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Sales of advance train, bus tickets start

Sales of advance train and bus tickets for the homebound passengers during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival began on Friday. Tickets for the trains in the country's western region were available online from 8:00 am, while tickets for the trains in the eastern region were available from 2:00 pm. Sales of...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office at Tejgaon in the capital on Friday during the second day of his four-day visit to Bangladesh. — AFP

Garment workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway

GAZIPUR, Mar 14 (UNB): Workers of a readymade garment factory has blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur to press home their 14-point demand, including Eid and production bonuses.Vehicular movement on the highway remained suspended for one and half hours until 11:30am on Friday, causing suffering to commuters.Police and locals said workers...

UN chief speaks with Rohingya children

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 15 (UNB): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to Rohingya children at a learning centre in Cox's Bazar refugee camp on Friday.Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus and Antonio Guterres arrived in the coastal town to attend several programmes, including a visit to the refugee camp.They were...

Thousands of Muslim devotees offered their Jum'a prayer at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque

Thousands of Muslim devotees offered their Jum'a prayer at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. — Focus Bangla

Tasnim president of BD Study Forum, Hasan gen secy

Bangladesh Study Forum (BDSF) has announced its new executive committee for the 2025-2026 tenure. Tasnim Ahmed of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Mahmudul Hasan of Dhaka University have been elected president and general secretary of the forum respectively for the new term.The new committee was announced at...

Prof Arefin Siddique laid to rest at Azimpur

Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in the capital on Friday, reports UNB.He was buried beside his parents at 3:55 pm following his third Namaz-e-Janaza, which took place at Dhanmondi Eidgaon ground shortly after his second one at Dhanmondi Eidgah...

Man's body found next to battered bike in capital

A motorcycle driver has been killed in an accident 'involving a truck' in the capital's Banasree area, reports bdnews24.com.The battered motorcycle was found in pieces on the Banasree-Demra Road at the entrance to Dhaka in the wee hours of Friday. The body of 31-year-old Delwar Hossain Sourav was next to...

Madaripur hospital owner arrested for 'rape' of nurse

Police have arrested the owner of a private hospital in Madaripur's Shibchar for the alleged rape of a nurse, reports bdnews24.com.The suspect was arrested from Shibchar on Thursday night, said Ratan Sheikh, chief of Shibchar Police Station.The arrestee, 40-year-old Apel Mahmud, hailed from the West Senerchar area in Shariatpur's Zajira...

BD expat shot dead in S Africa

FENI, Mar 14 (UNB): A Bangladeshi businessman was shot dead by armed robbers in South Africa on Thursday night (Bangladesh time).The incident occurred around 9:00 pm in Vepener, a town in the Free State Province of South Africa.The deceased is Kamrul Islam aged 33, son of Abdul Mannan Miah of...

Weather (2025-03-15)

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/ squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may rise slightly and...