Trial run of trains on Jamuna rail bridge
Two trains ran on trial basis on the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the River Jamuna for the first time on Tuesday...
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Seven people killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Cumilla
At least seven people, including four women, were killed and three more injured as a train hit a battery-powered auto-rickshaw at a level crossing at Kalikapur area under 鈥嬧�婤urichang upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday...
BARD holds two-month basic training for doctors
The 179th special basic training course organised for BCS (health) cadre officers inaugurated at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development in Cumilla on Sunday....
Russia, Ukraine trade aerial attacks amid escalation fears
Russia said on Monday its air defences had shot down eight ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine, amid heightened tensions over Kyiv鈥檚 use of Western-supplied long-range arms against Russia...
UN chief slams landmine threat after US decides to supply Ukraine
The UN secretary-general on Monday slammed the 鈥榬enewed threat鈥� of anti-personnel landmines, days after the United States said it would supply the weapons to Ukrainian forces battling Russia's invasion.
Rail link partially disrupted for derailment in Dhaka
Rail communications between Dhaka and rest of the country partially disrupted for around seven hours following the derailment of a wagon of a freight train in Azampur area in the capital on Monday...
Putin vows more N-capable missile firing at Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday promised more combat test-firing of an experimental hypersonic missile launched at Ukraine, as Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for updated air-defence systems to meet the new threat...
N Korean troops to enter Ukraine 鈥榮oon鈥�: Pentagon
The United States expects that thousands of North Korean troops massing in Russia will 鈥榮oon鈥� enter combat against Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Saturday.
Ukraine parliament cancels session over threat of Russian attack
Kyiv shuttered parliament on Friday for one day, citing a potential Russian missile attack after president Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the West by launching a new intermediate-range missile at Ukraine.
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.
Kyiv accuses Russia of launching ICBM attack
Kyiv on Thursday accused Russia of launching a non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine in what would mark the first ever use of the weapon in combat and a sharp聽 escalation of the conflict.
Russia says US 鈥榙oing everything鈥� to prolong 鈥榳ar鈥� in Ukraine
Kremlin on Wednesday accused the US of prolonging the 鈥榳ar in Ukraine鈥� by stepping up weapons deliveries to Kyiv ahead of Donald Trump鈥檚 return to the White House.
G20 leaders talk climate, wars, brace for Trump鈥檚 return
G20 leaders on Tuesday were holding the final day of a summit that offered some impetus to stalled UN climate talks, diverged on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East 鈥� and foresaw global turbulence as Donald Trump readies to take over the US presidency...
Russia says聽Ukraine fires first US聽long-range missiles聽
Russia said Tuesday that Ukraine had fired US-supplied long-range missiles into its territory for the first time since Washington authorised such strikes as president Vladimir Putin issued...
European stocks slide on fears of Russia-Ukraine escalation
European stock markets slid Tuesday on fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war after president Vladimir Putin broadened rules on his country鈥檚 use of nuclear arms, analysts said...
Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
The Kremlin accused US president Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia...
Grand finale of Horlicks Brain Games Olympiad held
Horlicks Brain Games Olympiad, an event to empower students鈥� cognitive, problem solving and critical thinking skills, held its grand finale in Dhaka on Saturday....
Resuming operation of Uttara Express Train demanded
People from all walks of life on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding resumption of the operation of Uttara Express Train to ease sufferings of people.
Russia pounds Ukraine with 鈥榤assive鈥� attack
Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a 鈥榤assive鈥� aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called 鈥榟ellish.鈥�...
Of emotional beings and indifferent AI
IMAGINE a planet, dominated by artificially crafted creatures roaming around everywhere 鈥� at sea, on the land and in the sky. Also, fancy that there is the presence of minor creatures such as birds, grasses and trees. There are waves at sea, roaring with surges of swirling water but none to hear and wonder at the wonders of nature. There are birds...
Zelensky says wants to end war by 鈥榙iplomatic means鈥� next year
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would like to end the war with Russia next year through 鈥榙iplomatic means鈥�...
Will Trump end or escalate Biden鈥檚 wars?
WHEN Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel鈥檚 war on its neighbours will be put to the test. The choices he has made for his incoming administration so far, from Marco Rubio as Secretary of State to Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth...
Russia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv
Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said...
US vows 鈥榝irm鈥� response to North Korea deployment in Ukraine conflict
US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces fighting on the Ukrainian border demanded a 鈥榝irm response鈥�...
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people...
Four workers crushed to death under train in Lalmonirhat
Four day labourers were killed after being hit by a passenger-laden train at Alauddin Nagar area of Patgram in Lalmonirhat on Monday.
Russia, Ukraine launch massive drone attacks after Trump-Putin call
Russia and Ukraine launched record drone attacks on each other despite a phone call reported by the Washington Post from US president-elect Donald Trump urging Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict....
Russia, Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict
Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw 鈥榩ositive signals鈥� from US president-elect Donald Trump over his...
Russian drones, missiles pummel cities across Ukraine
Russian bombardments of Ukrainian cities overnight killed at least one person and wounded more than three dozen more authorities said on Friday, as Moscow escalated...
Major reforms under way to improve train ticketing system : adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is undertaking a series of initiatives aimed at making train ticket purchase easier, more transparent, and passenger-friendly.