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Dhaka-northern region rail link snapped

UNB

The train communication of Dhaka with the northern region of the country remained suspended since Sunday morning as a part of a rail bridge on the Pouli River in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district s...

BGB nab 18 Bangladeshis at Benapole

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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel nabbed 18 Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, while they were illegally entering the country from India from Gatipara area in Benapole on Saturday....

Are we comfortably numb about our climate migrants?

Md Naibur RahmanUpol

Last two weeks had been undoubtedly eventful for all the Dhaka dwellers who not only welcomed Orlando Bloom, the famous Pirate of the Caribbean movie star, but the looming impact of climate change as...

Friend hacks youth to death over trifling matter

UNB

A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his friend over a trifling matter at Gurudaspur in Natore district town on Sunday night.   The deceased, Ashiq, 25, was a resident of Chanchkoir are...

Five cops closed for negligence in duty

UNB

Five policemen of Sadar Police Station were closed to Chuadanga Police Lines last night in connection with negligence of duty over an incident of theft at Samabay Market in the district town.  ...

Chittagong port project draws global operators

Jasim Uddin Haroon

Five big global marine and inland terminal operators are queuing up for the contract to build Bangladesh's maiden specialised maritime terminal in Chittagong.   A local company is also an aspir...

WB's proposal to develop Dhaka eastward - a critique

Abu Reza

The World Bank (WB)-sponsored international conference in Dhaka, held on July 19 last, highlighted the need for a move 'Towards Great Dhaka'. However, many disheartening features of the current condit...

Five die as two buses collide in Pabna

UNB

Five people were killed and at least ten others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Chinakhara area of Santhia upazila of Pabna district on Tuesday morning.   The deceased could...

Lightning claims two lives in Savar

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Two youths died and ten other people sustained injuries in a lightning strike while riding a boat at Katlapur Ghat area in Savar early Tuesday.   The deceased have been identified as Sohag (25)...

Fading glory of fisheries

Saleh Akram      

Despite making firm strides, the fishery sector is still an underperforming sector, not only because it is performing below potential, but more so because the current production pattern has robbed u...

Rail links with Khulna restored

UNB

Rail communication of Khulna with the rest of the country was restored on Saturday after an eleven-hour disruption caused by a derailment.   Rail officials said that a compartment of Rajshahi-b...

Addressing sexual violence thru education

M. Rayhanul Islam

Violence and discrimination at school and other educational settings has long become a global problem. They include physical, sexual and psychological violence and bullying, and other forms of school-...

Banks need own strategies to cut ballooning NPLs

FE Report

Experts said Wednesday banks ought to develop their own strategies for time-bound reduction in non-performing loans as the ballooning of the same affects the country's entire financial sector. Suc...