Rail communication of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chattogram, which remain suspended for 15 hours following the derailment of train at Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila, has been resumed. Sreemangal Railway Station master Shakhawat Hossain said the train service on the route resumed at around 7:30pm on Saturday. Earlier, around 5.00am on Saturday, the engine and two coaches of ...

Bangladesh has urged the United Nations, ASEAN and regional countries to support the pilot repatriation project and help Rohingya returnees reintegrate in Myanmar. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, made the call while speaking at the Security Council‘s Arria-formula meeting on Myanmar. The meeting convened by the United Kingdom was held ...

New Zealand’s Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed half-centuries to fire Chennai Super Kings into the IPL play-offs with a thumping 77-run win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. The left-handed Conway (87) and Gaikwad (79) put on a blazing opening stand of 141 to steer Chennai to a mammoth 223-3 after electing to bat first in Delhi. Skipper David Warner ...

Ensuring proper measurement of food and its ingredients is vital for maintaining food safety as millions of people suffer from illness by eating contaminated and adulterated foods every year. Hazardous food has been adjudged as a major threat to public health in the present context, so emphasis should be given on adopting effective measures in this regard. Administrative officials and ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday urged countries, who are heavily investing in Myanmar, to come forward for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis for their own interests and to protect their investment. “If this problem is not resolved, you have seen many countries in the Asia Pacific and the Bay of Bengal — their attractions have increased ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged the industrialists to stop the use of illegal gas connections. “Whenever we visit a factory, we find that if there is a legal gas connection, there are three more illegal connections bypassing the main one”, he told a seminar at Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) where ...

BNP’s central committee member and also mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury has said that he will not take part in the upcoming city corporation election as per the party’s decision. He also urged the city dwellers to boycott the election. He made the announcement at rally held at Registry ground in Sylhet city on Saturday. The mayor ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Speakers at the commemoration meeting in London on the first death anniversary of Ekushey song writer, renowned writer and legendary journalist Abdul Ghaffar Chowdhury said that he kept the Bengali language alive till the day of his death. This legendary journalist who was close to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cherished the ideals of Bangabandhu all his ...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has announced she is pregnant with her third child. Sharing the news on Instagram, Mrs Johnson said she had felt “pretty exhausted” for the past eight months but “we can’t wait to meet this little one” in a few weeks’ time. The couple, who married in May 2021, already have two children – ...

A case has been filed against 1, 300 people in connection with the clash between BNP men and police during the party’s countrywide protest programme  in Khulna city on Friday. Officer-in-Charge of Khulna Sadar Police Station Hasan Al Mamun told our the Daily Observer correspondent  that Sub-Inspector Khalid Uddin as a plaintiff filed the case on Friday night with Khulna ...