Dhaka, Mar 23 : Unveiling a fresh route with the potential of attracting both foreign and domestic tourists, the government is set to launch a Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar train service at the end of next year.
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Bhutanese PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu, Liberation War martyrs
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering on Tuesday paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Attack on Hindu houses: Prime accused put on 5-day remand
Sunamganj, Mar 23: A Sunamganj court on Tuesday placed Shahidul Islam Swadhin, the prime accused in a case over the attack on Hindu houses in Shalla upazila, on a 5-day remand.
Rohingya camp fire: Death toll climbs to 11
The bodies of 11 people, including that of three women and two children, were retrieved from the debris after a fire swept through the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Monday.
RAB busts fake recruiters for fraud online channel
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 10 people on charges of cheating members of the public in the guise of appointing district and upazila correspondents for an apparently online channel named ” Bangabandhu Satellite TV (BSTV News24)”.
‘Bangabandhu’s Gandhi Prize an ‘honour’ for the nation’
Dhaka, Mar 23: The government of Bangladesh on Monday acknowledged with deep gratitude the decision of the government of India to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, given posthumously for the first time.
UN chief profoundly concerned over rising violence against Asians
UNITED NATIONS, March 23 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed his profound concern over the rise in violence against Asians and people of Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world has witnessed horrific deadly attacks, verbal…
Rohingya camp fire: 5 killed, hundreds rendered homeless
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 23 : At least five people, including three children, were reportedly killed in a fire that broke out at the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Monday.
Tamim, Mithun propel Tigers to 271 runs in 2nd ODI
Dhaka, Mar 23 : Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Mithun hit a fifty each as the Tigers posted a challenging total of 271 runs for six wickets in the second ODI against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday.
Ignoring protocol, Hasina welcomes Bhutan PM at airport
Dhaka, Mar 23: Bhutanese Premier Dr Lotay Tshering arrived in Dhaka Tuesday to a red carpet welcome by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who drove to the airport to greet the visiting leader in a departure from protocol.
Shakib returns home from USA tonight
Dhaka, Mar 22 : After an interview that literally rocked the cricketing fraternity of the country, Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to get back home from the USA tonight (Bangladesh Time), an official at Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)…
India honours Bangabandhu with Gandhi Peace Prize
Dhaka, Mar 22: The Government of India on Monday conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
New variant may behind Covid surge in Bangladesh: Experts
Dhaka, Mar 22 : Amid a sudden upsurge in coronavirus cases, health experts fear that a highly transmissible variant of the deadly virus might have appeared in Bangladesh through mutations.
Covid pandemic: 30 more die, 2,809 get infected in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Mar 22 : Bangladesh witnessed a big jump in the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections as health authorities recorded 30 more deaths and 2,809 new cases in the last 24 hours until Monday morning.
PM Hasina wants PTA with Nepal for mutual benefits
Dhaka, Mar 22: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday laid emphasis on signing Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Nepal for their mutual benefits.
Fire at Rohingya camp in Ukhiya
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 22: A fire broke out at Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday afternoon.
Janakantha Editor Atikullah Khan Masud passes away
Dhaka, Mar 22: Editor and publisher of the daily Janakantha Atikullah Khan Masud died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in the city early Monday. He was 71.
One held with 10,000 pieces of Yaba tablets at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka, Mar 22: Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a man along with 10,000 pieces of Yaba pill at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Monday.
Chapainawabganj mango growers pin hope on weather
Chapainawabganj, Mar 22: Mango growers in Chapainawabganj are expecting a bumper yield of mango this year, thanks to the favourable weather.
Global Covid-19 cases top 123 million
Dhaka, Mar 22 : Despite rapid vaccine rollout in different countries, more than 123 million people have been infected with Covid-19 on Monday, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The total caseload reached 123,145,452 while the death toll from…
Nepalese President Bidya Devi in Dhaka
Dhaka, Mar 22 : Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari arrived here on Monday on a two-day state visit to attend the ongoing twin mega celebrations and hold talks with Bangladesh leadership to take forward the growing relations.
Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot
Taipei, Taiwan, Mar 22 : Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning a campaign that won’t use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of the vaccines globally.
Teenage boy killed by friend in Jashore
Jashore, Mar 22 : A teenage boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over playing games at Enayetpur in Sadar upazila of Jashore District on Sunday night.
Police bar students from marching towards Law Ministry
Dhaka, Mar 16 (UNB) – Police on Tuesday obstructed leaders and activists of some left-leaning organizations near the secretariat while they were marching towards the Law Ministry to stage protests over writer Mustaq’s death in custody and abolition of the…
Covid situation worsening: Another 26 die in 24 hours
Dhaka, Mar 16 : As the Coronavirus infection cases keep rising in Bangladesh, 26 more deaths and 1,719 new cases were reported in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, mounting concerns among people.
Tigers end practice camp at Queenstown
Dhaka, Mar 16 : Bangladesh national team ended their practice camp in Queenstown with an intra-squad practice game on Tuesday. The Tigers are now set to travel to Dunedin for the first match of the three-match ODI series starting from…
Bus-truck collision leaves one dead, 7 injured in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 16 (UNB)-A man was killed and seven others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday.
C’nawabganj man gets life term in arms case
Chapainawabganj, Mar 16 : A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in an arm case filed in 2016.
Govt to build 30,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters
Dhaka, Mar 16 : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved six projects, including a Tk 4123-crore one, to construct 30,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters and their families by June 2023. The approval came…
Parliament goes into 12th session on Apr 1
Dhaka, Mar 15 : The 12th session of the current Parliament will begin on April 1 next as President Abdul Hamid on Monday summoned the second session of 2021.