Bangladesh Railway (BR) will run seven pairs of special trains to carry homebound passengers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. These special trains will ply from July 3 to 5 and July 8 to 14 on different routes, the BR sources said. The BR has taken all necessary preparation for smooth and…

The construction work on Karnaphuli Tunnel will begin soon, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told parliament yesterday, reports UNB. “After signing a credit agreement with the Chinese government, the construction work on Karnaphuli Tunnel will begin and it is expected to be completed…

RAJSHAHI: Police yesterday detained Tanore municipality Mayor Mijanur Rahman on charge of misappropriating Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) rice, reports BSS. To mark the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitre celebration, the municipality mayor was given responsibility of distributing VGF rice among 1,565 distressed…

RANGPUR: Massive tree plantation has become a need for the time to mitigate adverse impacts of climate change and for the ecology and biodiversity in order to build a safer planet, reports BSS. The opinion came at a concluding ceremony of a fortnight-long 'Divisional Wood, Fruit and Medicinal Tree…

CHITTAGONG: A schoolgirl was electrocuted at Uttor Bhushi village of Boalkhali upazila of the district yesterday, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Shashi Chakarabarti, 12, a class six student of a local high school and daughter of Bishaw Nath Chakarabarti, hailed from Uttar Bhushi village of…

RANGPUR: Officials, executives and directors of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) yesterday handed over a pay order for Tk 84,000 as Zakat to the Government Zakat Fund (GZF), reports BSS.   On behalf of DC and Chairman of District Zakat Committee Rahat Anwar, ADC  Dr ATM Mahbubul…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two persons for pilfering diesel from rail engines in Nandina Railway Station area in Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. According to Jamalpur RAB-14 sources, based on secret information that a gang of thieves were stealing diesel from…

Three persons were injured by robbers in Bhuiyan Bazaar area in Bauphal upazila early yesterday. Azam Khan Faruki, officer-in-charge of Bauphal police station, said a gang of robbers, numbering 10 to 12 equipped with sharp weapons and wearing mask swooped on the house of one Awlad Sikder by breaking…

Lohagara Upazila Nirbahi Officer seized 16 metric tonnes of rice meant for General Relief (GR) from a truck in front of Bardia Bazar warehouse in Narail yesterday afternoon. Lohagara UNO Selim Reza said instead of distributing the rice among the ultra poor, a few dishonest people of Kotakhol union council…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged yesterday (Thursday) that Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), formerly Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), has turned into a cat from a tiger.  “As the BDR has been weakened, Myanmar border guards (Nasaka) showed their audacity by intruding into Bangladesh territory. And…

A local Awami League man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Baishari in Naikkhaochhari upazila of Bandarban yesterday, UNB reports. The deceased was identified as Mang Shailu Marma, vice-president of ward-7 unit of Baishari union Awami League. Sub-inspector Anisur Rahman of Baishari police investigation…