Sale of advance bus tickets starts
With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, people are now crowding different inter-district bus counters selling advance tickets in the capital on Wednesday
OUTGOING FISCAL 2017-18 Inflation calculation belies price hikes in Bangladesh
The official calculation of inflation remained close to the target set in the national budget for the outgoing financial year 2018 while consumers continued to feel the pinch of price hike of essentials.
India should remember what we’ve given: Hasina
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that India should remember forever what her government had given to it and she did not seek any kind of return from the neighbouring country
Frequent power outages worsen Khaleda’s ordeal, alleges BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia has been undergoing a terrible ordeal in Old Dhaka Central Jail as she has to use hand fan and candle due to frequent power outages amid sultry weather
ANTI-DRUG CRACKDOWN 15 more killed in ‘gunfights’
Fifteen more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights across the country early Wednesday amid allegations that thy of picking up the victims by people identifying themselves as members of law enforcement agencies prior to killing them in ‘gunfights’
Heavy rains cripple city life, submerge many areas
Heavy rains and thundershowers on Thursday morning crippled city dwellers' life as most roads in different parts of the capital went under water, causing immense sufferings to commuters
Indicators mismatch GDP growth claim
The estimated GDP growth of 7.65 per cent in the outgoing 2018 financial year comes to be mired in controversy as the government growth rate claim does not match economic indicators in Bangladesh.
Mashrafee to contest nat’l polls: minister
Bangladesh one-day international skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza hit the headline for an unexpected reason on Tuesday after planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal informed that he would contest in the upcoming national elections.
Two more killed in anti-drug drive early Wednesday
Two more suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong in anti-drug drives early Wednesday.
Driving on wrong side a disease: Obaidul
Road transport and bridges minister and general secretary of ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said driving on the wrong side of the roads is a disease, which most of the time done by influential people that creates the traffic congestion.
