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DSCC plans Sayedabad Terminal overhaul to restore order on roads

Dhaka, May 12 -- The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced that all buses must operate from within the intercity Sayedabad Terminal as part of a move to restore order to roads in Dhaka. T... Read More


Government fixes speedboat fares on 44 routes across 12 river ports

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has set speedboat fares on 44 routes under 12 river ports following complaints of passengers being charged above approved rates in different parts of the country. The ... Read More


Bangladesh Bank buys $145mn from banks in May to bolster reserves

Dhaka, May 12 -- Bangladesh Bank has purchased dollars from commercial banks for two consecutive days in the second week of May. The central bank bought $20 million from a commercial bank on Tuesday ... Read More


Railway authorities launch fully online advance ticket sales from Wednesday

Dhaka, May 12 -- Advance train ticket sales for the Eid-ul-Azha season will begin on Wednesday, with Bangladesh Railway introducing a 100 percent online system for both advance and return journeys. R... Read More


Two Bangladeshis killed, as many missing in Israeli drone strikes on Lebanon

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has condemned an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon that killed two Bangladeshi expatriates, while two others remain missing following a separate attack. The Min... Read More


Commerce minister announces permanent expert panel under BFTI for trade negotiations

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has decided to establish a permanent panel of experts under the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) to assist in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations. S... Read More


Bangladesh appoints three more prosecutors to International Crimes Tribunal

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has appointed three more prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal. A gazette notification was issued on Tuesday by the Solicitor Wing of the Law and Justice Di... Read More


Etihad Airways says will restore flights on Dhaka-New York route in June

Dhaka, May 12 -- Etihad Airways is set to resume flights on the Dhaka-New York route after a closure of nearly two and a half years. The flights will operate again on this route starting next June, a... Read More


RAB arrests two accused of embezzling Tk 35mn by promising jobs abroad

Dhaka, May 12 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two people accused of embezzling Tk 35 million by promising jobs in Australia, Italy, and other European countries with attractive salari... Read More


Detectives say progress made in tracking killers of 'top criminal' Titon

Dhaka, May 12 -- The killers of "top criminal" Khandaker Naim Ahmed Titon, shot dead near Dhaka's New Market, have been brought "within a framework", said Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police Additiona... Read More