5 killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed in road accidents in Chattogram, Gazipur and Bagerhat districts on Sunday...
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Bus carrying pilgrims crashes killing 21 in Sri Lanka
An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring 24, a senior transport official said....
Six killed, several injured in road accidents
At least six people, including a child and two teenagers, were killed and several others critically injured in separate road accidents in Savar, Jhenaidah, Panchagarh and Chattogram on Friday.
Road accidents kill 583 in April: report
At least 583 people were killed and 1,202 more injured in 567 road crashes in the country in April, said a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report published on Tuesday...
Current account deficit decreases to $659m
Bangladesh鈥檚 current account deficit narrowed significantly in the first nine months of the 2024-25 financial year, mainly due to a robust increase in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
Workers block highway as colleague killed in road accident
Readymade garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about three hours protesting at the death of a female worker in a road accident in Gazipur on Tuesday...
ACC probes into alleged corruption of APS, POs to 2 advisers
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started an inquiry into corruption allegations against a former assistant private secretary to the youth and sports adviser and a former and a serving personal officers to the health adviser...
ACC probes alleged corruption of APS, POs of 2 advisers
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started an inquiry into corruption allegations against a former assistant private secretary to the youth and sports adviser and a former and a serving personal officers to the health adviser.
ACC sues Bengal Group chairman Morshed Alam for embezzlement of Tk 3 crore
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against Bengal Group chairman and former lawmaker Morshed Alam, along with two others, on charges of embezzling nearly Tk 3 crore through the manipulation of a land purchase deal.
Madrasah student killed in Sherpur road accident
An eight-year-old madrasah student was killed after being hit by a battery-run three-wheeler while crossing a road in Sherpur Sadar upazila Thursday afternoon....
ACC raids DSHE office in Rajshahi over bribes
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday conducted a drive at the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education鈥檚 Rajshahi zone office on charges of taking bribes from the teachers for approving and forwarding teachers鈥� MPO and pay arrears...
ACC asks for evidence on Adani deal to investigate tax evasion
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to provide all evidence on the power purchase agreement with Adani Group.
Ex-minister Mozammel sued for amassing illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against former liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
Five killed in road accidents in 3 dists
At least five people were killed in road accidents in Dhaka, Bogura and Satkhira districts between Sunday night and Monday...
Three people killed in two road accidents in Savar
Three people were killed in two road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on early Monday and on Sunday night...
SSC examinee killed in road accident in Dhaka
A Secondary School Certificate examinee was killed after a truck hit him in the Uttara area in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
RAB arrests Rangpur rape case accused in Dhaka
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested the accused on charges of forcibly raping a girl at Pirganj in Rangpur from Azimpur area in Dhaka on Friday...
Nine killed in road accidents in 3 dists
At least nine people were killed in road accidents in Rangamati, Munshiganj and Patuakhali districts on Saturday...
Govt should go tough against illegal modification of vehicles
THE illegal modification of vehicles, especially buses and trucks, which has almost never been adequately attended to, continues to remain a cause for serious concern as they keep adding to the number of accidents and causing damage to roads. Vehicles, especially the buses that carry a large number of passengers and the trucks that carry a huge volume of goods, are...
Five people killed in Rangamati road accident
Five people were killed and one was injured in a collision between a pickup and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Chattogram-Rangamati road in Rubber Bagan area under Kawkhali upazila in Rangamati on Saturday morning...
Six killed in road accidents
At least six people, including two Secondary School Certificate examinees and a mother with her child, were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna, Lakshmipur and Satkhira districts on Friday.
Modified buses, trucks cause more accidents
Modifications of buses and trucks across the country remain a big concern for road safety as such modifications have been resulting in increased accidents and greater damages to roads and highways.
Road accidents kill 612 in March: report
At least 612 people were killed and 1,246 more injured in 593 road crashes in the country in March, said a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report published on Thursday.
Call for trial completion, redress renewed
Different political parties and labour rights organisations specially the garment worker rights bodies on Thursday observed the 12th year of the Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest industrial accident in the country, with the demand for completing the trial of the owners of the factory responsible for the accident...
UN warns vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise globally
Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday.
Court orders seizure of property of ex-DB chief Harun
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate one apartment and three plots of former Detective Branch chief Harun-or-Rashid....
BMU publishes results of research on tobacco use
The result of a research on trend in tobacco use in Bangladesh was published at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Safety condition improves, challenges remain
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has undergone a significant change in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the country, but there are still in the sector many issues to be addressed...
DUBAI PROPERTIES: ACC identifies Saifuzzaman, Nafeez Sarafat among 72 Bangladeshis
The Anti-Corruption Commission has identified 72 individuals, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, in connection with alleged money laundering and offshore property acquisitions in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan gunmen kill two聽 cops guarding polio vaccinators
Gunmen killed two Pakistani police officers guarding polio vaccinators in the turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Wednesday, the second attack since the launch of a nationwide inoculation drive this week...