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BNP activist dies in clash over Eid greeting banners

Dhaka, April 3 -- A man has died while undergoing treatment in Chattogram after sustaining injuries in a clash between two BNP factions over banners carrying Eid greetings. The victim was identified ... Read More


Police arrest three for assaulting female journalist, brother

Dhaka, April 3 -- Police have arrested three individuals for physically assaulting a woman, who is a journalist working in an English newspaper, and her brother in Dhaka's Banasree. The journalist, R... Read More


Train locomotive catches fire in Gazipur, disrupting Dhaka-Mymensingh rail service

Dhaka, April 3 -- Rail service on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route has been disrupted after a fire broke out on the Mohua Commuter Train's power carriage in Gazipur's Sreepur. The district's Fire Service D... Read More


Dhaka-Mymensingh rail service resumes 2 hours after train's power car catches fire

Dhaka, April 3 -- Rail service on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route has resumed two hours after a fire broke out on the Mohua Commuter Train's power carriage in Gazipur's Sreepur on Thursday. Sreepur Statio... Read More


Turn that frown upside down: Dhaka's anger management park nears opening after 7 years

Dhaka, April 3 -- A park designed to lift spirits and wash away the stress of urban life -- where anger fades the moment you walk in -- is finally set to open after more than seven years of delays in ... Read More


25 injured in separate clashes over cricket match, onion harvesting in Faridpur

Dhaka, April 3 -- At least 25 people have been injured in separate clashes in Faridpur Sadar and Boalmari Upazilas over a game of cricket and harvesting of onion. Five individuals were admitted to ho... Read More


Eid break slows fresh produce supply in Dhaka markets

Dhaka, April 3 -- Many shops in Dhaka's Jatrabari wholesale market remained shuttered on the third day of Eid, with street vendors absent from alleys and only a few stalls open. Most of these shops of... Read More


Ishraque heads to London to meet Tarique after court declares him DSCC mayor

Dhaka, April 3 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has flown to London to meet the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, following a court ruling that declared him the rightful mayor of Dhaka South City ... Read More


Mild heatwave sweeps across country, Sylhet sees rain

Dhaka, April 2 -- A mild heatwave us sweeping through the Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Syedpur and Chuadanga divisions, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says. The BMD's forecast says the heatwav... Read More


Dhaka bus terminals still crowded with departing passengers after Eid

Dhaka, April 2 -- Many people could not leave Dhaka by the first day of Eid. Some did not get holidays. Others had work left over. A few were unable to get bus tickets before they sold out. But, afte... Read More