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Daulatdia tragedy: JU student Raiyan, mother, nephew laid to rest

Dhaka, March 26 -- Jahangirnagar University student Ahnaf Tahmid Khan Rayyan, his mother and nephew, who died in a bus accident at Daulatdia Ferry Dock in Rajbari, have been buried side by side. Afte... Read More


Cumilla bus-train crash: 'Alternate' gateman Nazmul arrested

Dhaka, March 26 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested another suspect in a case over the bus and train collision in Cumilla that killed 12 people. He was arrested from the Rajendrapur area... Read More


Eid return trip turns tragic as bus with 50 on board plunges into Padma

Dhaka, March 26 -- Abdul Aziz clung to the pontoon at Daulatdia, trembling, as he recounted the moments his wife and child were swept into the river. One of the few who managed to escape the sinking b... Read More


Govt reshuffles top bureaucracy, appoints secretaries to 10 offices

Dhaka, March 26 -- The government has carried out a major administrative shake-up, attaching five secretaries to the Ministry of Public Administration and appointing new secretaries to 10 ministries a... Read More


Bangladesh arrests former military intelligence chief Sheikh Mamun

Dhaka, March 26 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) retired lieutenant general Sheikh Mam... Read More


Asian Cup draw postponed as Middle East conflict continues

Dhaka, March 26 -- The draw for January's Asian Cup finals, which was due to be held in Riyadh on Apr 11, has been postponed, the Asian Football Confederation announced on Thursday. Officials have re... Read More


Zubaida Rahman joins global coalition summit event at White House

Dhaka, March 26 -- Zubaida Rahman has attended the closing ceremony of the "Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit" at the White House in Washington, DC. The BNP media cell said the ev... Read More


2 die as bus rams motorcycle on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway

Dhaka, March 26 -- Two people have been killed after their motorcycle was rammed by a bus on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in Chakaria. Another person was critically injured in the accident. The... Read More


Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan replaces Kaniz Moula to lead Parliament Secretariat

Dhaka, March 26 -- The government has promoted Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan, currently director general of the Wage Earners Welfare Board, to serve as secretary of the Parliament Secretariat. The promotion, ... Read More


Bangladesh marks 55th Independence Day with hope for 'discrimination-free, equitable' nation

Dhaka, March 25 -- Bangladesh stands at a crossroads of memory and aspiration as it marks 55 years of independence. The nation hoists its red-and-green flag, honouring the martyrs of 1971 whose sacrif... Read More