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Mizan syndicate black-marketing train tickets for 20 years: RAB

Dhaka, March 22 -- Mizan Dhali, now an office assistant of Shohoz at Kamalapur Railway Station, has remained in the job of selling Bangladesh Railway tickets for two decades despite changes to the sys... Read More


Man, 70, killed in Chattogram after being hit by train

Dhaka, March 22 -- A 70-year-old man has died after being struck by a train while crossing the railway tracks in Chattogram's Boalkhali Upazila. The deceased, Nona Das, was a resident of Boalkhali's ... Read More


2 suffer burn wounds from gas cylinder fire in Narayanganj

Dhaka, March 22 -- Two women have sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder leak triggered a fire in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj Upazila. The Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence's Deputy Assi... Read More


More rain to shower parts of Bangladesh from Monday

Dhaka, March 22 -- Moderate rainfall has been pelting the pavements of Dhaka before the onset of the searing heat of the Bengali month of Chaitra. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecas... Read More


Are Bangladeshi universities equipped for the fight against sexual harassment?

Dhaka, March 22 -- Two and a half years following allegations of sexual harassment, the suspension of Abu Shahed Emon, a teacher at the film and television department of Jagannath University, raises d... Read More


Man dies after bus rolls over and falls into pond in Barishal

Dhaka, March 22 -- A man has died and eight others have been injured after a bus overturned and plunged into a roadside pond in Barishal's Gournadi Upazila. The incident occurred in the Bezhar Statio... Read More


Fire at Demra clothing warehouse tamed after more than 8 hours

Dhaka, March 22 -- Emergency workers have taken control of a fire that broke out at a clothing warehouse in Dhaka's Demra after battling the flames for around eight and a half hours. The blaze starte... Read More


Shohoz official among 9 arrested for selling train tickets on black market

Dhaka, March 22 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested nine people, including an official at Shohoz, the company responsible for Bangladesh Railway's e-ticketing system official, on charges of sel... Read More


HSC forms can be filled out from Apr 16

Dhaka, March 21 -- Examinees can start filling out forms for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams from Apr 16 to Apr 25, according to the Dhaka Education Board. Only students... Read More


Nearly 14,000 new primary teachers to be appointed this year: secretary

Dhaka, March 21 -- The government has decidedto appoint nearly 14,000 new teachers for primary schools this year, according to Farid Ahmed, secretary at the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. Co... Read More