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What are bearing pads and why are they installed on bridges and metro lines?

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The repeated fall of bearing pads from Dhaka's metro line -- twice within five weeks -- has stirred widespread curiosity about what they are and how they function. Some have even as... Read More


Four sentenced to death for gangrape of woman in Barishal

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A Barishal court has handed down the death penalty to four men for gangraping a housewife in 2016. Barishal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Rakibul Islam ... Read More


Metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel suspended for now

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Dhaka Metro Rail service will not resume on the section from Agargaon to Motijheel on Sunday due to the collapse of a bearing pad that caused the death of a pedestrian, according to ... Read More


Dhaka Metro authorities to support family of pedestrian killed by falling object: advisor

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The metro rail authorities will take full responsibility for the family of a man who was killed after being hit by a bearing pad that fell from an overhead section of the urban train... Read More


BNP writes to EC with objection over RPO amendment

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The BNP has written to the Election Commission objecting to the new rule making it mandatory for coalition candidates to contest polls under their own party's electoral symbol. The ... Read More


Exploding smartphones worth Tk 6.4mn intensified Andhra Pradesh bus fire, says NDTV

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A consignment of 234 smartphones, valued at Tk 6.4 million, was being transported in the bus that caught fire in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday morning, NDTV reports. The Indian... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus meets Pakistan's Gen Mirza

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), has met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna during his trip to ... Read More


Grameenphone CEO, two officials get bail in fraud case filed by former employee

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


Dimming sunset: Kuakata's Daughter of the Sea in crisis under the weight of neglect

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The coastline along the Bay of Bengal, renowned for its breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, is losing its lustre. The beauty of Kuakata -- known as the "Daughter of the Sea" -- is fad... Read More


Falling metro rail bearing kills pedestrian in Dhaka's Farmgate, train service suspended

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A pedestrian has died after being hit by a bearing pad that fell from the Dhaka Metro Rail viaduct in the capital's Farmgate. Train service has been suspended in the wake of the inc... Read More