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Commuters suffer as metro rail remains partly suspended after fatal accident

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Commuters in Dhaka are facing severe hardship as the metro rail service between Uttara and Motijheel remains suspended for a second day following the death of a pedestrian due to a f... Read More


Covered van overturns after tyre burst on Dhaka Elevated Expressway, disrupting traffic

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A covered van has overturned on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway after one its tyres blew out, bringing traffic on the toll road to a halt for nearly two hours. The accident occurred a... Read More


Nearly 43,000 polling centres set for upcoming national election

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a total of 42,761 polling centres across Bangladesh for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at the EC headquarters in Dhaka... Read More


Advisory Council to remain in charge until elected govt takes over: CAO

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The interim government has announced that the Advisory Council will continue to fulfil its duties and hold regular meetings until power is handed over to an elected administration. ... Read More


Fatal fall reignites alarm over Dhaka's dream metro rail's safety, design flaws

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A fatal accident involving a falling part from Dhaka's Metro Rail has triggered fresh questions about the safety of Bangladesh's flagship transport project, just two years after it o... Read More


Ex-IFIC director Lutfar Rahman Badal acquitted in ACC case

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Former IFIC Bank director Lutfar Rahman Badal has been acquitted in a corruption case filed almost a decade ago. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge's Court annou... Read More


Experts question repeated metro rail bearing pad failures despite viaduct's weight

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- After the fatal metro rail accident, questions are mounting over how a bearing pad -- which supports viaducts weighing hundreds of tonnes -- could fall off again, just 13 months afte... Read More


Army seizes eight foreign pistols, explosives at Airport Railway Station

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The Bangladesh Army has recovered a cache of firearms and explosives from a train compartment during a raid at Dhaka's Airport Railway Station. In a statement, the Inter-Services Pu... Read More


Another body recovered from burnt factory in Rupnagar

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Police have recovered the body of another person 12 days after a fire broke out at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in the Rupnagar area of Dhaka's Mirpur. Dhaka Metropolita... Read More


NCP vows protests against Election Commission if 'Shapla' polls logo denied

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser of National Citizen Party (North), has warned that the party will take to the streets against the Election Commission if it does not receive the Shap... Read More