A terrible day for patients
Elderly man Mahfuzur Rahman, with leg injury, and his wife waited for hours at BIRDEM gate to get a transport to go to their Khilgaon residence on Saturday
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal three
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three following the monsoon land depression over north coastal Odisha and adjoining gangetic West Bengal.
PM’s reception leaves people suffering on roads
Commuters in the capital suffered a lot on Saturday for lack of public transports at places and severe gridlock at other places due to the mass reception accorded to prime minister Sheikh Hasina by the ruling Awami League for her various achievements.
66.64pc pass HSC, equivalent exams
A total of 66.64 per cent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations across the country while average pass rate in last year was 68.91 per cent.
RIDESHARING SERVICES Unskilled bikers pose threat
Ridesharing services using motorcycles are getting popular as they are said to save time in cities in grip of severe traffic tangles but untrained bikers employed under these services are often being a cause of fatal accidents
AB Bank siphons off Tk 340cr more: BFIU
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has reportedly found another incident of money laundering of Tk 340 crore by AB Bank Ltd.
President returns home
President Abdul Hamid returned home from London on Thursday following his medical check-up there.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG202) carrying the president landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at11:15am, said president's press secretary M Joynal Abedin.
Israel passes controversial 'nation-state' bill into law
Jerusalem (CNN)Making no mention of the values of equality and democracy, Israel has passed into law a highly controversial bill that serves to define the nature of the state of Israel, with critics slamming it as the "nail in the coffin" of Israeli democracy
UN seeks political solution to Rohingya crisis
United Nations special envoy of the secretary-general on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener has said the Rohingya crisis requires a political solution and stressed the importance of accountability for the crimes committed.
Use jute bags, break up with plastics: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday laid emphasis on increasing the use of jute-made products giving up plastic-made ones as plastic now has become a great threat to the environment globally.
