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Private vehicles queue up at Manikganj’s Paturia ferry terminal ahead of lockdown Collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report The pressure of small vehicles increased today at the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj as thousands of people from the southwestern part of the country left Dhaka on private vehicles amid the ban on public transport ahead of the weeklong lockdown starting from April 14. Owners of private vehicles were seen taking passengers by charging them three times the usual fare, reports our Manikganj correspondent. Long queue...

As the country braces for what officials said would be a strict lockdown from tomorrow, thousands of people left Dhaka for their village homes yesterday, ignoring the risks of contracting coronavirus while travelling. With long-haul bus, launch, train and domestic flight services being suspended, people travelled on the back of pickups, by auto-rickshaws, rickshaws and

TIKKA KHAN SWORN IN The Martial Law Administrator Lieutenant General Tikka Khan was sworn in as governor of East Pakistan today. Earlier, after his appointment as both the governor and martial law administrator in East Pakistan on March 8, 1971, Tikka Khan could not find a judge to swear him in as Justice BA Siddiqui, chief justice of the East Pakistan High Court, refused to administer the oath for "reasons of ill health". BANGALEES FLEE TOWNS Bangalees were reported fleeing towns along the Padma river today, fearing an advance by Pakistan army units trying to crush the two week old autonomy...

Story highlights The eight people died in separate incidents in Fulchhari, Palashbari, and Sundarganj Upazilas of the district just before sunset reported local media. Among the deceased, five were identified as Shimuli Begum, 25, Abdul Gaffar, 42, Hafiz Uddin, 44, Jahanara Begum, 50, and Moyna Begum 60.  At least eight people, including three women, were crushed under trees in Gaibandha district of Bangladesh as a violent thunderstorm called nor`westers packed with gale-speed wind, and rain thrashed at least 13 districts in northern, central, and western parts of the country on Sunday. The ...

Lt Col Julee BENGALURU: While the training of the first ever batch of women who will be inducted into the rank-and-file of the Indian army is nearly complete, it was not just the new recruits who had to overcome challenges. Lt Col Julee, company commander and the training officer who oversaw the training of the first batch of women sepoys said that from physical deficiencies to emotional issues the cadets faced to the need to sensitise what has so far been a male-only setup posed challenges even to those training the women. Pointing out that all of them had just come out of the shelter of t...