Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.
The probe committee formed by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) to investigate the devastating fire and explosion at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot last month could not ascertain the source or specific reason behind the fire.
Ashikur Rahman (28) was returning home for Eid after taking treatment at a Dhaka hospital. But little did he know that he’ll never reach his destination.
A boy was found dead in a Buddhist monastery in Abdullahpur South Baruapara in Chattogram yesterday.
BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.
Postogola Jatiya Swashan Committee forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the city yesterday demanding the government protect the crematorium at Postogola from land grabbers.Photo: STAR
Police rescued an abducted schoolgirl from Puraton Satkhira area in the town on Thursday evening.
Acting on a tip-off, Kalaroa police rescued the girl from a house in the area but could not arrest the culprits.
Quoting locals, police said a gang of miscreants led by Hasanuzzaman, 26, of village Jhhikra in Kalaroa upazila, had abducted the girl, a class seven student of Kalaroa Pilot Girls' High School, from near her home on her way to a neighbour's house on November 7.
The victim's father filed a case with Kalaroa police accusing five people, including Hasan.
Two Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leaders were arrested by police from Baitus Sharaf Mosque in Dhoniala Para area of Chittagong city yesterday in two cases filed for attacks on police.
The arrested are Delwar Hossain, 28, president of ICS Chittagong Metropolitan South unit, and Md Ismail, 23, its media and publication secretary.
On September 19, Jamaat activists attacked police at Muradpur intersection, seriously injuring three law enforcers including Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Abdul Mannan. The following day, police was again attacked at Double Mooring area.
The 17th summit of South Asian Regional Cooperation (Saarc) ended yesterday with a 20-point declaration that encompasses areas like regional connectivity to trade promotion and counter terrorism measures.
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Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus with European Union Commissioner for Social Affairs and Inclusion Laszlo Andor. Commissioner Andor invited Prof Yunus to participate in an event in Brussels, Belgium on November 18 to discuss how best to implement and expand social business into the activities of the European Union. Photo: Yunus Centre
Public representatives and civil society leaders yesterday called upon leaders and activists of Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) to stop fighting in the hills.
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Four people were killed and 35 others injured in separate road accidents in Gopalganj, Jhenidah and Narail on Thursday and yesterday.
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