Second Teesta Bridge protection dam collapses triggering erosion threat

RANGPUR, Aug 17: A significant portion of the bridge protection embankment on the western side the second Teesta Bridge at Mahipur in Lakkhitari union of Gangachara upazila under Rangpur district has collapsed, triggering risk of erosion for different adjoining villages. As a result, with the rise in water level of...

Unguarded level crossings posing high risks of accidents

COX'S BAZAR, Aug 17: Some 56 out of 72 level crossings from Chattogram's Dohazari to Cox's Bazar railway line lacks either gates (barriers) or gatemen, and in some cases both, which leaves the crossings highly accident-prone.According to the railway police, 30 people have died on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail route...