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'Why are fares so high even on low-cost airlines?' asks Advisor Basir Uddin

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Low-cost carrier Flyadeal has begun fresh operations on the air route from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. Attending an inaugural event for the airline's new route, Sheikh Bashir Ud... Read More


Dhaka now the world's second-largest city by population, behind Jakarta: UN

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Dhaka has become the world's second-largest city by population, according to a new United Nations report that highlights the rapid expansion of megacities across the world. The Bang... Read More


CA orders probe into Korail slum fire causes, measures to prevent future accidents

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Expressing deep concern and sympathy over the devastating fire at the Korail slum in the capital, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has ordered an investigation into the cause of the fire... Read More


25 injured as harassment sparks violent clashes at Jashore engineering university campus

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- A confrontation over the harassment of a female student at Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) has erupted into a full-scale clash between students and local villager... Read More


SKOP stages blockade protesting New Mooring lease in Ctg

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Trade union platform Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) has launched a blockade in Chattogram to protest against moves to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to f... Read More


Partners, family killed 137 women a day worldwide in 2024, UN finds

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- The United Nations has released new data showing that more than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, equivalent to one every 10 minutes ... Read More


Bangladesh Medical University fire brought under control

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka's Shahbagh has been brought under control. The incident was reported on the fourth floor of Block A at around 11:15am... Read More


359,000 students apply for admission to public, private schools in five days

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- More than 359,000 students have applied online for admission to grades 1 through 9 at government and private schools across Bangladesh in five days since the window opened. Governme... Read More


Interim government promulgates ordinance on referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance to hold a referendum alongside the 13th parliamentary election. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs's Legislative a... Read More


France seeks to deepen relations with Bangladesh, says its envoy

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Ambassador Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet has said France is keen to advance bilateral relations with fresh momentum, emphasising democracy, development and regional cooperation. After meet... Read More