary hearing that will start... Full story

Spl tribunal demanded to try killers of journalists

Leaders of the Journalists’ leaders hand over a memorandum to prime minister’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad as they were stopped by the police near the Supreme Court building on Tuesday. — New Age photo

All the organisations of journalists on Tuesday called upon the prime minister to form a special tribunal to speed up the trial in all cases filed in connection with killings of journalists, including Sagar-Runi couple. The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of... Full story

Mahfuz may face music for comments against PM

Home minister Sahara Khatun on Tuesday said stern action would be taken against Mahfujur Rahman, owner of ATN Bangla, if he made any adverse remarks about the prime minister. Full story

Power, share market issues need to be resolved for good polls results: Ershad

Hussein Muhammad Ershad on Tuesday said that electricity and share market problems were the two minus points for the government and they needed to be addressed as early as possible for good results in next elections. Full story

ACC chair refuses to discuss RCMP visit

Golam Rahman, the Anti-Corruption Commission chairman on Tuesday expressed his unwillingness to discuss the visit of Royal Canadian Mountain Police’s to Bangladesh to probe the allegation... Full story

Helipad controversy for new Pak PM

The private home of Pakistan’s new prime minister may be furnished with a helipad at government expense to save police securing the 14-mile road trip from the capital, officials said Tuesday. Full story

BNP wants Rohingyas to destabilise CHT: Dipu Moni

Foreign minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday castigated BNP saying that they wanted the Rohingyas to let in the country to create instability in the Chittagong Hill Tract. Full story

27m problem drug users worldwide: UN

Some 27 million people worldwide are problem drug users, with almost one per cent every year dying from narcotics abuse, while cannabis remains the most popular drug, a UN report showed Tuesday. Full story

RMG workers rally for pay hike in Ashulia

Workers from the readymade garments industry in Buribazar, Ashulia, rallied on Tuesday demanding a rise in their pay. Sources said that about 1,500 factory workers... Full story

Woman found dead at Ashulia

The police recovered the body of an unidentified woman Tuesday morning from a canal at Aamtola, Shimultola union of Ashulia under Savar, on the outskirt of the capital. Full story

Indian cabinet minister quits over graft case

An Indian cabinet minister resigned Tuesday after a state court charged him with corruption, in a further embarrassment for prime minister Manmohan Singh’s scandal-tainted government. Full story

8 brick kilns fined Tk 32 lakh

The Department of Environment on Tuesday fine eight brick kilns in Manikganj Tk 32 lakh for polluting agricultural land of those areas. The eight brick kilns were Ms Mohammad Ali and Sons... Full story

Govt to recall ambassador Majeda from Manila

The government is likely to recall the Bangladesh ambassador to the Philippines, Majeda Rafiqun Nessa ndc, on charges of corruption. A senior foreign ministry... Full story