Gas supply will remain suspended for 72 hours from 12:01 am on April 23 (Sunday) to midnight on April 26 in different areas. According to information due to emergency maintenance work in the gas transmission pipelines gas supply will remain suspended. Titas Gas Transmission and

The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways said the first day journey of the commuters leaving Dhaka for Eid-ul-Fitr was comfortable. President National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways Haji Mohammad Shahid Miah and General Secretary Ashish Kumar

Cultural workers and civil society of all levels have arranged a human chain protest over the harassment of poet, and teacher Selina Shelley over her Facebook post. The prominent citizens and guests who joined in the protest demanded to reinstate Selina Shelley as the Acting Principal

A total of 12,28,278 mobile SIM users left Dhaka on Wednesday (April 18) ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest festivals of Muslims.  Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar shared the information through a Facebook post today.  Of the

A Chattogram-bound train derailed in Cumilla's Shashidal Railway Station on Wednesday (April 19). This incident happened around 3:30 pm. According to information, rail communication between Dhaka-Chattogram route remained normal as the engine of Karnaphuli Express derailed on

The Shawwal moon may be sighted on Friday (April 21), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).  If the moon is sighted on Friday, Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on April 22 (Saturday). BDST: 1927 HRS, APRIL 19, 2023

The government has launched a fast track lane along the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga route on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway for toll collection cutting the wait time of vehicles stuck at toll plazas. According to the Department of Road Transport and Highways (RTHD), commuters can

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy

Bashundhara Group has been hosting iftar for more than 2,000 devotees at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque every day. Salient feature of the iftar in the national mosque is that people from all walks of life participate in it. The month-long iftar has been arranged following

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday (April 18) held a tripartite meeting on repatriate the Rohingyas in Kunming with representatives from China and Myanmar. According to Foreign Ministry sources, the meeting discussed the implementation of the pilot project to repatriate the

Two people were killed and two others injured after a motorbike crashed into a pickup van and CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Komorpur in Faridpur district town. The accident took place around 12am Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 28, son of

At least 15 passengers were injured after a bus of Bihongo Paribahan turned turtle on the road in Chandrima Udyan area of the capital on Wednesday (April 19) morning. The accident took place around 9:30am. According to eyewitnesses, the Bihongo Paribahan Mirpur-bound bus hit a

The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr, was observed across the country last night with due solemnity and religious fervour. The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting the holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals, seeking blessings of

At least four women, including a mother and her daughter, were crushed under the wheels of a train in Tangail's Kalihati upazila early Wednesday (April 19).  Another person was also injured in the accident that took place at the upazila's Mirhamjani area around 5:30am.

Two Madrasa children drowned in a pond in Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail upazila on Tuesday (April 18). The deceased is Md Siam, 10, son of Makbul Hossain, and Al Amin, 12, son of Muktar Hossain. According to Siam's father, one of them fell into the pond while trying to pick up

A large size dead whale washed up on Himchhari Beach adjacent to Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf marine drive on Tuesday (April 18) noon. On information, officials of the Upazila administration, forest department, department of environment, livestock and fisheries department, and police

Chief of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad Harun-or-Rashid said intelligence surveillance has been increased in almost all the markets in the capital for security. He made this remark while talking to the media after a meeting with business leaders at DMP

The government today (April 18) approved a revision to raise the cost of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge construction at a cost of Taka 2412.13 crore and also extending the timeframe till June 2024. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) The approval came from a

Bangladesh has jumped down two notches to the 43rd rank among 163 countries, according to the latest edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Bangladesh received a score of 3.827 on the GTI index. The calculation of the score takes into account the deaths, incidents, hostages, and

A court in Dhaka Tuesday (April 18) fined former Chairman of Farmers Bank’s Audit Committee Mahbubul Haque Chisty alias Babul Chisty and two others Tk20 lakh in a graft case. Babul Chisty was fined Tk924,673, the bank’s former director CEO AKM Shamim was fined Tk560,202 and