EC to publish final list of polling stations Monday
Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the Election Commission (EC) will release the final list of polling centers on Monday. At the same time, the registration process for new…
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EC to sit with top officials Thursday
The Election Commission will sit in a views-exchange with top government officials, including secretaries of key ministries, directors general of important agencies and the inspector general of prisons (IG Prisons)…
Army starts dredging of 5 rivers to solve Bhabodah water logging
The Engineering Core of Bangladesh Army started dredging of 81.5 kilometers of five rivers at the southern part of Jessore district on Friday to solve the long-standing Bhabodah waterlogging problem.…
Sarjis accuses administration of political bias, warns of consequences
Sarjis Alam, chief organizer (North) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has alleged that parts of the administration are showing political bias, favouring different parties, including the BNP, Jamaat, and…
Metro rail service on Motijheel-Shahbagh section resumes
Considering passengers’ sufferings, the authorities of the metro rail resumed its services on the Motijheel-Shahbagh section at 7:15pm on Sunday, following a suspension of about seven hours. The officials of…
Israel insists it calls shots in Gaza despite truce
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would decide for itself when to strike its foes and which countries could join an international security force in Gaza, as…
Turkish expert team arrives in Dhaka to investigate Dhaka airport fire
An eight-member expert team from Turkiye has arrived in Dhaka to investigate the fire incident at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. On Sunday, the delegation met with…
Darshana Railway Station falls silent as cross-border trade grinds to a halt
Darshana Railway Station, once the heartbeat of Chuadanga’s trade, now stands silent and deserted as cross-border imports collapse, affecting revenue collection and leaving countless workers jobless. The decline has been…
Second bearing pad failure in a year kills one, halts Dhaka metro
A bearing pad from an elevated Dhaka metro rail pillar suddenly dislodged and plummeted onto a busy Farmgate sidewalk around 12 noon Sunday. The 140–150kg rubber-and-steel pad struck a 35-year-old…
Gold prices drop again
Gold prices in the country have fallen once more. In the latest adjustment, the price of 22-carat gold has been reduced by Tk1,038 per bhori. Starting Monday, gold will be…