Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has been made the sole implementing agency of all metro-rail projects instead of Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), officials said.They said Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MoRTB) has given DMTCL the authority of implementing all...
Read moreThe Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has instructed RAJUK to take action against multi-storey buildings and shopping malls that allocate parking space in their initial designs but later reduce their scale during construction, reports bdnews24.com.The instruction was sent from a 'high-level' meeting on road safety led by Md Nojibur Rahman, principal...
Read moreChina attaches great importance to further developing bilateral relations and cooperation with Bangladesh, said newly appointed Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo on Monday, reports UNB.The ambassador made the statement when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office. PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. He said...
Read moreCity dwellers taking home their sacrificial animals from a cattle market at Keraniganj off the capital on Monday ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
Read moreThe central bank has instructed all commercial banks to strengthen security measures for their respective bank business, establishments and information and communications technology (ICT) systems during the Eid and weekly holidays.The five-day Eid and weekly holidays begin today (Tuesday).Bangladesh Bank issued a circular to this effect on Monday.To ensure security,...
Read moreDhaka courts granted bail on Monday to 32 university students including Rashed Khan, accused in separate cases filed over violence during the student movement demanding quota reform and safe roads, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sorafuzzaman Ansari granted bail to 20 students including Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General...
Read moreAlmost all the garment factories have paid wages for the month of July and festival allowances to their workers, BGMEA claimed on Monday.Most of the factories have also made partial payment of 10 to 15 days for the month of August.Moinuddin Ahmed, first vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers...
Read moreThe main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:00 am on the Eid day, reports UNB.The venue of the main congregation will be shifted to Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 8:30 am...
Read moreFENI, Aug 20 (UNB): At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Muhuriganj in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Monday.The deceased were identified as Jahanara, mother-in-law of a Qatar...
Read morePakistani Foreign Minister SM Qureshi claimed on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an offer of talks in his letter to newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. But citing sources Indian media reported that the letter written by PM Modi to his Pakistani counterpart was congratulatory in nature and...
Read moreAzerbaijan's drilling company SOCAR-AQS intends to expand its activity in Bangladesh, director general of the company Ramin Isayev told Trend on August 20.Earlier, SOCAR-AQS won a tender for drilling operations in the country, according to a report published on www.hellenicshippingnews.com. The contract, concluded in the 3+1 format, provides for the...
Read moreAt least eight people have been killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a small passenger carrier, locally called 'Laguna', in Narsingdi's Belabo, reports bdnews24.com.The accident occurred in the Berhikandi area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway on Monday evening, Belabo Police Station OC Jabed Mahmud told...
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