Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Wednesday said there would be no dialogue with BNP on the caretaker government system which was abolished by the court. “The election will be held as per the constitution. Dialogue will be held if BNP agrees to take part in the next general election accepting that it was abolished ...

Experimental Electronic Toll System (ETC) program has been started at Padma Bridge. The program started on Wednesday morning at the smart booth toll plaza at Mawa end of the bridge. Toll will be collected automatically through radio frequency identification (RFID) in one lane at both ends of the bridge. There will be no need for cash transactions and no vehicles ...

The overall flood situation has deteriorated in Sunamganj and Netrakona districts, leaving hundreds of people marooned. Heavy downpours and upstream water have swollen rivers which water aggravated the flooding in the two districts on Tuesday. The marooned people are passing a miserable life with inadequate relief, locals have alleged. “All the major rivers in the northeastern region of the country ...

British Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston is visiting Bangladesh to discuss relevant issues with Bangladesh to help grow green growth. He wants to use his first official visit here to demonstrate the UK’s eagerness to work with Bangladesh on shared challenges like climate change, using their collective expertise to deepen trading relationship, spark economic growth, and create jobs. There ...

The metro rail authorities have extended their service by half an hour to 8:30 pm from July 8 to ease the movement of passengers. From Saturday, two trains will depart from the Agargaon station at 8:15 pm and 8:30 pm for the Uttara North station. The trains will also stop at other stations along the way. Initially MRT pass or ...

Ten people were killed and 38 wounded in mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, prompting a fresh call from President Joe Biden to pass gun control legislation. In Fort Worth, three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting after a local festival to mark the US ...

A seven-day campaign for the third and fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccination began in the country on Wednesday (July 5). The campaign will end on July 11. People aged 18 years or above 18 will be vaccinated uner this campaign to prevent COVID-19 infection. Those who have received the second or third dose at least four months ago, will be ...

Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino became the latest high-profile player to complete a move to Saudi Arabia, signing for Al-Ahli on Tuesday after his contract with Premier League giants Liverpool expired. The 31-year-old left Liverpool after eight seasons at Anfield, during which time he scored 111 goals in 362 appearances and won the Premier League, Champions League and Club World Cup, ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday urged the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to settle the Rohingya persecution case soon as “Justice delayed is justice denied.” “We want to see that this case would not be lingered … the sooner it’s over the better for Rohingyas,” he told reporters as visiting ICC Prosecutor Karim AA Khan called ...

Indian film actor Shah Rukh Khan reportedly met with an accident on the sets of one of his projects in Los Angeles. As per a new report on Tuesday, after the accident, Shah Rukh underwent surgery in the US, reports Hindustan Times. All about Shah Rukh’s surgery The actor was reportedly spotted with a bandage on his nose. Shah Rukh ...