Injured IU student dies at Dhaka hospital
A student of Khustia’s Islamic University (IU) on Friday night died of his injuries he sustained in a road accident on May 1. The deceased was identified as Tahsib Hussain,…
Khulna City mayor hospitalised
Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukear Abdul Khaleque was hospitalised with high fever on Saturday. The 69-year old KCC mayor was admitted to Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised hospital in Khulna…
Bangladesh needs to boost climate diplomacy: Experts
Though Bangladesh is one of the worst victims of climate change with almost no contribution to the cause, experts have bemoaned that the wealthier nations--who have historically contributed the most…
Asian Games hockey qualifiers: Bangladesh beat Indonesia 3-1
Bangladesh's national hockey team made a good start to the nine-nation Men's Asian Games Qualifiers, defeating Indonesia 3-1 in Saturday's match in Thai capital Bangkok. In March last too, Bangladesh…
Dhaka’s air quality plunges back to ‘unhealthy’ zone
After a marked improvement in the past week, Dhaka's air quality slipped back to the 'unhealthy' zone on Saturday. With an air quality index (AQI) at 181, recorded at 9.45am,…
Not involved in TTE suspension, passengers were not my relatives: Sujan
Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has claimed to have no involvement in the suspension of a Travel Ticket Examiner (TTE), Shafiqul Islam, over “misbehaving with passengers”. He also denied that…
PM: AL comes to power through election, not by back door
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said that her party Awami League comes to power always through election and never by the back door. “We want the democratic process…
Deaths on roads on the rise for lack of effective steps: GM Quader
Voicing deep concerns over the loss of huge lives in different road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said no effective step has been taken…
AIUB student killed as truck hits bike in Bogura
A private university student was killed and two of his friends were hurt as a truck hit their bike in Bogura's Fuldighi Friday. The deceased Bappy, 25, was a student…
543 killed in 427 road accidents in April, says Road Safety report
With the rapid increase in the number of vehicles, mostly cars, in the congested roads of Bangladesh cities, there has been a steady rise in the number of accidents too.…
Dhaka-bound people suffer for 10-km gridlock near Daulatdia
Eid holidaymakers have been suffering since Saturday morning to cross the Padma River as a 10-kilometer long tailback was created on Dhaka-Khulna highway and regional road adjacent to Daulatdia ferry…
Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to wear burqa in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public, a sharp hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was…