Ahead of the inauguration of Padma bridge, the movement of trucks and covered vans on highways connected to Padma Bridge would remain suspended from June 24 morning to June 26 morning.Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) issued a notification in …
Indian contemporary art maestro Jogen Chowdhury’s solo painting exhibition “Reminiscence of Dreams,” which began on May 27, is still underway at the Arcadia Arts Gallery in Dhaka’s Banani.The exhibition is showcasing more than 100 works of the “Banga B…
Telecom operators have swung into emergency mode to restore their networks in the three flood-affected districts of Bangladesh –Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrakona.So far, cellular coverage has been restored at 1,166 of 2,528 sites in these districts, the…
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and moderate over the North Bay, the weather department said Thursday.“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary…
People in several flood-affected areas of Kurigram district are crying for relief as authorities scramble to help over two lakh stranded survivors even a week after the natural disaster.The Brahmaputra river is flowing 37 cm above the danger mark at Ch…
The government has invited Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to join the opening programme of the Padma Bridge on June 25.The Bridges Division sent the invitation card to Yunus Centre on Wednesday, Director (Administration) of Bangladesh Bridge A…
Over 2,400 more Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj this year, as Saudi Arabia has increased the number of Hajj quota for this country.The information came from a letter sent to the Hajj Council in Saudi Arabia by the Religious Affairs Ministry o…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned how BNP leader Tarique Rahman can lead the party when he does not dare to return home.“If a political leader has no courage to return home, how can he lead?” she wondered addressing a discussion, mark…
After six days of closure due to the devastating floods, Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport resumed flight operations on Thursday.Two flights — one on the Sylhet-London route and another on the Sylhet-Manchester route — took off in the early hours…
The bodies of two indigenous men were recovered from the Kachalong river in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati district on Thursday morning, a day after they drowned in the river.The deceased were identified as Shukar Chakma, 32, and Chirojyoti Chakma, …
Bangladesh is set to witness a historic moment on Saturday with the inauguration of Padma Bridge demonstrating to the world what this country can do on its own, proving the skeptics wrong amid the World Bank’s scrapping of committed loans.Prime Ministe…
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, on Thursday expressed his appreciation for Malaysia’s increasing leadership on the crisis in Myanmar.He urged States in the region to adopt a similar approach to the hu…
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