Two more, including a teenage girl, died of dengue in Dhaka and Khulna yesterday. A total of 1,189 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24 hours across the country. Among the new cases in the past 24 hours, a total of 524 patients had been hospitalised in Dhaka, whereas 665…

The Padma Bridge is expected to be completed by 2020 and is likely to be opened to traffic in June 2021. Seventy-three per cent of the construction work has so far been completed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the bridge in June 2021. This was stated by road transport and bridges…

A woman was allegedly gangraped when she went for a job interview at a "private company" at Shyamoli. Once again, the incident puts a big question mark on security of women in Bangladesh. She alleged that she was fed a glass of coke mixed with sleeping pills. After she passed out, three or…

Three suspected criminals were killed in separate alleged gunfights in Gazipur, Cumilla and Chattogram early yesterday. In Cumilla, police’s Detective Branch (DB) said the gunfight took place at Gumti Beribadh area of the Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Russel, son of Haru Mia of…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament weeks before Britain's EU departure date faced legal challenges yesterday following a furious outcry from pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit. The Conservative leader announced the surprise decision Wednesday to dismiss parliament…

India's government sought yesterday to ease concerns about an imminent "citizens' register" in the state of Assam that has left several million people, mostly Muslims, fearful of becoming stateless. A draft register last year left off more than four million people living in the north-eastern…

A Bangladeshi project named “Arcadia Education Project, in South Kanarchar” has won Aga Khan Award for Architecture-2019, which was announced…