The sudden resignation of Advocate Dipen Dewan, Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has once again placed hill politics at the center of national discussion. On June 1, he submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. According to government sources, he stepped down due to prolonged health complications and difficulties in carrying out ...more

A free Chinese language course program has been launched in Nagarkanda, Faridpur district under the guidance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obayed Islam and the initiative of Nagarkanda Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Saiful Islam.This program is providing online Chinese language training to 175 students among them 150 from Nagarkanda and 25 from Saltha ...more

As part of developing an integrated and technology-based transportation system in Bangladesh, the country's first integrated cashless tolling service 'D-Toll' has been launched on Padma Bridge during this Eid Yatra. As a result of this initiative run by Aspire to Innovate (a2i), vehicle drivers no longer have to stop at toll plazas and pay cash. As ...more

Just as the government has taken a tough stance against extortion on the highways, especially from trucks loaded with cattle, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, allegations have been made that a section of the highway police, led by the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station in Sirajganj district, has indulged in an extortion festival on the ...more

A group of armed miscreants allegedly attacked and partially bulldozed an under-construction RAB camp in Chattogram’s Jungle Salimpur early Monday, while digging up roads and culverts to obstruct law enforcement operations in the area.The attack took place around 2am in the Alinagar area of Sitakunda, where members of the notorious “Yasin Bahini” reportedly opened fire ...more

Thousands of city dwellers have started leaving the capital ahead of holy Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the festival with their families in native villages, increasing pressure at major bus terminals and railway stations.Deputy Commissioner of Mirpur Traffic Division Md Sanowar Hossain said pressure on long-distance bus terminals, particularly Gabtoli, had been rising since this morning."Police personnel ...more

 Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has prepared around 16,000 workers for the removal of sacrificial animal waste during Eid-ul-Azha to ensure a clean and hygienic environment across the city.DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan said extensive preparations have been taken involving waste management, transport, engineering and property management departments to ensure smooth waste disposal during ...more

A high-level delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by its President Masato Kanda, today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon in the capital this morning, said Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Rony.Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Principal ...more

The Daulatpur Jute Press and Baling Workers Union of Khulna has held a protest march and sit-in program demanding the lifting of the unconditional ban on raw jute by the Jute Ministry and compensation for the workers during the work stoppage without notice.Khulna City Corporation Administrator Nazrul Islam Manju went to the BJA building in ...more

Authorities expect smooth and congestion-free traffic movement on the Elenga–Jamuna Bridge highway during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha as extensive traffic management and infrastructure improvement measures have been implemented under the SASEC Road Connectivity Project-2.According to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), vehicles are currently moving comfortably without major disruptions on the stretch from Elenga to the eastern ...more