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Advisory Council to close work in November: Advisor Mahfuj

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The Advisory Council of the interim government will wrap up its meetings within November, Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said. Speaking at a "Meet the Reporters" event organise... Read More


'I never wanted to bid him farewell today', laments metro accident victim's wife

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The atmosphere at Dhaka's Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital has turned sombre with grief as relatives of Abul Kalam mourned his sudden death from a metro rail bearing pad. ... Read More


Only an elected parliament can implement the July Charter, says BNP's Salahuddin

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said only an elected parliament can serve as the legitimate forum to implement the historic July Charter. On Sunday, he described the Charter ... Read More


Metro Rail fatality reignites safety concerns after similar pad collapse in September

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Dhaka Metro Rail authorities have gone on high alert after a pedestrian was killed when a bearing pad fell from the elevated rail line in Farmgate -- barely a month after a similar c... Read More


What are bearing pads and why are they installed on bridges and metro lines?

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The repeated fall of bearing pads from Dhaka's metro line -- twice within five weeks -- has stirred widespread curiosity about what they are and how they function. Some have even as... Read More


Four sentenced to death for gangrape of woman in Barishal

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A Barishal court has handed down the death penalty to four men for gangraping a housewife in 2016. Barishal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Rakibul Islam ... Read More


Metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel suspended for now

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Dhaka Metro Rail service will not resume on the section from Agargaon to Motijheel on Sunday due to the collapse of a bearing pad that caused the death of a pedestrian, according to ... Read More


Dhaka Metro authorities to support family of pedestrian killed by falling object: advisor

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The metro rail authorities will take full responsibility for the family of a man who was killed after being hit by a bearing pad that fell from an overhead section of the urban train... Read More


BNP writes to EC with objection over RPO amendment

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The BNP has written to the Election Commission objecting to the new rule making it mandatory for coalition candidates to contest polls under their own party's electoral symbol. The ... Read More


Exploding smartphones worth Tk 6.4mn intensified Andhra Pradesh bus fire, says NDTV

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A consignment of 234 smartphones, valued at Tk 6.4 million, was being transported in the bus that caught fire in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday morning, NDTV reports. The Indian... Read More