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BRTA withdraws directive on filing cases for overcharging fares

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has withdrawn the directive issued to file case against drivers of petrol or CNG-powered auto-rickshaws for charging fares higher than ... Read More


Touhid-Jaishankar talks: emphasis on joint efforts to address 'challenges in relations'

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Bangladesh and India have acknowledged challenges in their bilateral relations and emphasised the need for joint efforts to address them, as the two nations navigate diplomatic tensi... Read More


CNG drivers block Dhaka roads to protest metered fare rule

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- CNG autorickshaw drivers in Dhaka have taken to the streets to protest the government's decision to impose a six-month jail term or a Tk 50,000 fine for charging fares above the mete... Read More


Ashulia gas cylinder blast: One dies, three critical in hospital

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Shiuly Akter, 32, one of the 11 victims who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Savar died while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital early Sunday. DR Shawon Bin ... Read More


Quality gas and electricity supply for industries

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The Financial Express reports (February 11, 2025) that the 'final economic growth for the last fiscal year was lowered by 1.60 percentage points to only 4.22 per cent as the real exp... Read More


Dhaka's air world's third worst Sunday morning

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality on Sunday morning. Today's air was classified as 'unhealthy' with an AQI score of 198 at 8:45 am, referring to a ... Read More


Army chief Waker to visit Kuwait for military talks

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman is set to visit Kuwait for a three-day trip. A five-strong delegation, headed by Gen Waker, will travel to the Middle Eastern country on Sunday, the In... Read More


Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Europe won't have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said on Saturday, after Washington sent a questionnaire to European capitals to ask what t... Read More


Body of 35-year-old found hanging

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Police on early Saturday recovered the body of a young man hanging from the ceiling in Dania area in the capital. The deceased was identified as Md Rizu Mia (35). A police official... Read More


477 more arrested under Operation Devil Hunt

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The joint forces arrested 477 people across the country under Operation Devil Hunt in the last 24 hours until Saturday afternoon. According to the police headquarters, a total of 4,... Read More