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Low-cost bus, light rail options in focus

Dhaka, March 3 -- The new BNP government is likely to adopt a strategic transport policy centred on bus and light rail-based public transport in the capital, marking a major shift from the previous go... Read More


HC asks why July Charter order, referendum ordinance should not be declared illegal

Dhaka, March 3 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why the July National Charter Implementation Order and the Referendum Ordinance should not be declared illegal. The panel of Justice Razik-Al... Read More


38 more flights cancelled at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, March 3 -- A total of 38 flights were cancelled at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday due to ongoing airspace closures in several Middle Eastern countries amid heightened ... Read More


Jamaat Ameer to leave Dhaka tonight to perform Umrah

Dhaka, March 3 -- Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman will leave for Saudi Arabia early Wednesday to perform holy Umrah. Dr Rahman, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the ... Read More


EU upset over BD deal on 14 US aircraft buys

Dhaka, March 3 -- Bangladesh's US deal to buy 14 aircraft from Boeing instead of France-based Airbus, which had vied long for the supply, upsets the European Union (EU) and the bloc seeks trade parity... Read More


Sitakunda child murder linked to family dispute: Police

Dhaka, March 3 -- Police on Tuesday said the murder of seven-year-old Jannatul Naima Ira, found with her throat slit in Sitakunda's hilly area of Chittagong, was the result of a family dispute. After... Read More


School research activities to start in nine regions next April under the initiative of Chintar Chash

Dhaka, March 3 -- Research workshops titled 'Gobeshonay Haate Khori' (beginning in research) are going to be organized in nine different regions of the country next April to make school students resea... Read More


Demand slowdown pushes farm products to the ground, farmers in peril

Dhaka, March 3 -- A broad-based slowdown in demand has dragged down prices of key farm products---potatoes, onions and eggs---pushing thousands of farmers into losses for a second straight year. This... Read More


Dhaka University observes National Flag Hoisting Day

Dhaka, March 3 -- The Dhaka University (DU) observed the National Flag Hoisting Day on Monday, marking the historic occasion with due solemnity and respect. The programme began in the morning with th... Read More


DUCSU holds gayebana janaza for Khamenei

Dhaka, March 3 -- Leaders of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) have held a gayebana janaza (funeral prayer in absentia) for Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his ... Read More