The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday asked the government authorities to produce detailed reports on how various housing projects in Uttarkhan and Dakkhinkhan areas of the capital received government approval.
Seven days before the blast, a pipeline for cooking gas was repaired next to the seven-storey building in Siddikbazar, they said after visiting the site, adding that gas might have escaped through a leak and accumulated in a confined space.
Noted actor Fazlur Rahman Babu was honoured with the National Film Award for the fifth time, for his supporting role in “Bishwoshundori”. He has been persistently proving his acting prowess over the decades.