Dhaka’s metro rail operator is preparing to open the long-awaited Kamalapur Metro Station by March next year as passenger numbers continue to climb steadily across the capital’s first mass rapid transit line. Officials believe the extension will significantly strengthen the city’s public transport network and increase daily ridership by at least 20 per cent by […]

A total of 291 Members of Parliament took part in the general discussion on Bangladesh’s proposed national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, with deliberations spanning 45 hours and 51 minutes before the Jatiya Sangsad approved the country’s largest-ever budget. According to officials at the National Parliament Secretariat, the lengthy debate reflected broad participation from […]

Two schoolboys drowned while bathing in the Padma River and another man remained missing after disappearing in the Mahananda River in separate incidents in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday, prompting rescue operations by the Fire Service and an investigation by the river police. The victims of the Padma River tragedy were identified as Rifat Ali, 16, and […]

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has announced that all fuel depots and major petroleum installations across the country will suspend fuel supply and marketing operations on Wednesday, 1 July, to facilitate annual stocktaking, asset valuation and physical verification of petroleum products. The temporary suspension, announced through an official order issued by the state-owned corporation, is part […]

A violent confrontation broke out in Dhaka’s Keraniganj after allegations that a courier company driver was physically assaulted and tortured by employees of the firm, triggering protests by fellow drivers, vandalism at the company’s premises and clashes with police that left at least 10 people injured, including several police officers. The incident occurred on Monday […]

A mobile court operated by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained 13 suspected hospital brokers, including a woman, during coordinated anti-broker operations at three major government hospitals in the capital. The drive forms part of an ongoing effort to curb illegal brokerage activities that authorities say routinely exploit patients and their families seeking treatment. […]

A life-term prisoner serving his sentence at Narayanganj District Jail has died while undergoing treatment at a local hospital after suffering a heart attack, prison authorities have confirmed. The deceased, identified as Jahangir, 38, had been serving a life sentence since 2014 in connection with a criminal case filed in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj. His […]