At least 16 business establishments, mostly wooden furniture shops, were burnt in a devastating fire in Manikganj’s Shibaloy upazila on early Monday. Md Nadir Hossain, warehouse inspector of Shibaloy upazila
Trade between Bangladesh and India through Benapole-Petrapole land port remained suspended since Monday morning due to India’s Dol Yatra and Bangladesh’s Independence Day holidays. Though export and import have been
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked Md Ruhul Alam Siddique, currently serving as the high commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, to return home. ‘Decision has been taken to transfer
The total population in Bangladesh reached 17,15,90,000 till 1 January this year based on the Population and Housing Census 2022. Out of the population, 8,73,90,000 are women and 8,42,00,000 are
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday deplored that the world is watching killings in Gaza by Israeli forces without taking any effective steps to stop the tragedy. The prime minister
Seven flyovers on the Dhaka-Gazipur route, under the first-ever bus rapid transit line project in Bangladesh, were formally opened for traffic on Sunday. At a virtual progranme held at the
Despite rain, Dhaka’s air quality is still ‘unhealthy’. Dhaka has ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 on
Trainee post-graduate and intern doctors on Saturday went on 48-hour strike at all healthcare facilities across the country to press their four-point demands, including payment of arrears and allowance hike.
The Anti-Corruption Commission has recorded a substantial drop in the number of corruption complaints in recent years though global corruption watchdogs have found corruption rising in the country. The latest
Several hundred trainee doctors blocked the road in front of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on Saturday demanding arrears and allowance hike. Trainee