Railway in quagmire

Bangladesh Railway is limping with serious problems like disruption in train schedules, ticket crisis and huge losses due to lack of technical and sustainable initiatives, said experts and rights

ILLEGAL WEALTH 3 ex-BCL leaders, 25 others under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday started investigating 28 more people including three former leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League on charge

Jute mill workers observe strike for unpaid wages, pay increase

Workers of state-owned jute mills observed 24-hour strike in their workplaces across the country on Tuesday to press their 11-point demand, including payment of dues and pay increase.

BUET gets tough with politics, ragging

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology authorities on early Tuesday issued a notice outlining provisions of punishments for students to be found involved

VP Nur barred from entering hall room

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union vice-president Nurul Huq Nur on Tuesday was reportedly barred from entering the Ganaroom in Bijoy Ekattor Hall by the Bangladesh Chhatra League

Chennai space nerd, NASA jointly find Vikram lunar lander

India’s Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon’s surface in September, has been found partly by the sleuthing efforts

Kim opens flagship construction project in Mount Paektu

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a flagship construction project close to the Mount Paektu, a symbol of the Korean nation and the supposed

Prince Andrew accuser slams ‘ridiculous excuses’

An American woman who claims she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with prince Andrew criticised the ‘ridiculous excuses’ from the royal’s side

NATO leaders gathering in London brace themselves for Trump 'fireworks'

NATO leaders gathering to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in London face multiple challenges -- including the uncertainty of what President Donald Trump might do.

Keeping up with China: US Navy orders $22 billion worth of submarines

The US Navy on Monday awarded its most expensive shipbuilding contract ever, more than $22.2 billion worth of the world's most advanced submarines.