Although there are 41 recognised river routes between Dhaka and the south coast, at present there are commercial launches operating from Sadarghat terminal of Dhaka river port on just 25
The metro rail will run for four hours in the afternoon on the Eid-ul-Fitr day, said officials of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited on Monday. On the day, the
A fire broke out at Dhaka’s New Supermarket — next to New Market — on early Saturday. A total of 28 firefighting units and teams of Bangladesh Army, Navy and
Customs officials arrested a man along with 3 gold bars weighing 30 bhories from Bhomra border in Satkhira Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Nafiz Sheikh,
At least five people were killed in a road accident at Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram on Thursday. The accident occurred as a bus and a CNG run auto-rickshaw collided head-on
People have been withdrawing their savings to cope with the rising living costs caused by the growing inflation in the country. According to Bangladesh Bank data, savings deposits dropped by
Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested a ‘smuggler’ along with 20 gold bars measuring 2.33kg from Jibannagar in Chuadanga. Acting on an intelligence report, Lieutenant Colonel Masud Parvez Rana, commander
Boro paddy fields are currently at the flowering and grain-filling stage, raising hopes for farmers to get a good return on their investment, despite the heavy input costs. The harvesting
A festive home journey ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration is unlikely to happen this year as a series of factors are lurking to spoil the joyous road trips of the
Another fire broke out on Saturday in Gulistan’s Barishal Plaza Shopping Mall near Bangabazar when a few traders affected by the April-4 devastating fire erected makeshift shops under the Mayor