Train service with Ctg resumes after 10hrs

Rail communication of Chittagong with the other parts of the country including Dhaka has been restored after 10 hours of disruption following a train derailment at Fatehpur rail gait in Feni Sadar upazila in the port city.
21 July 2016, 04:27 AM

Surma crosses danger level, Jamuna erodes embankment

The flood situation in Sunamganj remains serious as the main rivers were flowing above the danger mark at several points, while the Jamuna continues to erode the flood control embankment in Bogra. The situation improved slightly in Lalmonirhat as the Teesta and Dharla rivers were flowing below the danger mark.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Install CCTV cameras in launches: Minister

Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urges owners of all the passenger vessels to set up CCTV cameras and metal detectors to tighten security at all terminals.
20 July 2016, 10:14 AM

Flood worsens in Kurigram, Nilphamari districts

The flood situation is getting worse in Kurigram and Nilphamari as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Teesta rivers are
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM

5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi

Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016, 12:48 PM

HSC admission seekers confine principal

Female HSC admission seekers of Birganj Women's Degree College in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila staged demonstration and confined the
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Villagers repair 2-km road thru' self-help

Taking spades and other tools from their homes, several hundred villagers of Boaldar union under Hakimpur upazila of the district
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Lalmonirhat floods worsen further

With the surge of floodwater from upstream in Teesta and Dharla rivers, the flood situation in Lalmonirhat has worsened.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Maya rules out possibility of mega-quake

Relief and Disaster Management minister rules out the possibility of high magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh.
18 July 2016, 13:45 PM

Tk 10 lakh reward for militant who returns to normal life: Rab

Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), announces Tk 10 lakh reward if any activist of militant outfits returns to normal life and gives specific information about their activities.
18 July 2016, 09:55 AM

Missing trader rescued

Police rescued a trader of Naogaon, who had been missing for six days, from Kushtia yesterday. Islam Hossain, 26, of Chawkadheen
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Commuters suffer as bridge wall collapses

Road communications between Rowangchhari upazila and Bandarban district town has remained suspended since July 6 folowing collapse
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Land feud kills one

A youth was killed and seven others were injured in a clash over a disputed land at Raghunathpur village in Sadar upazila. The deceased is
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM

35 return from Indian jail

Twenty-nine Bangladeshi women and six children returned home through Benapole check post on Friday after serving three years' jail in
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Patrons of Gulshan, Sholakia attacks indentified: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the patrons of Gulshan and Sholakia terrorist attacks have been identified.
16 July 2016, 13:44 PM

Turkey crisis: No info on any Bangladeshi casualties

The Bangladesh Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Istanbul has not received any information regarding casualty of Bangladeshi nationals in Turkey following the coup situation.
16 July 2016, 10:43 AM

Shahidullah's sadhana

“Archimedes once made the remark: give me a farm spot to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world. Archimedes strived for the impossible. But I am making a realistic claim to you: Give me a dozen writers imbued with fresh thoughts and I will move Bangladesh"
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Seize connectivity as 'strategic opportunity'; PM Hasina at ASEM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays importance on smooth connectivity among all countries and communities to secure peace, stability and prosperity saying connectivity should be taken as a strategic opportunity.
15 July 2016, 13:51 PM

11 Sundarbans robbers surrender to home minister

Eleven members of two Sundarbans-based robber gangs surrender and hand over 25 firearms to Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan at Mongla port in Khulna.
15 July 2016, 09:42 AM

Child marriage bid foiled

A teenage girl was saved from early marriage at Parampasha under Nalchity upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM