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PM Stops Motorcade to Make Way for Ambulance

Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today stopped his motorcade on the elevated expressway at Karwan Bazar end in the city to make way for an ambulance. “The Prime Minister was on his way to his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat from his Gulshan r…

DMP to Launch Crackdown on Unfit, Over-Aged Vehicles in Dhaka

Dhaka: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced a special drive against damaged, risky, and unserviceable vehicles operating beyond their economic lifespan in the capital.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the DMP issued a public no…

Child Dies After Falling Off Roof in Bibirhat Area

Chittagong: A three-year-old boy died after falling from the roof of a seven-storey building in the Bibirhat area of Fatikchhari upazila here this afternoon. The deceased, Karim, was the second son of Saudi Arabia expatriate Mohinuddin.

According to…

ICT Indictment Hearing in Jahajbari Case Scheduled for June 7

Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set June 7 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a case filed over the alleged staged raid by law enforcers at a building named ‘Jahajbari’ in the city’s Kalyanpur in 2016 that left nine peop…

Youth Electrocuted While Transporting Paddy in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah: A youth died after being electrocuted in Shatbaria village under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was Shamim Hossain, 19, son of Ariful Islam from Bethuli village in the same upazila. Another youth, Babu, …

47,054 Bangladeshi Pilgrims Arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

Jeddah: A total of 47,054 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far reached Saudi Arabia through 120 Hajj flights. Director of the Bangladesh Hajj Office Md Lokman Hossain stated that 120 flights had landed in Jeddah by 10am today.

According to Banglade…