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Bangladesh plans to remove buses running for over 20 years from Dhaka to curb pollution

Dhaka, March 31 -- The government is moving to take buses running for more than 20 years off the streets of Dhaka as part of efforts to curb rising air pollution. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority ... Read More


BNP chief Khaleda under 'close observation' at Evercare CCU

Dhaka, March 31 -- Doctors have placed BNP chief Khaleda Zia under close observation following her admission to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, according to her personal ph... Read More


Polythene falls on power line, halting Dhaka metro rail service for an hour

Dhaka, March 31 -- The Dhaka metro rail has begun the new week with an unexpected hiccup after polythene, carried by stormy winds, got entangled in the power lines and disrupted service for over an ho... Read More


Latifur's wife, elder daughter, grandson ordered to surrender in case over 'murder' of son Arshad

Dhaka, March 31 -- The High Court has ordered the wife of late founder of Transcom Group Latifur Rahman, their elder daughter and grandson to surrender 72 hours within their return to Bangladesh from ... Read More


Recommendation to extend Eid holidays by a day

Dhaka, March 31 -- The cabinet committee on law and order has recommended an extension of the Eid public holidays by another day in order to ease the travel of holidaymakers. The committee recommende... Read More


First shipment of Indian onions to arrive by today, says state minister

Dhaka, March 31 -- The first shipment of onions imported by the government from India will arrive on Sunday, says State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu. In addition to the ongoing sales to ... Read More


Kerosene, diesel prices fall by Tk 2.25 per litre, octane and petrol prices unchanged

Dhaka, March 31 -- The prices of diesel and kerosene have dropped by Tk 2.25 per litre while the prices of octane and petrol have remained unchanged in the second month of automatic price adjustments.... Read More


HC scraps 2-year jail sentence after 27 years

Dhaka, March 31 -- The High Court has acquitted a suspect named in a case of cattle theft filed over two-and-a-half decades ago in Nilphamari. The single bench of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal announced ... Read More


Advance train tickets for Eid sell out in the blink of an eye on final day

Dhaka, March 30 -- Holidaymakers have snapped up nearly all available tickets for train journeys ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays within minutes on the final day of sales. Advance tickets for Apr 9 ... Read More


Tangail Awami League leader Golam Kibria accused of raping college student in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 30 -- Golam Kibria aka Boro Monir, an Awami League leader in Tangail, has been accused of raping a college student in Dhaka. The student was rescued by the police from Kibria's apartment... Read More