Metro Rail has set a new record by transporting over 4,00,000 passengers in a single day. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the operator of the Metro Rail, shared the information through their verified Facebook page on Friday night. Metro Rail transported 403,164 passengers for the first time. The Metro Rail family extended heartfelt gratitude and thanks to all its ...

Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to remove visa restrictions on Bangladeshi citizens and expand employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers. Dr. Yunus made the appeal during his visit to the UAE, where he participated in the World Governments Summit in Dubai. He also encouraged Emirati businesses to consider relocating their manufacturing operations to ...

US President Donald Trump has ruled out any involvement of the United States in Bangladesh’s ongoing issues. “I’ll leave Bangladesh to PM Modi (Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi),” he said. He made the remarks while responding to a question at a joint press conference with PM Modi following a bilateral meeting in Washington. The two leaders primarily discussed trade and ...

With winter almost over, another occasion to dress up, give and receive flowers, and go out to spend quality time with your loved ones is Valentine’s Day. It is a celebration of two people who are honoring their commitments to each other and marking how far they have come. Every year on February 14, all the restaurants transform into a ...

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths – agonizing, from diseases the body might otherwise fight off – sent loved ones into the streets, pressuring governments to act. The United States eventually did, creating PEPFAR, arguably the most successful foreign aid program in history. HIV, which causes AIDS, is now manageable, though ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized seven cows smuggled from India at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday. Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion conducted a drive at Mokamchora border area under Bangalabazar union in the upazila around 2 AM and seized the cows. According to a press briefing, Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion commander Lt Col AKM Zakaria Kadir led the team during the ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced the ticket prices for workers traveling to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism introduced the initiative. A press release issued in this regard confirmed this on Thursday. Under the new pricing, the national flag carrier has lowered fares for employees flying from Dhaka to Jeddah, Riyadh, Madinah, and Dammam in ...

The holy Shab-e-Barat observes across the country on Friday night with due religious fervour and devotion. Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and believe that on this night Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human beings, fixing their ‘rizq’ (livelihood) for the next year. Muslims of the country will offer prayers at mosques and ...

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury reaffirmed Wednesday that the nationwide ‘Operation Devil Hunt,’ conducted by joint forces, will persist as long as there are threats posed by devils. He made this statement after attending the 45th National Assembly of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP at the Ansar-VDP Academy in Safipur, Gazipur. In response to a question regarding ...

A Dhaka court has placed former state minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Enamur Rahman, on a 5-day remand in connection with the murder of a Comilla University (CoU) student during the anti-discrimination students movement in Savar. Dhaka Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin granted the police’s plea to show Dr. Enam arrested in seven cases filed with Savar ...