The third direct train connection with neighbouring India, through bordering Chilahati station in Nilphamari, is likely to start in July this year as half of the work for the purpose has been done in six months.

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque in parliament underscores the need for ensuring good governance in the railway sector by curbing irregularities, corruption and ticket black marketing.

A bill has been placed in parliament paving the way to bring the surplus money of different autonomous, semi-autonomous and statutory organisations and agencies, including non-financial corporations, to the national exchequer.

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has sentenced two traders to six months’ imprisonment for selling OMS (Open Market Sale) onions illegally.

Senior lawmakers of both treasury and opposition bench in parliament unequivocally urge the law enforcement agencies to kill rapists in “crossfire” in a bid to end the social crime that has increased alarmingly in recent times across the country.

Expressing deep concern and dismay over the new move of the health ministry, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says the ministry’s circular restricting publication of any public hospital’s information will accelerate the corruption in the health sector.

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities expel 67 students for their involvement in admission test forgery, drug abuse and possessing illegal arms.

Robi deposits Tk 27.60 crore as the first, out of five, installments against the telecom regulatory commission’s claimed audit findings.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Bangladesh ambassadors in Middle Eastern countries to strengthen ties with Muslim countries, exploring new markets for Bangladesh products there and draw their investment to the country.

The Supreme Court upholds the death sentence of Jatiya Party leader Syed Mohammad Qaisar for his crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Liberation War of the country in 1971.

Police foiled a bid to snatch Tk 21.5 lakh in cash of a bKash agency in Melandah upazila of the district on Sunday night.

A schoolboy, brutally tortured for alleged stealing of a neighbour’s cow, is undergoing treatment at Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex.

A mobile court during a drive yesterday demolished an illegal brick kiln in Ghatail upazila of Tangail.

A group of con artists disappeared after taking crores of taka in deposits from hundreds of depositors in at least 15 villages of Patuakhali Sadar upazila last month.

Hilly rivers from upstream are a lifeline to hundreds of rivers crisscrossing the riverine country that we live in. But topography of the river basins is changing significantly as many of these rivers, streaming down from India’s Meghalaya into Sunamganj, are shrinking fast due to encroachment.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has received 14,037 complaints regarding mobile operators’ services in 2019, according to a report.

The government has appointed Md Fashiullah as the director general of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE).

Law enforcers arrest a woman after conducting drive at a suspected den of the militant outfit “Neo-JMB” in Ashulia area of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain stresses the need of updating the century-old Evidence Act of 1872 by incorporating the provisions for using digital evidence as much of the communication and commercial activities are now done on digital platforms.

Law enforcers arrested a boy in connection with an attack on Liberation War Museum Trustee Dr Sarwar Ali at his home in the capital’s Uttara on January 5, according to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).