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Metropolitan

Railway’s east zone reels from manpower crisis

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.

2y ago

Sitakunda Blast: Who started the fire?

The probe committee formed by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) to investigate the devastating fire and explosion at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot last month could not ascertain the source or specific reason behind the fire.

2y ago

Eid joy marred by tragedy

Ashikur Rahman (28) was returning home for Eid after taking treatment at a Dhaka hospital. But little did he know that he’ll never reach his destination.

2y ago

Boy found dead in Ctg monastery

A boy was found dead in a Buddhist monastery in Abdullahpur South Baruapara in Chattogram yesterday.

2y ago

Barred from rally at Suhrawardy, BNP to hold protest across country tomorrow

BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.

8y ago

Railway’s east zone reels from manpower crisis

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.

2y ago

Boy found dead in Ctg monastery

A boy was found dead in a Buddhist monastery in Abdullahpur South Baruapara in Chattogram yesterday.

2y ago

Eid joy marred by tragedy

Ashikur Rahman (28) was returning home for Eid after taking treatment at a Dhaka hospital. But little did he know that he’ll never reach his destination.

2y ago

Sitakunda Blast: Who started the fire?

The probe committee formed by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) to investigate the devastating fire and explosion at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot last month could not ascertain the source or specific reason behind the fire.

2y ago

Barred from rally at Suhrawardy, BNP to hold protest across country tomorrow

BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.

8y ago

Hearing deferred again till Apr 9

A Dhaka court yesterday for the second time deferred until April 9 the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
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12y ago

3 sued for assaulting TV journo

Three people were sued yesterday for allegedly assaulting a television channel journalist.
The case, lodged with Mohammadpur police, stated that Nazia Afrin of ATN News was assaulted when she and a videographer were recording footage of picketers setting fire to a human hauler near the capital's Dhanmondi-27 around 7:30pm.
One of the accused is Noman Rashid Chowdhuy, son of former Speaker Humayun Rashid Chowdhury, and the remaining two are unidentified.
Noman had allegedly told her to stop shooting, stating that she was instigating the picketers, said Nazia, adding that when she did not listen to him, he assaulted her.

12y ago

Dhaka university's 47th convocation today

Dhaka University's 47th convocation, the biggest programme to confer degrees, will be held today at the university's central playground at 11:30am.
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12y ago

Badruddoza calls for talks among political parties

Former president Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday called upon the prime minister to sit with all political parties to save the country from a possible civil war and any unconstitutional government.
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12y ago

3 sustain burns at Shahbagh

Three Shahbagh demonstrators on Saturday sustained burn injuries as hot oil from a makeshift snack shop splashed over them during a melee occurred in the capital's Shahbagh area.
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12y ago