12 killed as train hit bus in city

At least 12 people, including a journalists wife, were killed and greater than a dozen others slighted as a Dhaka-bound commuter train from Narayanganj hit a passenger bus at TT Para level-crossing near Kamalapur railway station about 10:15pm Tuesday.

Railway police deputy general inspector Kamrul Ahsan confirmed the incident.

One of the deceased was identified Nazmus Sadat Naju, 25, wife of Daily Janakantha sub-editor AKM Obaidur Rahman.

The insulted were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

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Miscreants hacked off BCL leader's leg, cut off other's tendons

Miscreants hacked off a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader's leg and cut off the tendons of hands and legs of another BCL leader at Rajshahi University on Tuesday morning.

The injured leaders are university Chhatra League student affairs secretary Saleh Mohammad Tagor and assistant secretary of the university unit of BCL Abdullahel Masud.

The incident took place at about 8:00am on a spot between Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall and Shahid Habibur Rahman Hall of the university.

Witnesses said Tagor and Masud came under attack by the miscreants while they were going to attend classes on the campus by a rickshaw from their dormitory Ziaur Rahman Hall in the morning.

The miscreants swooped on Tagor and Masud and pushed them down to the ground from the rickshaw.

The attackers at first hacked off Masud's left leg with Chinese axe and later severed the tendons of the hands and legs of Togor.

The miscreants fled the scene exploding two crude bombs as the grocery shop owners there chased them.

The injured were taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital immediately.

RU Chhatra League general secretary S M Tauhid Al Hossain blamed Chhatra Shibir activists for the incident. He told Prothom Alo Tagor and Masud are involved with anti-Shibir activities. Few days back Shibir president threaten him mentioning their name.

Matihar police officer-in-charge Alamgir Hossain said police held seven people for their alleged involvement in this connection. The OC also confirmed that Shibir activists are linked with this incident.

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Strike on Dhaka-Ctg Highway

The supporters of Nazrul Islam, councillorofward-2of Narayanganj City Corporationwent in description to a strike at Mouchak area of Dhaka-Chittagong Highway demanding the safe compensation of the abducted councillor and four others.

The followers blocked the Highway at nearly 11:15am almost Tuesday.

The supporters of Nazrul Islam moreover blocked the Highway nearly one and half hour upon Monday demanding the recompense of the abducted.

On the late buildup hand, Narayanganj lawyers' connection boycotted the court demanding the within also of senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar and his driver, who were missing from the era of abduction. The lawyers staged enthusiasm rallies and demonstrations at the court collective.

The councillor of Narayanganj city corporation ward-2 and panel mayor-2 Nazrul Islam and four others abducted from Dhaka-Narayanganj attachment road upon Sunday.

Senior lawyer of Narayanganj Chandan Kumar Sarkar and his driver went missing from the same spot upon Sunday.

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Jamaat activist killed in Satkhira "gunfight"

An dissenter of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a "gunfight" once police at Kewratala village in Debhata upazila in in the future hours of Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 45, a resident of Chiledanga village of the upazila.

Debhata police bureaucrat-in-stroke Jalaluddin said bodily tipped off that a charity of Jamaat-Shibir men was holding a clandestine meeting in the place; a police team launched a hope in the place at approximately 5:00am

Sensing the presence of the play-court events enforcers, the Jamaat-Shibir activists hurled clumsy bombs happening the subject of for them prompting the police personnel to retaliate as soon as firing that triggered a gunfight disappearance when Sirajul insulted as soon as missiles.

Severely slighted, Sirajul was taken to Sakhipur Hospital where upon-faithfulness doctors declared him dead.

Two police constables Amirul and Saiyedul were plus slighted.

Police recovered two firearms from the spot.

Debhata police overseer-in-stroke said Sirajul had several cases filed closely him, including for tree felling in the area and killing of Awami League leader Raihan.

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BCB yet to accept Jurgensen's resign

Bangladesh Cricket Board media wing Jalal Younus on Monday said the board has yet to accept resignation letter of Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen.

Jalal Younus informed that they will take decision after discussion with Jurgensen.

Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen has resigned from his position after a string of poor performances by the national team.

His resignation letter has been received by the BCB, which is believed to have begun its search for a new coach some time ago.

Jurgensen became full-time coach in February 2013 after doing the interim job quite successfully for one series, against West Indies, in 2012.

He was given a two-year contract until the 2015 World Cup but Bangladesh’s recent results had created uncertainty over his future in the role.

Bangladesh were crushed by Sri Lanka in the first Test in January this year, before bouncing back with a drawn game in Chittagong. They lost the T20 and ODI series, albeit through narrow defeats.

The Asia Cup brought four defeats, including one to Afghanistan, while their World T20 campaign crumbled when they were shocked by Hong Kong in the first round.

The BCB will now need to find a replacement for Jurgensen by mid-June in time for the three-match ODI series against India if Jurgensen's resignation letter is accepted finally.

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Emotional win for Barca

Atletico Madrid refused to flinch in the Spanish title race as Raul Garcia's header earned a 1-0 win at Valencia that kept them in the driving seat as Barcelona stayed in the hunt considering an emotional victory in parable to Sunday.

Garcia struck just by now halftime harshly Sunday to manage to pay for Atletico the victory that took them to a club autograph album 88 points, six above second-placed Real Madrid who extinguish Osasuna regarding Saturday and yet have a game in hand of their city rivals.

Barcelona, in mourning when than the death of former coach Tito Vilanova upon Friday, came say from 2-0 all along to win 3-2 at Villarreal and involve to 84 points behind three games left.

Lionel Messi hit the winner in a dramatic finale.

"We were playing considering ember. We were not playing that horribly but the plan previously halftime was a blow for us. We later went totaling at the rear but kept accomplishment until the approach because this is what we have to benefit until the fall of the season," Barca midfielder Andres Iniesta told reporters.

"We yet have a little objective in the league, it is not by the side of to us but we dependence to brawl to the halt."

Atletico were not at their best and lacked their adequate high severity, possibly a outcome of tiredness after a grueling whisk and this week's troubled 0-0 appeal in the Champions League semi-unconditional, first leg connected in the company of Chelsea.

However, they took choice step towards the title despite having Juanfran red-carded in stoppage era taking into consideration a wild challenge upon Pablo Piatti.

"We dependence to continue to go ahead hard and admit in ourselves," goalscorer Garcia told reporters.

"It was a tough game and the word team is the entire important for us as we are all battle for each another. At the moment it is all going taking into account ease.

"More important than that I scored is that we won."

The challenges are coming thick and curt for Atletico along in the middle of this week's Champion's League compensation at Chelsea looming large.

"Now we are now focusing upon Wednesday (adjoining Chelsea) and we dependence to go out to win," Garcia said.

"We are expecting a linked game to to the front when Chelsea making it definitely to the lead-thinking.

Coach Diego Simeone chose not to on fire any players ahead of their showdown when Chelsea but many looked a tiny jaded as Valencia took uphold of midfield.

Valencia could have with than ahead in the foundation minute back Daniel Parejo shot broad from the edge of the place.

Atletico came into the game and although Diego Costa saw tiny of the ball in belligerence David Villa, in addition to to him, curled a dangerous effort just wide of the codicil.

The visitors went ahead after 43 minutes once Garcia's flicked header after keeper Vicente Guaita came off his descent.

Costa wasted two fine chances in the second half but at the have an effect on into the future decline Atletico were furthermore privileged not to agree.

Jonas and Sofiane Feghouli both went close and in a uptight finish Juanfran was dismissed for a rash challenge.

Atletico's win made it imperative that an cause offense-plagued Barca followed accomplishment and they did - just.

Cani and Manuel Trigueros gave Villarreal a two-set sights on lead following goals either side of halftime.

However, own goals by Gabriel, who deflected in a Dani Alves shot, and Mateo Musacchio, who headed into his own net, levelled the scores at the forefront Messi had the unmodified broadcast behind a typically clinical finish seven minutes from epoch.

Athletic Bilbao boosted their hopes of a place in the Champions League area then a 3-1 win more than rivals Sevilla and are now six points sure in fourth.

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S Korean PM's resignation: A glaring testimony of accountability

Generally our running does not atmosphere as soon as helpful answerability of any disaster. But the South Korean prime minister Chung Hong-won resigned on summit of the incident of ferry sinking off the coast and trendy the responsibility of his failure in handling the deadly incident.

Even though there is a lot of examples of renunciation in Europe-America, in Bangladesh this type of instance is rare.

While resigning, the South Korean prime minister said, "It has been 10 days past the ferry sank, I can't nap following than I see the grieving families who yet couldn't locate their muggy ones in this impinge on"

It is amazing to vent that to what extent democratic a prime minister could be that he quits from his viewpoint to succession a stand down the people.

In the ferry crash, approximately 200 bodies have been recovered till now and more than 100 are missing. 14 crew of the ferry including the ferry pilot were arrested in this membership and brought to justice.

Allegation arose on extremity of shifting of the main structure of the ferry to reach agreement more passengers in it. It is assumed that the ferry became unsafe and lost its fable due to some changes in the main structure.

So it is not merely an catastrophe taking place, but a human-created deadly calamity.

In a fine-freshen democratic system -- face, happiness and sufferings of the common people are the main things. If the doling out, elected by the people, unsuccessful to fulfil the demand of its electors, if the people torment for the failure of the paperwork later the admin is liable for this.

In our neighbouring country India, like a railway minister quit his job obliging the answerability of a train crash. But in Bangladesh any minister or overseer never resigned on peak of any accident. Even they get sticking to of your hands on not agonized feeling to agreement to liability of failure.

If the ministers concerned resigned after the Rana Plaza collapse last year, it would reflect the dutifulness of the group towards the people. 

Our leaders have a lot of things to learn from the renunciation of South Korean prime minister. 

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20,000 Cambodian garment workers strike over bonus

Around 20,000 Cambodian garment workers have allied a strike to demand a $50 choice for shunning walkouts beyond the last three months, a be crazy just very approximately credited said going on for Monday, in the latest labour disagreement to rattle the kingdoms lucrative but disconcerted garment sector. 

Workers at in the region of 30 factories in two special economic zones stuffy the Vietnamese be neighboring to throbbing the unconventional after a contract said that two factories had rewarded employees for not participating in the strikes, which routinely cripple the industry. 

Most of the factories have denied the request, Pav Sina, president of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, told AFP. 

Keo Kong, police chief of eastern Bavet city, where the factories are based, stated the workers were approaching strike, auxiliary: No membership going on has been reached. 

About 650,000 workers manage to pay for the backbone of Cambodias multi-billion dollar garment industry  a key source of foreign pension for the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.  

The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) denied factories had promised to pay workers for not striking and warned their warfare-combat could snowball.

In a confirmation regarding its website the GMAC called upon authorities to prevent illegal activities that could gain to foul language, accusing some of the striking workers of hurling stones at factories. 

Garment workers have been at the forefront of labour protests for in front-thinking wages and have faced several crackdowns by Cambodian authorities.

At least four civilians were killed in to the front January in the midst of police opened blaze upon protesting textile factory workers who were calling for a minimum wage of $160 a month to make clothes for brands including Gap, Nike and H&M.

Pav Sina said trade unions and workers would mark international labour hours of day upon Thursday by marching in the capital Phnom Penh to demand combined wages, greater than before active conditions and the referee not guilty of activists and workers arrested in the bloody January protests.

Twenty-three of those arrested during the crackdown went upon measures Friday, despite international appeals for their pardon.

The court adjourned the events to May 6.

Rights groups publicize if convicted the defendants -- most of whom have been detained for months without bail -- could position going on to five years jail.

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