Four people killed in road accident on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
Four people were killed and 14 others were injured when a bus rammed into a truck on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj on early Saturday...
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Alternative transport on rise聽as public transport in chaos
The public transport system, particularly in Dhaka city, has descended into greater turmoil, as the interim government could establish little order in the virtually lawless sector it inherited from the autocratic Awami League regime.聽
Two more die of dengue, 159 hospitalized in 24 hrs
Two more dengue patients died in hospitals while 159 others were hospitalised after being infected by the viral fever across the country in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Friday.
Makeshift temple in Khilkhet removed following due process: Govt
Bangladesh interim government on Friday clarified that the removal of a makeshift temple in Dhaka鈥檚 Khilkhet area was carried out following due process to recover public land, urging all to 鈥榬efrain from reacting on any matter disregarding the facts and ground realities.鈥�
Ex-CEC Huda on four-day fresh remand
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on a four-day fresh remand for interrogation in a case filed over allegations of irregularities during the past three national elections.
Biman flight makes emergency landing at HSIA
A Singapore-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Friday morning, minutes after taking off, as a bird hit the aircraft.
Road march for Ctg against leasing out port begins
Left leaders on Friday urged the interim government to refrain from leasing out the Chitagong port to any foreign company and giving corridor to Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine state in the name of humanitarian channel.
DU seeks info on irregularities in teachers鈥� recruitment, promotion
Authorities of the University of Dhaka on Thursday called for information and evidence regarding any irregularities in teacher recruitment and promotion that might have occurred between 2009 and August 2024 under the regime of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Left parties鈥� road march to begin today
The two-day Dhaka-Chattogram road march by left political parties under the banner of 鈥楢nti-imperialism patriotic people鈥� will begin today...
Highest turnover in June at bourses
The country鈥檚 stock markets on Thursday witnessed the highest turnover of the month, accompanied by a notable rise in indices and gains in the majority of listed companies...
Dhaka Bank opens Hazratpur sub-branch
Dhaka Bank PLC on Wednesday opened its 35th sub-branch at Hazratpur under Kalatia branch in Dhaka, said a press release...
Yunus orders installing solar panels on rooftops of all govt buildings
Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday instructed the authorities concerned to take initiatives to generate power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings in the country.
Ex-CEC Habibul Awal admits dummy polls
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday allowed the police to take former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in their custody for interrogation for three days in a case filed over irregularities and biased roles in conducting the last three national elections...
DNCC approves Tk鈥�6,069cr budget for FY鈥�2025鈥�26
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Wednesday approved Tk鈥�6,069鈥痗rore budget for the financial year 2025鈥�26...
Fire service holds firefighting, rescue drills
The Fire Service and Civil Defence on Wednesday conducted firefighting, rescue, first aid and evacuation drills at Uttara Centre and Bijay Sarani of Dhaka Metro Rail...
Eco-Industrial Parks light touch activities launched in Bangladesh thru workshop
Eco-Industrial Parks light touch activities in Bangladesh was launched on Wednesday, says a press release.
Jamaat iterates demand for local govt polls before nat鈥檒 election
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday said that they wanted local government polls before next general elections slated for mid-February...
Int鈥檒 Day of Women in Diplomacy observed
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Dhaka, in collaboration with the Centre for Governance Studies, a non-government think tank, hosted a discussion with members of major political parties to highlight the challenges women face in politics and diplomacy marking the International Day of Women in Diplomacy on Tuesday in the city.
Woman raped on moving train
A woman was allegedly raped by a temporary railway employee on a moving train in Dhaka Wednesday morning...
Ex-CEC Kazi Habibul Awal arrested
A team of Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in the capital鈥檚 Moghbazar area on Wednesday afternoon for the allegations of conducting dummy general elections in 2024...
ICT changes Hasina鈥檚 counsel amid controversy
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday removed Dhaka-based lawyer Aminul Gani Titu as the state defence counsel for ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and the party leader Shakil Akand Bulbul in a contempt of court case...
Nawab Salimullah鈥檚 153rd birth anniversary celebrated
Dhaka University on Tuesday celebrated the 153rd anniversary of the birth of Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, one of the key founders of the university, through a day-long programme on the campus...
18 hurt as BNP factions clash at Nagar Bhaban
Two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 workers union at Nagar Bhaban, the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, allegedly clashed on Tuesday...
MBE Bangladesh opens first store
Mail Boxes Etc Bangladesh on Saturday launched its first store at Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Stocks extend gaining streak
The Dhaka Stock聽Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed an聽upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism...
BNP requests police to add former EC Rasheda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday requested the police to add the name of former election commissioner Begum Rasheda Sultana as an accused in the case of election manipulation lodged with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station in Dhaka on June 22...
Seize assets of S Alam, wife in 3 countries: court
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize foreign assets of S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen in three countries, including the...
Bangladesh interim govt chief seeks bigger investment from Kosovo
Lulzim Pllana, ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Bangladesh, paid his maiden call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday evening.
3 bank officials among 5 sued over embezzling Tk 1.65cr
A fraud case has been filed with the court of senior judicial magistrate Barnali Rani in Jashore accusing three officials of the Basic Bank at Karwan Bazar Branch in Dhaka and two others for embezzling Tk 1, 65, 00,000....
BNP reiterates stance against mob violence
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, reaffirming their party鈥檚 stance against the culture of mob violence, on Tuesday said that no one had the right to take the law into their own hands...