2 killed as five vehicles catch fire after tank lorry overturns in Savar
At least two persons were burnt to death and seven others injured when a tank lorry carrying oil overturned and caught fire on Dhaka-Aricha highway ...
Dhaka's air quality unhealthy this morning
Dhaka has ranked eighth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 150 at 9 am this ...
Fire on several parked buses in Dhaka’s Demra under control
A fire that broke out on 14 Volvo buses of London Express Paribahan, parked in a garage in Dhaka's Demra on Monday evening, was brought ...
Around 90 lakh Eid holidaymakers expected to leave Dhaka by road
*Around 1.50 crore people are expected to leave the greater Dhaka area for the celebration of upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr.* According to the National Committee to Protect ...
HC stays student politics ban in BUET campus
*The High Court today stayed an existing decision debarring student politics at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus.* A High Court division bench comprising ...
Eid holidays won't start on April 9
*There will be no holiday on April 9 before Eid-ul-Fitr. The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order yesterday recommended a holiday on April 9 before ...
After a day of being ‘moderate’, Dhaka’s air quality back to being ‘unhealthy’
*Dhaka's air quality is in the ‘unhealthy’ zone this morning (April 01, 2024). With an air quality index (AQI) score of 142 at 9:00 am, ...
''Govt may temporarily close Facebook, YouTube''
*Liberation War Affairs Minister and Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Law and Order AKM Mozammel Haque on Sunday said that the government may temporarily suspend ...
Cabinet committee recommends extension of Eid holidays by one day
*The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order today recommended extending the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday by one day to make the journey of homebound people smooth.* After holding ...
Diesel, kerosene price cuts by Tk 2.25 per litre
*Diesel and kerosene will now be sold at Taka 106 per litre down by Taka 2.25 from the previous rate of Taka 108.25 as the ...
First consignment of Indian onion expected to arrive in Bangladesh tonight
*The first consignment of Indian onion is expected to arrive in Bangladesh by tonight and would be sold to the consumers at Taka 40 per ...
Khaleda Zia admitted to Hospital again as health deteriorates
*BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital as her health conditions deteriorated midnight.* "She was taken to the hospital around ...
After rain, Dhaka’s air quality ‘moderate’ this morning
*After rain, Dhaka’s air quality has improved. The capital city ranked 33rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an ...
Hijacked ship: 23 sailors unlikely to be released before Eid
*The 23 Bangladeshi sailors, along with the ship MV Abdullah flying the national flag, have been held hostage for 19 days in the den of ...
Need time to implement protesters’ demands: BUET VC
*Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Vice Chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder has agreed with the demands made by student protesters over a gathering on ...
3 Myanmar army personnel take refuge in Bangladesh
*Three members of the Myanmar military have taken refuge after fleeing through the Ghumdhum border in Bandarban's Naikhongchhari upazila during the early hours today.* Bandarban Deputy ...
Gazipur cylinder blast: Death toll rises to 17
*The death toll from the gas cylinder blast in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila rose to 17 as another burn victim died early Saturday. The deceased was ...
Despite rain, Dhaka’s air still ‘unhealthy’
*Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 154 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ...
''Ziaur Rahman can't be erased from history of Bangladesh''
*BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said that the history of Bangladesh can't be written without Ziaur Rahman, founder of the opposition ...
Fire erupts at shoe factory in Chattogram
*A fire has broken out at a shoe sole factory at Textile intersection area under Bayezid Bostami Police Station of Chattogram city on Friday afternoon.* The ...
PM's inclusive politics has pushed BNP's politics into darkness: Quader
*Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's development activities and inclusive politics have pushed BNP's politics into darkness.* "And now ...