Derailment in Pabna: Dhaka's rail link with northern and southern regions restored after 5hrs
Schedule of seven intercity trains delayed
Actor Sohel Chowdhury verdict: Security beefed up on Dhaka court premises
Security measures have been beefed up by police in and around the Dhaka court premises area ahead of the verdict in the actor Sohel Chowdhury murder case
Watch / BAF training fighter jet crashes in Chattogram
2 pilots safely ejected from the plane
First hajj flight leaves for Jeddah with 415 pilgrims
The first dedicated Hajj flight took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Jeddah this morning with 415 pilgrims
Train derails in Pabna, rail link between Dhaka and north disrupted
Train services between Dhaka and the northern regions of Bangladesh was halted today following the derailment of two bogies of the Burimari Express at Muladuli Railway Station in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila
Verdict in actor Sohel Chowdhury murder case today
The much-awaited verdict in the case over the murder of actor Sohel Chowdhury in 1998 will be delivered today
Dhaka’s air quality ‘worst in the world’ this morning
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 203 at 9:01 am today
Bangladesh seeks preferential trade benefits to British market until 2032
Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparel, into the British market until 2032 to support sustainable transition
Surprised to see how protesters in US being brutally suppressed: foreign minister
Referring to brutality on the pro-Palestinian protesters on the US campuses, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said he is willing to know the reaction to the brutality from those who issued statements when Hero Alam was punched in Bangladesh
JL leader sentenced to 10 years in arms case
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a Jubo League leader to 10 years in jail in an arms case
A road to suffering
Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.
Low turnout in local polls too
The usual election-day fervour was missing in the first phase of the upazila parishad polls yesterday, as most of the voting centres across 139 upazilas wore a deserted look, and polling officials and law enforcers were passing idle time.
Cops clueless about Bacchu’s whereabouts
Law enforcers have no idea where former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu is even though a Dhaka court has so far issued 52 warrants for him in as many cases since February 28.
When learning becomes life-threatening
At least 169 out of 798 government primary schools in Barguna district are in a dilapidated condition.
BRTA Advisory Council: Maiden meeting comes 7 years after inception
A section of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Act-2017 specifies formation of an advisory council under the leadership of the road transport and bridges minister.
Custodial death: 7 cops, 5 others sued in Dhaka
Seven police personnel and five others have been sued under Torture and Custodial Death (Prohibition) Act on charge of torturing a man to death.
Chicken price soars by up to Tk 50 a kg in a month
The price of chicken, a staple source of animal protein for many, has increased by Tk 40-50 per kg in a month, causing frustration to low-income families.
Tk 6cr Rajuk building lies vacant for 3yrs
Constructed at an expense of Tk 6 crore, the 10-storey Hatirjheel Car Parking and Management Building of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has been lying vacant for three years.
Astrazeneca Shots: Survey to determine ‘side effects’
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said yesterday that the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is conducting a survey to determine whether recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Bangladesh are exhibiting any side effects.
Nadim Murder: HC refuses to grant bail to prime accused
The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to suspended UP chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, the prime accused in the Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case.
2 Bangladeshi men shot dead by BSF
Two Bangladeshi men were shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in Panchagarh’s Tetulia upazila early yesterday, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
