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Eid travel: Advance train tickets go online Mar 3

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr travel will go on sale from Mar 3, with all tickets to be sold online, the railway ministry has announced. Return tickets will be available fro... Read More


Bangladesh keeps minimum Fitra unchanged at Tk 110

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The government has kept the minimum rate of Fitra, a charitable donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, at Tk 110 per person in 2026. The maximum amount also remains unc... Read More


Process under way to appoint new Bangladesh Bank governor

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The government has initiated the process of appointing a new governor of Bangladesh Bank to replace Ahsan H Mansur, who was appointed during the interim adminstration's tenure. Two ... Read More


Jahangirnagar University female student 'confined' in house, hand burnt in alleged assault

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A female student of Jahangirnagar University has allegedly been confined at a property near the campus and subjected to assault, leaving her hand burnt. The incident took place on T... Read More


Three of a family burnt in Chandpur gas cylinder explosion

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Three members of a family have been burnt in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder leak in Chandpur's Kachua Upazila. The incident occurred around 4am on Wednesday at a house in Hos... Read More


Gas pressure likely to dip for several hours on Wednesday due to LNG maintenance

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Household gas pressure may drop for several hours on Wednesday due to maintenance work at the floating LNG terminal in Maheshkhali, Petrobangla has said. In a statement, the state-r... Read More


Bangladesh envoy Abida reaffirms democratic commitment at UK Parliament

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh's high commissioner to the United Kingdom has described the recent national parliamentary election as a "defining milestone" in the country's democratic journey, reaffirmi... Read More


Nearly 69,000 selected for junior, madrasa, technical scholarships

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A total of 68,768 students have qualified for various scholarships across Bangladesh. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and State Minister for Education Bobby Hajjaj announ... Read More


Sazzat Ali steps down as DMP chief

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has stepped down from his post amid a reshuffle in the police ranks after the new government assumed office. Sazzat... Read More


Courtroom chaos: Barishal Bar Association chief detained, sparking protests

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Sadiqur Rahman Lincoln, president of the Barishal Bar Association, has been detained over allegations of disrupting court proceedings and vandalism. On Wednesday, law enforcement pe... Read More