Passengers say overcrowding of Upaban Express might be the main reason behind the disaster in Moulvibazar that killed at least four people.

Turkey's opposition deals President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies.

The authorities have opened the Shahbazpur Bridge on Dhaka -Sylhet highway, which was closed due to its dilapidating condition, in a bid to reduce the pressure on roads after a train derailment effectively cut off Sylhet’s communication with the entire country including the capital.

Saudi salesman Majd just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee seeks to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.

China says it will not allow discussion on Hong Kong at the G20 this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Either the lines were faulty or the alignment of the coach wheels were disoriented, says rail secretary. Rescue operation is underway and optimism is that the lines might be restored by tonight.

Dear readers, here are the news headlines on June 23, 2019.

The national council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student body of BNP, will be held on July 15.

Authorities have knocked down 15,175 illegal structures and recovered 566 acres of land along the Buriganga, Turag, Balu and Shitalakkhya rivers, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury tells the parliament.

Opposition lawmakers criticise the proposed budget specially for keeping the scope for whitening undisclosed money while treasury bench hails it.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says that the country’s overall security system is being recast to cope up with any kinds of challenges.

The High Court expresses serious astonishment and dissatisfaction at the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution’s statement which said it (BSTI) has no responsibility about the companies and dairy farms which have no license for producing and supplying pasteurised milk and curd.

An acute shortage of teachers has been hampering academic activities at the public medical and dental colleges in the country as over 46 per cent teaching positions are vacant at these institutions, Health Minister Zahid Maleque informs the parliament.

A High Court bench refuses to hear a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of a government notification that said Niko corruption case trial against her will be held at a special court in Keraniganj Central Jail.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police presses charges against 125 people including 87 students of Dhaka University in a case filed over their alleged involvement in question paper leak of the university’s Gha unit admission test in 2017.

Liakat Ali Khan alias Mukul, chairman of Rupayan Group, has secured bail in a case filed over a deadly fire that ripped through 22-storey FR Tower in the capital's Banani on March 28.

Southeast Asian leaders press their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the US-China trade war, with one leader warning it may spiral out of control.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on June 23, 2019

Bangladesh lost 16,400 kilometers of waterways due to negligence and lack of supervision, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury informs the parliament.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government's target is to bring down the country's poverty rate to a level less than what the USA has.