Disruption in Bangladesh Railway’s online ticket selling continued for the second consecutive day on Sunday. A huge number of people suffered as the railway’s online portal (eticket.railway.gov.bd) went inoperative on Saturday following the resumption of online ticket selling after a five-day break. The portal resumed working partially on Sunday but many complained
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Towards peace and prosperity
World leaders greet Bangladesh on Independence Day World leaders have greeted Bangladeshi people and its leadership on the country’s Independence Day, pledging to boost their relationship with Bangladesh for prosperity and stability. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said his country is committed to expanding ties with Bangladesh so that both nations can thrive ... Read more
CMCH intern doctor arrested in pornography case
Police arrested an intern doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the Intern Doctors’ Hostel at CMC early today in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act with Khilkhet Police Station in Dhaka. A team of police from Khilkhet Police Station with the help of Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram conducted a drive ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner was killed after a bus of Swadesh Poribahan ran over him in front of the main gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Faruk, 57, son of Rustom Ali of village Gazipura under Araihazar police station in Narayanganj. According to ... Read more
Satkhira court suspends jail sentence, orders man to teach underprivileged students instead
A Satkhira court has suspended a six-month jail sentence of a man and allowed him to stay with his family on some conditions including teaching underprivileged children free of cost for one year. Satkhira Senior Judicial Magistrate Yasmin Nahar on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) passed the order after Jahirul Sarder (25) of Assasuni upazila pleaded ... Read more
PhD degree mandatory for promotion of DU teachers
The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university. The decision came at the academic council meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman in the chair on Monday, reports our DU correspondent
Better use of roads, fewer dev projects
Say urban planners on reducing traffic congestion Instead of focusing on infrastructure development projects, authorities should optimise the use of roads and public transport to reduce traffic congestion in the capital, said urban planners yesterday. They also urged the government to spread employment, education and medical-care facilities outside the capital to stop migration to Dhaka
Nagar Paribahan to get 225 buses on 3 new routes
Dhaka Nagar Paribahan buses will soon introduce 225 buses on three new routes while private company Trans Silva will add 20 more buses in the first experimental route Ghatarchar to Kanchpur via Motijheel and Signboard. Bus Route Rationalisation Committee president and Dhaka south
Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed laid to rest
Amid love and grief, people from all walks of life today bade farewell to former president Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed. The former chief justice was laid to rest in Dhaka’s Banani graveyard around 12:15pm, reports The Daily Star, quoted Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman as
Former president Shahabuddin Ahmed dies
Former Bangladesh president and chief justice Shahabuddin Ahmed passed away on Saturday morning. The former president breathed his last at 10.25 am, reports New Age, quoted the late president’s son-in-law Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali as saying. He was admitted to CMH with old age complications
Amir Hamza dropped from Swadhinata Padak 2022, new list published
The government cancelled Md Amir Hamza’s name (posthumously) from the Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) 2022 list for his contribution to literature. Amir Hamza’s name in the Independence Awards-2022 list led to various discussions and criticisms in the media. After this, the decision to cancel his name was announced by the
Year’s first cyclone Asani might reach Bangladesh by March 23
This year’s first cyclone ‘Asani’ is likely to form over the central Bay of Bengal on March 21, says the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The cyclone is unlikely to cross the Indian coast but heavy rain and strong winds are expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. On Tuesday evening, a ... Read more
Prize Bonds: Tk 35 crore winnings remain unclaimed
Have you ever bought a national prize bond? If you have, then please match your bond numbers with the draw results again as you could be one of those lucky few who are yet to claim their prize despite winning the lottery. Recent data from the Department of National Savings showed that about 23 per ... Read more
11 personalities, institution to get Swadhinata Padak 2022
The government has picked 10 individuals and one institution for “Swadhinata Padak 2022” (Independence Award), for their outstanding contributions to the country. This information was disclosed through a notification signed by Additional Secretary (Committee and Economic) Md Zillur Rahman Chowdhury today
Lab test found no toxicity in Napa syrup samples: DGDA
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has said that they are yet to know the reason behind the deaths of two Brahmanbaria siblings as police are still investigating the incident. However, they have found no harmful ingredient in other Napa syrup samples — of the same batch number — collected from Maa Pharmacy in Brahmanbaria
Railway halts online train ticket sales from Mar 21-25
It will sell tickets only at counters for 5 days from March 21 Bangladesh Railway is going to sell all tickets only at counters for five days from March 21 to March 25 due to handing over of online ticket selling system to new company. During these five days advance tickets could be bought before ... Read more
Hadisur’s body finally reaches Dhaka
The body of Hadisur Rahman, third engineer of the Bangladeshi ship “Banglar Samriddhi”, who was killed in a rocket attack at a Ukraine port on March 3, reached home this noon. A Turkish Airlines flight, from Istanbul, carrying Hadisur’s body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 12:06pm, ATM Touhid-ul Hasan, executive director ... Read more
Death of 2 kids: Drug admin looking into Napa syrup samples
The drug administration has collected samples of a batch of Napa syrup from the market for lab tests. The move came following the deaths of two siblings — Yasin Khan, 7, and Morsalin Khan, 5 — on Thursday night in Durgapur union of Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj upazila. Family members alleged the children, who were suffering from ... Read more
‘Haha’ react on FB leads to clash, deaths of three
A haha reaction on a Facebook post has led to a deadly clash in Gazipur, leaving a 17-year-old boy and two others dead and four injured on Saturday night. Nayeem Hossain, 17, Faruk Mia, 25, and Robin Mia, 20, all residents of Dakkhingaon village were stabbed dead. Police said the clash happened between two groups of ... Read more