The opening date of Dhaka metro rail’s Agargaon to Motijheel route has been postponed to October 29. Earlier, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader announced that the Motijheel section of the metro rail would be inaugurated on October 20. Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri conveyed this to the media while Dhaka Mass Transit Company ...

There may have been firecracker-like objects and chemicals in parcels at the delivery section of the SA Paribahan office at Kakrail of the capital, where a fire broke out on Monday morning, said fire service official. Lt Col Rezaul Karim, director (training) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told this while briefing the reporters on fire incident on the spot. ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s death risk is very high, said her medical board on Monday. “She needs liver transplant immediately and this facility is not available in Bangladesh. The treatment she is currently receiving is adhoc treatment. We’ve done all that we can. She needs to be taken abroad urgently for advanced treatment.,” said Prof FM Siddiue, member of the ...

Oil prices rallied while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East. The crisis fanned concerns about supplies of crude from the region at a time when supply worries are already high owing to Saudi Arabia and Russia’s output cuts. It has ...

Israel, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory, declared war on Hamas Sunday as the conflict’s death toll surged above 1,100 after the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise assault from Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the nation for a “long and difficult” war a day after Hamas fired a barrage of thousands of rockets at Israel and ...

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal have broken a significant barrier in their bid to win the Premier League after Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal sealed a cathartic 1-0 victory against Manchester City. Arteta’s side had lost their previous 12 league meetings with City before Martinelli’s 86th minute strike deflected off Nathan Ake to spark wild celebrations at the Emirates Stadium. For the ...

The government will procure 7 lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the millers and marginal farmers across the country during the ongoing Aman season, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday. Two lakh tonnes of paddy, 4 lakh tonnes boiled rice and one lakh tonnes of Atap rice will be procured at a cost of Tk 30, Tk ...

Japan wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, now sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland, Myanmar. Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahiro Komura made the statement on Sunday when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence, Ganabhaban. PM’s press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the reporters after the call on. He said that Japan also ...

Every person has a different relationship with coffee- some are purists – you know the ones who will talk about their beans, roasts, and brewing methods. Others just want a caffeine hit, regardless of where and how it comes from. Then you have the adventurers, the experimentals who enjoy their beverage with a twist- they’ll try raspberry, mint, bubblegum, and ...

Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan on Sunday urged judges and lawyers to refrain from any form of politicisation of the judiciary. “The goal of justice can only be achieved by performing the collective and meritorious duties by judges and lawyers here and only then the dignity of the judiciary will remain intact,” he said. “It is my hope that this judicial ...