Bangladesh Railway’s ticketing partner Shohoz-Synesis-Vincen-JV has issued around one crore train tickets in the last four months.

Chattogram port has advanced three steps in a year to become world’s 64th busiest port in terms of annual throughput of containers in 2021.

BNP today (August 18, 2022) demanded an independent investigation under the supervision of the United Nations on the incidents of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

A student of Dhaka University has filed a complaint alleging that a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader made obscene gestures at her after entering the female washroom at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) yesterday (August 17, 2022).

Adviser to the Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury is optimistic of overcoming the ongoing power and energy crisis in the country created due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday sought explanations from managing directors of six private banks citing their alleged involvement in taking advantage of the volatility in the foreign exchange market to make a super profit.

No money changer can now charge over Tk 1.5 against each US dollar while buying and selling the greenback.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has rejected a report of Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) on Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)’s Family Card Programme, stating that the report was not based on accurate information.

Stocks continued to rise for the third consecutive day today while the turnover also maintained an increasing trend.

At least 212 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 17, 2022) reiterated her call to Myanmar to take back more than one million Rohingyas from their temporary shelter in Bangladesh.

Association of restaurant owners in Kuakata have declared their establishments closed for an indefinite period from this morning (August 17, 2022), saying mobile courts often conduct drives against them.

A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death and another injured in Dhaka’s Jatrabari this evening.

Barguna Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Moharram Ali has been withdrawn and attached to Barishal Range DIG office.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to readjust fuel prices by withdrawing taxes on petroleum products.

One dengue patient died while 128 more were admitted to different hospitals in the 24 hours till 8:00am today (August 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The stock index rose for the second consecutive day today while the turnover also jumped thanks to the increased participation of the investors.

“My mother was in my arms as she breathed her last – crushed inside the car.”

A probe committee found negligence of a Chinese contractor behind yesterday's accident in Uttara that left five people dead.