Fog halts ferry services for eight hours
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route in the Jamuna River and the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River were suspended for around eight hours on Wednesday due to dense fog...
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Banks鈥� distress asset stands at聽Tk 6.75 lakh crore
Distressed assets in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector surpassed Tk聽6.75 lakh crore at the end of FY24, an amount equivalent to the cost of 13.5 Dhaka Metro systems or 22.5 Padma Bridges, according to a...
Train service via Padma Bridge to begin Dec 2
The much-awaited train service on Dhaka-Jashore-Khulna-Benapole section is expected to open on December 2 via Padma Bridge.
Tk 6,500cr of 42 govt firms stuck with Padma Bank
Around Tk 6,500 crore of 42 state-run companies remains stuck with the Padma Bank PLC, leaving these organisations in financial distress.
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route suspended for poor navigability
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route have been suspended due to poor navigability, leaving 300 goods-laden vehicles stranded on the river...
Hilsa protecting officials assaulted
Eight members of the fisheries department were injured in the early hours of Wednesday when they were attacked by a group during a hilsa conservation drive near Babur Char on the Padma River in Jazira upazila...
Body of one of 2 missing ASIs recovered
A body of an assistant sub-inspector was recovered one day after he went missing from the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some miscreants at Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia early Monday...
Two policemen go missing after jumping into Padma
Two policemen went missing as they jumped into the River Padma during an attack allegedly by some unruly people in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on early Monday...
22-day hilsa fishing ban in Bangladesh begins today
Prices of hilsa have shot up again in Chandpur markets as a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing was set to begin at midnight past Saturday, to ensure safe spawning in the freshwaters of the Padma and Meghna rivers...
Court imposes travel ban on Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat
A Dhaka court on Monday issued an international travel ban on Padma Bank former chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat over allegations of corruption...
BGB detains two Indian nationals along Rajshahi border
Border Guard Bangladesh members have detained two Indian nationals in Yusufpur border outpost area in Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi...
Tk 7,300cr likely to get slashed from two railway projects
Two railway projects are likely to see budget cuts of around Tk 7,300 crore in a slimming-down attempt as officials view that earlier these projects were not 鈥榚xamined properly鈥�...
BGB-BSF meeting decides to return 200 acres to Bangladesh
Bangladeshi landowners are set to regain around 200 acres of land previously lost to India due to the erosion of the Padma River along the Daulatpur border in Kushtia...
Bangladesh set to regain 200 acres of land from India
Bangladesh is set to regain around 200 acres of land previously lost to India due to the erosion of the River Padma along the Daulatpur border in Kushtia.
Ustad Alauddin Khan鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Padmabibhushan award-winning musician and 鈥楽arod鈥� expert Ustad Alauddin Khan...
Water level in River Padma remains stable: FFWC
Water level of Ganges-Padma rivers was stable, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said on Tuesday, a day after India opened 109 gates of Farakka Barrage to release excess water from the River Ganga, causing concern over possible flooding in Bangladesh...
Probe initiated against ex-Padma bank chair Nafeez Sarafat for graft charges
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday started an inquiry against Padma Bank former chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat over embezzlement of around Tk 800 crore from the bank and share market...
Low-lying areas in Faridpur inundated as Padma swells
The low-lying areas of nine unions of four upazilas in Faridpur have been inundated due to the swelling of the River Padma, causing woes to local people...
Bangladesh gets respect in world for Padma Bridge: PM
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the international community now showed due respect to...
Govt to form Padma Bridge operation, maintenance company
The government on Monday decided to establish a company to look after the operation and maintenance of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge across...
Padma Bridge project ends finally after 17 years
The much-talked about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project came to an end on Sunday after almost 17 years it was taken to build a bridge on the River Padma...
PM receives Tk 315cr as Padma Bridge loan repayments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday received some Tk 315 crore as the 7th and the 8th installments of loan repayment, which was taken for the construction of Padma Bridge....
So far 1.27 crore vehicles cross Padma Bridge: Obaidul
A total of 1.27 crore vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge after its inauguration two years ago, said the road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday...
Three children, including two brothers, drown in Padma
Three children, including two brothers, drowned while bathing in the Padma River at Bhaduria Dangi under Chartarapur union in Pabna Sadar upazila on Monday...
Locals rush to catch Russell鈥檚 vipers as Faridpur AL leader announces bounty
Following the announcement of a Tk 50,000 bounty for catching a Russell鈥檚 viper alive, residents along the Padma riverbank in Faridpur have become desperate to capture the snakes....
Tk 4.82cr tolls collected from Padma Bridge in 24hrs
A total of Tk 4.82 crore was collected from 44,033 vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday amid the travels of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha....
Long tailback over Padma Bridge as homegoers鈥� rush begins
A three-kilometre tailback has been created in front of the toll plaza of Padma Bridge, as the homebound rush began to pick up on Friday....
Body of teenage boy recovered from Padma River
The body of a 15-year-old boy, who went missing while bathing in the Padma River on Thursday, was recovered from it at a location under Daulatpur upazila in Kushita Friday morning....
Body of missing SSC examinee recovered from Padma River
The body of a 17-year-old boy was recovered from the Padma River, three days after he went missing while bathing in the river in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj....
Evaluating large-scale projects
QUITE a number of studies on the various aspects of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge are in circulation. Metaphorically, this bridge has been dubbed a dream bridge that has given a new lease of life to 30 million people in the southern belt of Bangladesh...