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New metro rail schedule to extend hours, increase trips on trial basis from Friday

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- A new schedule for Dhaka's metro rail will be implemented on a trial basis from Friday. Rail service is being extended by an hour, with trains scheduled to start a half hour e... Read More


Waterlogging brings traffic to a standstill in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- Heavy rainfall on Monday morning drenched Dhaka and left several areas of the city submerged. As water seeped into engines, leaving many vehicles stranded, trees were uprooted... Read More


Army chief heads to Malaysia for 'Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference'

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has set off for Malaysia to attend the 14th Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs Conference. He left Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur for a four-... Read More


'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' lands in Bangladeshi cinemas

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Anime fans can now catch the highly anticipated "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle", the newest sequel to one of Japan's most popular anime franchises, on the big screen in Banglad... Read More


Teachers call for separate campus for Dhaka Central University; students call it a 'conspiracy'

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Tensions have escalated over the establishment of the proposed Dhaka Central University and its affiliation with the seven government colleges in Dhaka. Teachers from these co... Read More


Bangladeshi Islamist group calls Dhaka rally in November to demand Ahmadis be declared non-Muslims

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- An Islamist group has called for a mass rally in Dhaka in November to press its demand that the Ahmadiyya minority community, referred to by opponents as "Qadianis", be declare... Read More


Biman flying passengers stranded in Dubai home on different flight after two-day delay

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Passengers of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight stranded at Dubai International Airport for two days are being sent home on an alternative Boeing 777-300 flight. On Thursday,... Read More


EC officers to gain path to secretary posts under revised law

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- The interim government has approved a draft amendment to create an "Election Commission Service", opening a long-awaited path for Election Commission (EC) Secretariat officers ... Read More


Jatiya Party and 14-Party Alliance face uncertain future after Hasina's fall

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- As Bangladesh prepares for its next general election, the future of the Awami League-led 14-Party Alliance and its long-time partner, the Jatiya Party, is in deep doubt. The a... Read More


Togor, convicted of killing BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, arrested

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Mushfiq Uddin Togor, a convicted defendant in the 2002 murder of BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, has been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion. Togor, 50, was apprehended w... Read More