Dhaka May 5, 2025, 12:52 am
A number of experts said the solution to gridlock lies not in erecting flyovers but increasing the number of public transports accessible to all sections of people and rapid decentralisation.
A young woman, who was injured in a gas pipeline explosion at Patharghata in the city on November 17, succumbed to her injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Friday.
The government brought back 152 Bangladeshis and the bodies of three workers from war-torn Libya on Thursday.
Cyber Tribunal Judge Md As-Shams Jaglul Hossain also fined him Tk 15 lakh, in default, to suffer six months more imprisonment.
A court here on Thursday sentenced seven people to death for their roles in killing former Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton.
Opening the development schemes, the Prime Minister said the development journey of Bangladesh will continue. “Our progress will continue.”
The government should take an initiative to form a separate division under the ministry of commerce or create a new ministry on consumers' affairs to ensure a stable supply chain and prices of some 15-20 essential commodities
The European Union has allocated €140 000 EUR or Tk 13.17 million to provide crucial humanitarian assistance to families affected by the recent cyclone Bulbul that struck many parts of southern Bangladesh in early November.
Thirty-five more Bangladeshi female workers have sent a video message from Saudi Arabia with fervent SOS (save our souls) calls to be rescued.
Following a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian at the ministry on Wednesday night, water transport workers who had declared a strike on Tuesday night withdrew their strike programme.
The operation of lighterage vessels at Chattogram Port remained halted since Monday night after water transport workers went on a strike to press for 15-point demands.
“We’re happy with this verdict,” he told reporters at the Secretariat.
The three other projects are – House Construction Project for Insolvent Freedom Fighters, Mujibnagar Independence War Memorial Complex Construction Project and 360 Degree Panorama for Bangladesh Project.
32 traders quizzed on 2nd day
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the scheduled visit of the Army Chief to Myanmar will bring good news for Bangladesh and “open another line of negotiation” between the two countries over Rohingya repatria
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked the Armed Forces to take timely preparations to prevent the abuse of technology.
Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) arranged the programme titled ‘Dhaka City’s Public Transport & Rickshaw: Reality, Problems and Way Forward’ at the Jatiya Press Club.
The ACC chief was inaugurating a training titled ‘Training on Public Procurement and Practices for ACC Officials" at the ACC headquarters.
Launch services were suspended at Sadarghat on Wednesday morning after an organisation of workers started enforcing an impromptu strike, causing immense suffering to the commuters.
Security has been ratcheted up in and around the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court area ahead of the verdict in Holey Artisan café attack case.
