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Metro rail operation from Agargaon to Uttara to resume soon: DMTCL MD

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director Faruq Ahmed has said that metro rail services between Agargaon and Uttara will resume soon, though operations on the Agar... Read More


Grameenphone CEO, two officials get bail in fraud case

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman and two senior officials have been granted bail after surrendering before a Dhaka court in a case filed by a former employee alleging... Read More


Another youth found dead on staircase

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Within days of a similar gruesome discovery, another young man has been found dead in Old Dhaka, this time in the Bangshal area, with a GI cable wrapped tightly around his neck, rais... Read More


Depression over Bay deepens, may turn into cyclone within 24 hours

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warning that it could develop into ... Read More


Hilsa ban ends, fishermen start sailing for fishing

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The fishermen across the country start heading back to rivers and the sea for fishing Hilsha as the 22-day nationwide ban on its catching, transporting, and selling ends last midnigh... Read More


Gas explosion leaves six workers injured in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Six workers suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion while working at a dyeing factory in the BSCIC industrial area of Narayanganj on Sunday. The explosion occurred around 8:30 am ... Read More


Coach detachment disrupts train service on Dhaka-Mymensingh route

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Train movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route was disrupted for nearly half an hour on Saturday night after a coach of the Jamalpur Express got detached while running through Gafargao... Read More


Weather may remain mainly dry today: BMD

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, beginning at 9:00 am today. "The weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy cond... Read More


Bank official jailed for acting as proxy in recruitment exam

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A bank official was caught impersonating a candidate during the Food Department's Sub-Inspector recruitment exam in Rangpur on Saturday. He was sentenced to one month in jail by a m... Read More


Man held after 'improvised explosive' blast outside EC offices

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Police have "chased down" and detained a man after an "improvised explosive", colloquially known as cocktail bomb, was detonated in front of the Election Commission (EC) headquarters... Read More