The Dhaka-Sylhet Highway has earned the byname “man-eater” following a sharp spike in fatal road accidents. In August alone, 22 people died in nine separate road crashes on the Sylhet stretch of the highway. Road safety experts attribute the surge in crashes to five primary causes: slow progress in the six-lane expansion project, driver fatigue and sleepiness during long-haul trips, ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain (Bakul) made a surprise inspection visit to Charbhadrasan Upazila Health Complex in Faridpur. During the visit, he inquired about overall hospital activities and interacted with patients while touring various wards. The Health Minister arrived at the health complex around 8:30 AM on Sunday (August 30). He stayed at the facility for nearly two hours ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the government is keen to take the existing friendly relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia to new heights. The issue was discussed during a meeting with Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mohammad Shuhada Osman at the Secretariat on Sunday (30 August). State Minister for Local Government Mir ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said that a partnership-based model is being developed, which will bring the government, private sector and NGOs together to ensure the effective distribution of resources while reducing wastage and corruption. He added that the government always acts as a ‘first responder’ in any disaster, providing emergency assistance. However, in the subsequent phase, ...

Police have recently submitted the charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and 27 others in the murder case of Abdur Rahman Jisan, who was shot dead in Matuail of Jatrabari in the capital during the July Uprising. Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Kawsar Hossain, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the ...

The Dutch football federation (KNVB) on Sunday said “FIFA needs new leadership” and that it would like to host a summit on the future of football’s world governing body which does not involve beleaguered president Gianni Infantino. The 56-year-old Swiss has taken a pummelling over his now shelved FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan to bring private investment into FIFA events, ...

Small screen actress Tasnuva Tisha narrowly escaped a road accident while returning to Dhaka after completing the shooting of a drama in Srimangal. The actress shared details of the incident during a Facebook Live broadcast at around 12:40am on Saturday. According to Tisha, the car carrying her was hit by a pickup van near the Bhairab Toll Plaza shortly after ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and conveyed greetings to him on behalf of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting was held at Bangabhaban this afternoon, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador invited the president to pay a state visit ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Sunday urged the United Kingdom to sustain its support for international efforts to ensure safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. He made the call when British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on him at the foreign ministry, according to a ministry press ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said Denmark-based APM Terminals’ investment in Laldia Container Terminal will take Chattogram a step closer to becoming a technology-driven logistics hub. “Our elected government is business- and investment-friendly and has an ambitious economic programme. However, we are trying to gradually strengthen our economic structure through proper planning,” he said while inaugurating the ...