The government has taken a policy decision to establish Savar City Corporation by merging the municipality with Ashulia.  Besides, Keraniganj will either be upgraded to a Class-A municipality or ...

Former Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) of the Department of Prisons Sheikh Abdul Amik has been picked up from his residence in the capital's Siddheshwari area by plainclothes men identifying ...

Several injured as two parked coaches rolled away from Rajshahi railway station, colliding with the Pabna-bound Dhalarchar Express this evening (21 October). Two coaches of Dhalarchar Express along ...

Following the devastating fire that gutted the import cargo village at the Dhaka airport, including its temperature-controlled storage facilities, importers of pharmaceutical raw materials will now be ...

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The operation was carried out on Sunday (19 October) at the factory located in Hemayetpur, Savar. The disconnection was confirmed by Abdul Alim Russell, Manager of the Titas Gas Transmission Vigilance ...

Production at several industrial units in Narayanganj has been disrupted after gas supply was cut-off due to a fire on a Titas Gas transmission line following a leakage near the Bscic area of the ...

"Of course, we take it into consideration and the government does whatever is possible when any concern comes about any human rights issue…. it will never be possible for the government to accept ...

Tamim said, "The prosecution will not receive any such information on whether the 15 army officers are arrested or in custody. Because the tribunal has issued the arrest warrant, and the tribunal's ...

A school student was killed after being stabbed allegedly by his classmates in Chattogram's Hathazari. The incident took place on this afternoon (21 October) in ward no 4 of Hathazari Municipality.

Police in Narayanganj have arrested a constable on charges of raping a 12‑year‑old domestic worker in the Rupali area of Bandar upazila. Confirming the matter, Narayanganj Additional Superintendent of ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also have no plans to meet in person.