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2 die as train rams into truck

Dhaka, April 6 -- At least two people have been killed in a collision between a goods train and a truck in Feni's Chhagalnaiya. Gateman Md Saidul, who fled after the incident, was allegedly absent wh... Read More


Ground realities of human rights in N Korea

Dhaka, April 6 -- The sufferings of the people of North Korea know no bounds. It would be wrong if I say the sufferings of North Korean people are limited within the geographical boundary of this coun... Read More


To mitigate mounting debt crisis, take steps for comprehensive reforms

Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh is facing a mounting debt crisis, compelling the government to resort to continuous borrowing to meet its repayment obligations. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has ... Read More


Extramarital affair costs man his 'manhood'

Dhaka, April 6 -- The 35-year-old victim, a married man working as a readymade garment worker, went to a residential hotel with his lover in Paltan on Thursday night (April 4). A rickshaw puller brou... Read More


Jum'atul-Wida observed

Dhaka, April 6 -- The holy Jum'atul-Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervor. The biggest Jum'atul-Wida congre... Read More


EID EXODUS: Traffic slows to a crawl on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

Dhaka, April 6 -- Traffic movement was slow on a 13-kilometre stretch of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gajaria of Munshiganj from Thursday night till around Friday noon with hundreds of thousands of... Read More


Home Minister to visit Bandarban inspecting overall situation

Dhaka, April 6 -- Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will visit Bandarban today to inspect the overall situation there as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Sonali Bank's manager Nizam Uddin within 4... Read More


Dhaka's air quality unhealthy

Dhaka, April 6 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 154 at 9:10am on Friday. The capital's air was... Read More


29 held for consuming, selling drugs in city

Dhaka, April 6 -- As part of the anti-drugs drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 29 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the las... Read More


BD reports 16 Covid cases

Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh reported 16 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,049,611, according to the Directorate Ge... Read More