Dhaka April 19, 2026, 2:47 pm
"This is completely unforgivable because the driver was driving the bus defying all the [traffic] rules, resulting in the loss of two lives…many students were also injured," she said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone of an underpass adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on the Airport Road in the capital on Sunday.
Police have tried to make them aware of their duties, the IGP said while talking to reporters at a programme at Chandpur police lines.
Police has taken legal action against 1,13,423 vehicles and collected around Tk 3.78 crore as fines in separate drives against traffic rule violators across the country in last six days till Friday.
Though a significant number of women workers came back home from the oil-rich country due to exploitation, not a single case was filed against their employers, they said.
The accident took place around 8:20am when he slipped and fell while crossing the rail tracks, said Md Shahabuddin, stationmaster of Sholoshahar station.
The nation is being observed the 88th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in a befitting manner today (Wednesday).
The advance ticket of August 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be available on August 9, 10, 11 and 12 respectively.
“The Sri Lankan premier phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 3:30 pm and talked for nearly 10 minutes,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said.
The sale of advance bus tickets on long routes for the upcoming holy Eid-Ul-Azha started from today (Tuesday).
The 77th death anniversary of the Bard of Bengal Rabindranath Tagore is being observed on Monday.
Students of East West University and North South University were locked into clashes with police in front of their campuses on Monday.
প্রাই একবছর ঝুলে থাকার পর অবশেষে শিক্ষার্থীদের আন্দোলনের মুখে চূড়ান্ত অনুমোদনের জন্য সোমবার মন্ত্রিসভায় উঠছে ‘সড়ক পরিবহন আইন’।
After a suspension for several days following student protests, Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Samity will operate bus services across the country, including the capital, from Monday morning.
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