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No step yet for other public transports

Though the Rapid Pass crisis is now over after the procurement of more than half a million cards recently, no measures have been taken yet to introduce such integrated circuit (IC) cards in other public transports.Transport experts said there are opportunities to introduce Rapid Pass for air-conditioned buses, vehicles using...

Thousands join colourful Eid rally in city

Thousands of people from all classes and professions joined the Eid procession in the tradition of the Bengal Sultanate and Mughal eras in the city on Monday, reports BSS.The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) brought out the procession following the main Eid jamaat of the city corporation held at the...

Six burnt in gas explosion in capital

Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in the city on Monday, reports UNB.The injured were rushed to the emergency unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at around 10:00 pm, according to Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon...

BD sends fire service team to Myanmar

A rescue team from the Fire Service and Civil Defence has been deployed to Myanmar to assist in search and rescue operations following a devastating earthquake, reports UNB.The 10-member rescue team departed from Dhaka on Tuesday aboard a special flight as part of a joint humanitarian assistance mission coordinated by...

Muslim devotees in the DNCC-organised Eid congregation on the old DITF

Muslim devotees in the DNCC-organised Eid congregation on the old DITF ground at Agargaon in the capital on Monday. — FE Photo

Youth dies after falling from rooftop in city

A 25-year-old youth died after falling from the rooftop of a six-storey building in the Arambagh's Miazan Goli of the capital's Motijheel area on Tuesday afternoon, reports UNB.The deceased, identified as Ripon, was the son of the late Md Hossain and a resident of Sheikh Shaheb Bazar, Lalbagh. He was...

23 abducted BD citizens rescued in Libya

Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, who were abducted in Libya, have been rescued, reports UNB. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, local authorities conducted a raid in Misrata area and freed the abducted Bangladeshis.The operation was carried out by security forces following an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of...

17,000 tonnes of food arrive for Rohingya

Seventeen thousand tonnes of vital food aid for Rohingya refugees arrived in Chattogram, reports UNB.This food, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through the World Food Program as part of the United States' assistance to more than one million Rohingya in critical need, said a US embassy press release...

What happens to patients during long Eid holiday!

While educational institutions, offices and banks remain closed for nine days during Eid, hospitals cannot afford such a luxury. The question of whether patients receive the expected level of care during the holiday period and how hospitals operate under such circumstances remains a point of curiosity and concern.A visit to...

Dry weather likely today,,..;;''

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Mild heat wave may sweep over Rajshahi division and the districts of Dinajpur, Sayedpur and Chuadanga. Day and night temperature may fall slightly...