Dhaka May 2, 2025, 7:44 am
The number of railway passengers leaving the city almost doubles during the Eid vacation, but that has little impact on the overall annual income of the Bangladesh Railway (BR), people familiar with the situation said.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to refrain from spraying ineffective mosquito medicines.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday shrugged off the allegations of torture in custody by Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies. “Information is gathered from criminals using the methods the other countries apply and noth
Hospitals and clinics in the capital are overflowing with dengue patients as panic-stricken city dwellers are rushing towards the medical facilities as they start feeling unwell, mounting a serious pressure on the overstretch
Three more people have died of dengue in Dhaka, Rangpur and Dinajpur districts as the entire country remains in the grip of the mosquito-borne disease.
Two children were killed and another was injured after being struck by lightning in Shaplapur union of Maheskhali upazila on Monday afternoon.
Nurul Hossain, the lone breadwinner of a 10-member family in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, has been in dire straits trying to make ends meet ever since losing his cultivable land due to the influx of Rohingyas into
Commander of Shibchar Thana Mujib Bahini during the War of Liberation 1971.
The cost of conducting a feasibility study for establishing rail corridor with Payra port through Barishal has been increased significantly due to delay in starting the study work.
Despite guarantees of normal bus fares for different routes during Eid-ul-Azha festival, private bus operators were found charging much higher for advance tickets.
Cashing in on the dengue outbreak, a section of dishonest traders are reportedly selling mosquito control products in the capital at abnormally high prices.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit New Delhi in the first week of next October to attend the India Economic Summit, slated for October 03-04.
Erosion by the Meghna river continues unabated in Harishava area in Puranbazar of the district town, forcing hundreds of people to transfer their belongings to safe areas on Sunday evening.
The wife of Additional Inspector General of Police Shahabuddin Quraishi died of dengue at a hospital in the city on Sunday.
A 70-year-old woman and a schoolboy died of dengue on Sunday – the first reported deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the district.
The government has made a move to frame a maiden policy to expedite countrywide hydrocarbon explorations with an intent to rein in the growing reliance on imported fuels.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will allow importers for a period of three months to release their products through Pangoan port if the goods are bound to Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) from Chittagong port.
Devising ways to curb illegal migration will come into focus of the upcoming home ministry-level talks between Bangladesh and India.
India has urged the world to help Bangladesh cope with the “humanitarian burden” mentioning that they are “deeply conscious” of the humanitarian and security implications due to the presence of huge Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar.
Panam City, an attractive tourist spot in Sonargaon, and Bangladesh Folk Art & Craft Foundation here are losing attraction due to the dilapidated condition of roads in the areas.
