Train fare surge on BD-India routes
Special Correspondent : Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to increase the fare of three inter-country trains operating between Dhaka-Kolkata and Dhaka-Siliguri from June 15. This...
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Jubo League leader beaten to death
Staff Reporter : A Jubo League leader was beaten to death as he allegedly attempted to rape a pregnant housewife in Chandina, Cumilla, on Tuesday...
Arannayk Foundation gets environ Award 2023
Staff Reporter : Arannayk Foundation, a non-governmental development organization, has been honored with the National Environment Award 2023 for its steadfast contribution to environmental education...
HSC exams to be halted in flood affected areas
Staff Reporter : The government has announced plans to halt the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in areas affected by or at...
Benazir seeks time to appear at ACC
Staff Reporter : Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has sought 15 days’ time from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to respond to its...
US awaits Hamas response to Israel’s ceasefire proposal
Reuters : A response from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel’s ceasefire proposal that US President Joe Biden revealed on Friday is still being awaited,...
Upazila polls 34.33pc vote turnout: CEC
Staff Reporter : Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced today that the fourth phase of the upazila parishad elections saw a turnout of 34.33pc....
Accusations fly as AL, BNP trade barbs
Abu Jakir : A bitter political struggle over accusations of corruption has broken out in the country, with the ruling Awami League (AL) and its...
Dreams for a better future now a nightmare
Staff Reporter : A 35-year-old man from Kishoreganj’s Katiadi, Md Romel Mia, was promised a good job with a handsome salary in Libya by a...
Treat tea plantation workers with care: PM
News Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged owners to treat workers in tea plantations with more care and to see to their welfare....
Ex-IGP Benazir may not appear in court
Court Correspondent : As no response came from former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed’s side to the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) summons, it is...