Metro rail services on Motijheel-Shahbagh section resume
Metro rail services on the Motijheel-Shahbagh section resumed at 7:00 pm on Sunday, following a suspension of about seven hours.
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Army seizes firearms, explosives at Airport Railway Station: ISPR
The Bangladesh Army on Sunday morning conducted a special drive at the Airport Railway Station in the capital and seized foreign firearms and explosives, said a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations...
Metro rail services on Uttara-Agargaon section resumes
Metro rail services on Uttara-Agargaon section resumed at about 3:00pm on Sunday after a two-and-half-an-hours hour suspension on Sunday...
Probe body formed over metro rail accident
Road transport and bridges ministry adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Sunday afternoon said that a five-member probe committee, headed by Bridges Division secretary Md Abdur Rouf, had been formed as a pedestrian was killed after a bearing pad crashed on him from metro rail line in Dhaka鈥檚 Farmgate area on the same day...
Man killed as聽metro rail bearing pad falls
A pedestrian was killed and two others were injured as a bearing pad fell from the metro rail structure on the road in Dhaka鈥檚 Farmgate area on Sunday, disrupting the metro services for hours.
Dhaka鈥檚 air continues to be unhealthy with AQI score of 168
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at about 9:25am on Sunday morning...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 4
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes killed four people and wounded some 20 others in the Ukraine capital Kyiv and several other regions, authorities said Saturday...
DUET holds 2-day conference on science, humanities for sustainable development
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology held a two-day international conference on 鈥榮cience and humanities for sustainable development鈥� at the university in Gazipur concluded on Friday...
Cultural activists express concern over Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026
Cultural activists on Saturday expressed concern over the postponement of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 at a view-exchange meeting...
AIUB holds 10th CJEN Conference 2025
The department of media and mass communication of the American International University鈥揃angladesh held a two-day 10th Communication and Journalism Educators Network Conference 2025 concluded at the AIUB in Dhaka on Saturday...
Thailand鈥檚 former queen Sirikit dies at 93
Thailand鈥檚 former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation鈥檚 longest-reigning monarch, died late Friday at the age of 93, the palace said...
Dhaka鈥檚 air remains unhealthy with AQI score of 169
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:00am on Saturday morning...
BLAST condemns extrajudicial punishment of woman in Cumilla
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust on Friday condemned recent extrajudicial punishment of a woman in a local arbitration in Cumilla鈥檚 Chauddagram upazila.
Conservationists for controlled tourism on St Martins Island
Environmentalists and researchers have demanded the continuation of government-initiated controlled tourism at the country鈥檚 lone coral site, Saint Martins Island.
1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid
More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country鈥檚 largest scam centres.
Bangladesh women lose to Thailand in FIFA friendly
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team suffered a 3-0 defeat to Thailand in their first of the two FIFA friendly matches at the Bangkok Thonburi University Training Field on Friday.
Japan PM vows to take US ties to 鈥榥ew heights鈥� with Trump
Japan鈥檚 conservative new prime minister Sanae Takaichi vowed Friday to bring US ties to 鈥榥ew heights鈥� with president Donald Trump, while taking a swipe at China and vowing a stricter stance on immigration in her first policy speech.
Trump says all Canada trade talks 鈥榯erminated鈥� over 鈥榝ake鈥� ad
US president Donald聽Trump聽on Friday doubled down on his decision to end trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with prime minister Mark Carney.
Amazon uses AI to make robots better warehouse workers
Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the future of human workers.
Govt seeks support from UK, Australia, Turkey, China
Bangladesh has sought technical assistance from the United Kingdom, Australia, China and Turkey in preparing a forensic report of the fire that damaged a section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport鈥檚 cargo village in Dhaka on October 18...
Zelensky hails Trump sanctions on Russia as 鈥榮trong鈥� message
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed US president Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榬esolute鈥� decision to sanction Russia鈥檚 energy sector, as Washington鈥檚 patience finally snapped with Moscow for stalling peace efforts...
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar鈥檚 most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official said on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound...
Casino kingpin Samrat asked to appear before court on Oct 26
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday asked suspended Juba League leader and casino kingpin Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat to appear before it on October 26 in a case filed for laundering Tk 195 crore...
Hairline cracks develop on Jamuna Rail Bridge in 7 months
After just seven months of the inauguration, hairline cracks have become visible on several point pillars of the Jamuna Rail Bridge constructed over the River Jamuna at a cost of nearly Tk 17,000 crore...
Soumya, Saif give Tigers new hope
Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan, an unlikely opening pair, brought back some forgotten memories for Bangladesh when they stitched a 176-run partnership in the third and final ODI against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.聽
Oil prices surge as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions
Oil prices surged more than 5 per cent Thursday after US president Donald Trump targeted Russia鈥檚 key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine...
UCB unveils Sustainability Report 2024
United Commercial Bank PLC launched its 鈥楽ustainability Report 2024鈥� at a special ceremony held at its corporate office recently in the capital, said a press release...
Driving training welcome step towards road safety
The government鈥檚 consideration of making 60 hours鈥� training from approved institutes mandatory for driving licences marks a overdue but commendable step towards improving road safety. For far too long, untrained and reckless driving has remained one of the principal causes of the appalling record of road accidents, which continue to claim thousands of lives every...
ICT ends trial of Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday concluded the trial of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 140
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 140 at 10:25am on Thursday morning...
