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Advance train tickets for Eid sold out within 30 mins on 2nd day of sales

Dhaka, March 25 -- Advance train tickets for the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays have sold out in the first 30 minutes since online sales opened on the second day. Train tickets for trips on Apr 4 went live on ... Read More


Meghna boat capsize death toll climbs to 6 as rescuers find 3 more bodies

Dhaka, March 25 -- Rescuers have found three more bodies in the Meghna river, taking the death toll from a boat capsize in Kishoreganj's Bhairab to six. River Police divers recovered the bodies from ... Read More


Prime Minister Hasina presents Independence Award to 10 recipients

Dhaka, March 25 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has presented the Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest civilian honour, to 10 individuals for their outstanding contributions to the country. She h... Read More


Bangladesh rolls out red carpet to welcome Bhutan's King Wangchuck

Dhaka, March 25 -- King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Consort Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, the first country to recognise the independent nation of Bangladesh at its birth, have arrived in Dhaka ... Read More


Bangladesh opens sale of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays

Dhaka, March 24 -- The sale of advance train tickets for travel during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday season is underway. This time, too, tickets can only be booked through online platforms, namely the Bang... Read More


PM's Energy Adviser Tawfiq blames 'robbery by oil firms' for dollar reserve crisis

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Prime Minister's Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has blamed the global oil companies for the macroeconomic pressure on Bangladesh over a dollar reserve crisis. He says ... Read More


Police arrest train ticket black marketeer in Jamalpur before Eid

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Detective Branch of Dhaka Railway Police have arrested a young man on charges of selling tickets on the black market ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr in Jamalpur's Melandaha station. P... Read More


India brings back 35 Somali pirates as part of operations near Red Sea

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Indian navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the police in Mumbai on Saturday, after 100 days of anti-piracy operations east of the Red Sea, where piracy has resurfaced for the ... Read More


Bangladesh trainee doctors, interns go on strike over pay

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors Association and Intern Doctors Council have launched a strike across Bangladesh over demands that the authorities raise their salaries and c... Read More


Is 'Dune' white saviour propaganda?

Dhaka, March 24 -- After watchingDune: Part Two, one of my friends said that the whole story, like so many typical American films, served the propaganda of the 'white saviour'. But I disagree. Though ... Read More