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BR fails to maintain train schedule in western zone

Bangladesh Railway (BR) often faces delay in maintaining train schedule in the country's northern and southern regions for putting more focus on setting up of new railroads than improving the capacity of existing track in the western zone.It runs all its trains, dividing the country into two zones - eastern...

Perpetrators to be punished: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday asserted that punishment would be inflicted to those responsible for the heinous attack, reports BSS.She accused the past BNP-Jamaat government and Begum Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman of perpetrating the August 21, 2004 gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League rally in...

19 killed in Myanmar fighting

More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic minority insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said Wednesday, reports Reuters.The escalation in hostilities in Myanmar's fractured north is another setback for...

Most workers leaving RMG jobs aged 35 years

Factors like job nature, heavy workload and owners' atypical behaviour are forcing garment workers to retire after a certain age, especially after 35, according to industry insiders.Though the booming ready-made garment (RMG) sector is suffering from skilled manpower shortages, they said, the industry has also failed to retain skilled staff...

Another dies of dengue in Dhaka

Yet another person died of the Aedes-borne dengue viral fever in Dhaka city early Wednesday, taking the official death toll to 47.The deceased was identified as Khadiza Akter, 27, a Gendaria resident and wife of Monir Hossain.Sources said she was admitted to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on August...

HC extends time for probe report on 10 agencies

The High Court (HC) extended on Wednesday time until November 14 for the submission of a government probe report on the 10 exporters of manpower to Malaysia.The inter-ministerial committee, which was formed as per an HC order, has been directed to strictly follow this timeline or face contempt of court...

Kashmir India’s ‘internal’ issue

Bangladesh on Wednesday issued a statement clarifying its position on Kashmir."Bangladesh maintains that the abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian government is an internal issue of India," the ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement."Bangladesh has always advocated, as a matter of principle, that maintenance of regional peace...

Five private banks allowed to handle challan transactions

The government has issued a circular allowing private banks to handle transactions in treasury challan from the very first day of September this year.Currently, only the central bank of Bangladesh and the largest state-owned bank Sonali Bank are allowed to do challan transactions.The Ministry of Finance issued the circular on...