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Airport road crash: Victims’ families get Tk 5 lakh each
Families of the two students, who were killed in a road crash on Dhaka's Airport Road on July 29 this year, receive Tk 5 lakh-cheque each from Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan to meet their urgent necessities in line with a Supreme Court order.
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SC rejects Jabal-e-Noor's stay petition
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that directed Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan to pay Tk 5 lakh to each of the families of two students who were killed in a road crash on Dhaka's Airport Road on July 29 this year.
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Court accepts homicide charges against 6
A Dhaka court yesterday accepted charges of culpable homicide against the owners, drivers and assistants of two Jabal-E-Noor Paribahan buses that allegedly raced each other moments before one of them ploughed into a crowd killing two college students in the capital's Kurmitola on July 29.
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July 29 Deaths of 2 Students: Culpable homicide charges brought
Police yesterday brought culpable homicide charges against the owners, drivers and assistants of the two Jabal-E-Noor Paribahan buses that allegedly raced each other moments before one of them ploughed into a crowd killing two in the capital's Kurmitola on July 29.
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HC rejects Jabal-e-Noor's time prayer to pay Tk 5 lakh to victims' families
The High Court yesterday upheld its earlier order that directed Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan to immediately pay Tk 5 lakh to each of the families of two students who were killed in the road crash on Airport Road in Dhaka on July 29.
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6 Jabal-e-Noor buses seized
Law enforcers seize six buses of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan from different parts in Dhaka as those vehicles did not have fitness certificate and registration papers.
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Nawshaba remanded again
A Dhaka court yesterday granted a fresh two-day remand for actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
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Troublemakers identified: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday said they have already identified the people responsible for creating anarchy cashing in on recent student protests over demand for safe roads.
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Cleaning up Transport Mess: Some efforts, little change
In the wake of the student agitation for safe roads, some efforts have been made to correct the ills in the otherwise disorderly public transport system though the situation remains mostly as usual in the capital.
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Airport Road accident: SC upholds Tk 5 lakh compensation to victims’ families
The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that directed Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan to pay Tk 5 lakh to each of the families of two students who were killed in a road accident on Dhaka’s Airport Road on July 29.
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Spreading rumour: Online news portal official, 2 students detained
Law enforcers arrest the CEO of an online news portal and two students from Dhaka and Bogra for allegedly trying to create anarchy by publishing fake news and spreading rumours on social media over the ongoing student protest.
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July 29 Crash: Driver confesses running his bus over students for passengers
Masum Billah, the driver of one Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan bus, confessed to a magistrate yesterday that he ran his vehicle over the students on July 29 in the capital, leaving two students dead and at least nine others injured.
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PM visits injured AL men at hospital
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday visited National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital to see Awami League activists who were undergoing treatment at the hospital after being injured in an attack during the student movement for safe roads.
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'Spreading Rumour': Four held, 16 others sued
Law enforcers have arrested four more people from the capital for allegedly trying to create unrest by spreading rumours on social media instigating the student protest.
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Bashundhara battlefield
Police did not attempt to drive away the armed youths; rather, they charged teargas canisters into the campus, witnesses and students said.
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Cops lob tear shells, charge batons to disperse students at DU
Police lob tear shells, use water cannons and charge batons to disperse a procession brought out by students at Dhaka University campus demanding safe roads and protesting the ongoing attacks on students.
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4 drivers, helpers of Jabal-e-Noor on 7-day remand
A Dhaka court places the two drivers and two helpers of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the death of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College in a road accident on Airport Road on July 29.
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Ramiz Uddin Cant College gets 5 buses
Five buses have been handed over to the authorities of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College in Dhaka yesterday.
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DU BCL expresses solidarity with students, distribute chocolates
Expressing solidarity with the students demanding safe roads, Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders of Dhaka University unit distribute chocolates and sweets among the protesters at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka.
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Students halt PBI chief’s car, driver sued for expired licence
The protesting students halt the vehicle of the Chief of Bangladesh Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) at Science Lab intersection in Dhaka and find licence of his driver expired.
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Students take to streets, control traffic for 7th day
Students for the seventh day take position on city streets and control traffic systems as part of their demand for safe roads.
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Take back the students from street for their safety: Rab DG
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed asks the guardians to take the agitating students back from the streets for their safety.
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Gabtoli terminal comes to standstill
Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka has become standstill after the authorities of the terminal halted all of their bus services.
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Road crash victims' mother, wife join demo in Rajshahi
A wife who lost her husband in an accident in the 80s and a mother who lost her son in an accident around six years back, have joined the student protesters of Rajshahi demanding safe roads.
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Owner of bus that killed 2 students held
The owner of the Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan that ran over two students and triggered mass protests has been detained, law enforcers say.
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Truck runs over, injures protester in Shanir Akhra
A school student who was run over by a truck during a protest is alive and recovering in a hospital, doctors say.
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Students stop minister's car
Demonstrators stop Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed's car for driving on the wrong side of a road near Bangla Motor.
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Registration of 2 ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ buses cancelled
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) cancels the registration of two buses of 'Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan' amid public outrage over the death of two college students in a road crash on Airport Road on Sunday.
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Airport Road crash: Driver on 7-day remand
A Dhaka courted place bus driver of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan Masum Billah on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the death of the two students on Airport Road in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Transport workers beat up student
During a demo of transport workers, an altercation broke out between them and passengers of a bus at Mouchak area of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, witnesses say.
