Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.
The probe committee formed by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) to investigate the devastating fire and explosion at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot last month could not ascertain the source or specific reason behind the fire.
Ashikur Rahman (28) was returning home for Eid after taking treatment at a Dhaka hospital. But little did he know that he’ll never reach his destination.
A boy was found dead in a Buddhist monastery in Abdullahpur South Baruapara in Chattogram yesterday.
BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in parliament yesterday said various efforts, including torching of garment factories, are being planned to ruin the garment sector and create political unrest in the country.
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Bangladesh and Austria yesterday identified power and energy, health, education, tourism, human resource development and waste management as common fields of cooperation, and where Austria had enough expertise.
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A parliamentary body yesterday asked the communications ministry to intensify the drive for ensuring fitness of vehicles and strictly maintaining the procedure of issuing driving license in order to prevent road accidents.
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Two Pakistani citizens were held with 10.2kg heroin worth around Tk 10 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital yesterday.
The arrestees were Harun, 55, and Alla Baksh, 45. Acting on a tip-off, members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) challenged the people after they arrived at the airport around 1:30pm, and recovered six packets containing the illicit drug, said a press release.
Harun came to Bangladesh 17 times and Alla Baksh five times. Police confirmed it checking their passports. A case was filed with Airport Police Station in this connection.
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives appointed an administrator and a chief area demarcation officer to Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) on Tuesday, about one month and 10 days after the gazette was published.
The newly appointed administrator is Md Shah Kamal, additional secretary of the ministry; while the chief area demarcation officer, appointed for dividing the ward and the demarcation of the ward area, is Md Nurul Islam, deputy commissioner of Gazipur.
Kamal, earlier, had served as the administrator of Narayanganj City Corporation.
Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad yesterday assured compensation to the 25 publishers of Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, who lost 37 stalls in Monday's fire at Bangla Academy.
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A Chemistry professor of Chittagong University (CU) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from his bedroom ceiling at his residence in CU campus area yesterday evening.
The deceased is Didaul Islam Chowdhury, 60.
Quoting family members, CU police sources said Didarul went to his bedroom for saying Maghrib prayers and locked the door. Later, the members saw him hanging by a rope when they looked through the window.
Police broke open the door and recovered the body around 7:00pm.
Today is the fifth death anniversary of Imran Rahman, former managing director and CEO of BRAC Bank Ltd.
Imran was an alumnus of Shaheen School, Mirzapur Cadet College and IBA of Dhaka University. He died in Toronto of Canada at the age of 45.
On this occasion, Qurankhwani will be held and food will be distributed among destitute in the capital.
Relatives, friends and admirers have been requested to pray for the salvation of the departed soul.
A man was killed in a road accident before Dinajpur Central Bus Terminal in Dinajpur town yesterday.
The deceased was Badal Chandra Das, 75, of Barabandar area in Dinajpur.
Police said Badal died on the spot as a bus hit him when he was crossing the road around 11:30am.
Thousands join the anti-war criminal rally of the Gonojagoron Mancha at Shapla Chattar in the capital's commercial hub Motijheel yesterday.Photo: STAR
