Six killed as bus hits tree in Bagerhat
At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Saturday morning.
Most city public transports charging exorbitant fares
Most city bus operators and the drivers of CNG-fuelled auto rickshaws and ridesharing motorcycles have been charging exorbitant fares from the passengers in the capital since the beginning of Ramadan, says a study report. \
Probe initiated as abnormal purchase prices go viral
The government has initiated a probe into ‘abnormal’ high price paid for household articles to furnish apartments in multi-storey buildings under the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna.
Silk Road Forum launched
Chinese ambassador Zhang Zuo on Saturday said that the Belt and Road Initiative undertaken by China would help establish a new type of international relations for creating an inclusive world with shared prosperity.
Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia
Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to pass gay marriage legislation.
INDIA ELECTIONS New clashes hit Kolkata
Police made new arrests following clashes and poured thousands of security forces into the eastern city of Kolkata on Friday as tensions mounted ahead of the final round of voting in India’s marathon election.
Trump pitches US immigration overhaul
President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed overhauling the US immigration system to favour young, educated, English-speaking applicants instead of people with family ties to Americans, a
LOW PRICE OF UN-HUSKED RICE Growers count heavy losses
Growers are incurring heavy losses being compelled to sell un-husked boro rice below the production costs.
ROHINGYA CRISIS ASEAN team to visit Rakhine, Cox’s Bazar soon
Indonesia on Friday informed Bangladesh that a comprehensive response team of Association of Southeast Asian Nations will soon visit Rakhine State and Cox’s Bazar to prepare a comprehensive need assessment.
Govt agencies should be divided: Khokon
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Friday said that the government agencies providing various services in the capital should be divided into two parts like the city corporation.
