Like last few years, no special trains on Rajshahi-Dhaka route will be operating during the Holy Eid-ul- fitr this year. As a result, passengers willing to travel on trains during the Eid-vacation have become disappointed. Western Zone railway sources in Rajshahi, said on Rajshahi-Dhaka and Dhaka-Rajshahi…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced to life term rigorous imprisonment to two people for killing a tea businessman at Kanongopara under Boalkhali upzila of Chittagong in 1996. Nur-e-Alam, Additional (fifth) District and session Judge handed down the verdict. The life-term sentenced convicts were…

Members of Airport Armed Police (AAP) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport foiled a foreign currency smuggling bid seizing foreign currencies worth around Tk1.40 crore from two Malaysia-bound passengers prior to their boarding a flight on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The arrested passengers are…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleared two government officials of separate graft allegations. The Commission gave the clean chit to surveyor of Deputy Commissioner’s Office of Sirajganj Imdadul Haque and higher division clerk of LGED chief engineer’s office of Magura SM Enamul…

Bangladesh Railway will run seven pairs of special trains to carry Eid passengers, reports BSS. Besides, a pair of new trains named 'Sonar Bangla' will be introduced on Dhaka-Chittagong-Dhaka route before the Eid. The BR sources said the special trains will ply from July 3 to 5 and July 8 to…

The International Public Service Day was observed yesterday in the country as elsewhere across the globe with the theme of "Innovative efforts and people-oriented service to achieve sustainable development target", reports BSS. The government has arranged an elaborate programme to celebrate…

RAJSHAHI: With a little bit two weeks more left for the Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, Rajshahi city has been caught…

A fire broke out at the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) on Wednesday night that gutted valuables worth Tk1crore of GF Textile. The fire originated…

RMG worker hacked dead A garments factory worker was hacked to death by miscreants at Jamgora Kanthaltala in Ashulia early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sumon Shikder, 30, a worker of The Rose Dress Factory and son of Aftab Ali Shikder, a resident of the area. Officer-in-charge of Ashulia…

New business faculty dean at ASAUB Prof Iqbal Ahmad, former professor and director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka has recently joined ASA University Bangladesh (ASAUB) as the dean, Faculty of Business, says a press release. He served as a teacher in IBA, University…