Train service over Padma bridge may not start with its opening in 2018
Train service over the Padma bridge may not start with its opening in 2018 as the construction of two link tracks is still at a very early
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Medical University at fire risk as most extinguishers beyond expiry date
Most of the fire extinguishers at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) have been beyond their expiry date for more than a year. Worse still, the university has no trained personnel to use those devices in case of a fire.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh PM Hasina wonders why UN chief called her to learn about city polls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday wondered why UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon phoned her to learn about a “mere” city
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Rigging leaves Ctg voters flabbergasted
Chittagong city's voters will remember the day they were dumbfounded experiencing firsthand vote rigging all around, something they have only heard of since the Chittagong City Corporation elections began in 1994.
28 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh hurriedly cancels 30-year deal with consortium to hand resort over to army
The government has decided to hand over the Jamuna Resort to Bangladesh Army, by "hurriedly" cancelling a 30-year lease with a consortium of Bangladeshi and foreign companies halfway through.
23 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Ctg train trip gets faster
Journey by train between Dhaka and Chittagong gets speedier with 61-kilometre double-line track between Laksham and Chinki Astana and remodelled Chittagong station yard set to open today.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Brave guard foils bank robbery
Robbers hit him repeatedly on the head with an iron wrench. He fell on the floor, blood spilling from his head. He lay still for a while.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Revised trade deal with India okayed
The cabinet yesterday approved the revised Bangladesh-India bilateral trade agreement under which the two neighbours would use
6 April 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP-Jamaat bashing dominated discussion
Rapping of BNP-Jamaat's “subversive activities” during the blockade and hartal largely dominated the fifth session of the 10th
3 April 2015, 20:22 PM
Get united for party-backed candidates
Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed leaders of all the AL units of Dhaka city to work together for the party-backed candidates in the upcoming mayoral elections.
27 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Haji Salim in deep water
Haji Mohammad Salim is most likely to quit his mayoral bid in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election as the Awami League
25 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Cricket fever in parliament
The bell at the lobby of the Jatiya Sangshad was ringing unceasingly yesterday, like every other day, to get the attention of lawmakers to join the day's session.
9 March 2015, 21:42 PM
Cricket fever in parliament
The bell at the lobby of the Jatiya Sangshad was ringing unceasingly yesterday, like every other day, to get the attention of lawmakers to join the day's session.
9 March 2015, 21:29 PM
AL, BNP reply to UN letter
Both the ruling Awami League and the BNP have replied to the letter of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a dialogue to resolve the current political crisis and an end to violence that already claimed about a hundred lives.
27 February 2015, 23:13 PM