Two passengers of a CNG-run autorickshaw were killed in a head-on collision with a passenger bus on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in South Surma on Saturday. The victims, Ruhul Amin (26), son of Anjab Ullah from Islampur village in Jagannathpur, and Abdul Mukit (40), son of Abdus Sattar from Bhabanipur village in the same upazila, died on the spot. Four others, ...

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh recently organized an idea exchange session with the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to discuss initiatives aimed at empowering youth and fostering leadership through sports. The event, titled “Road to Glory,” was held at Club JCI Ltd. in Gulshan, Dhaka. The session was graced by BFF President Mr. Tabith Awal and Vice-President Mr. Fahad Karim as ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested Nishita Iqbal Nodi, former vice-president of the banned student organization Chhatra League’s Dhaka University (DU) Shamsunnahar Hall unit. She was arrested in a raid in the capital’s Bhatara police station area on Saturday (December 14) night. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (DB) Rezaul Mallick confirmed the matter. He said Nishita Iqbal ...

Four pairs of new commuter trains were launched on the Dhaka-Joydebpur-Dhaka railway route on Sunday, aiming to improve communication between the capital and Gazipur. The service was officially inaugurated at Joydebpur Railway Junction at around 7 am by Transport Advisor Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan. At the inaugural programme, he paid tribute to the martyrs of the anti-discrimination movement and emphasized ...

Following the withdrawal of customs duty, 3,320 metric tons of rice have been imported from India through Benapole land port in Jashore in 25 days. Rice imports resumed on November 17 after a two-year break, following the government’s decision to lift the customs duty. The last consignment, consisting of 105 metric tons, arrived, in the port at around 10PM on ...

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has found the prima facie involvement of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in incidents of enforced disappearances, its chief retired justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury has said. Handing over its first interim report to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Saturday (December 14), he said some high-ranking officials of security forces and her government, including ...

The jewellers have cut gold prices by Tk 1,773 a bhori (11.664g) for the domestic market thanks to a drop in the rates of pure gold in the local market. The new prices will be effective from Monday (December 15). It will remain in effect until further notice, said Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) press release. The price of each bhori ...

Locals rescued Awami League leader Misbah Uddin Siraj from the Sagor Dighirpar area around 3:30am on Tuesday and took him to hospital after he came under attack at midnight in the city. Misbah was Awami League’s central organising secretary for three times. Sylhet metropolitan police’s additional deputy commissioner (media) Mohammad Saiful Islam confirmed the attack to saying that the police ...

Court delays experienced by victims and defendants are unacceptable, the man leading the government’s review into the backlog of criminal cases has said. Sir Brian Leveson, a retired High Court judge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme “radical” steps would need to be taken to tackle the “crisis” which has seen cases added to the criminal justice system “faster than ...

Bangladesh’s food scene has become saturated in different iterations of momos—with each food joint promising authentic Nepali flavours. But when Seemanti Paul – who spent 12 years in a Darjeeling hostel run by a couple with Bengali and Nepali roots – went on a hunt for the best Nepali momos in Bangladesh, she was only met with disappointment. This led ...