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Friday, 31 January, 2025

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Turkish FM urges Iraq to join hinge fight against PKK, Daesh

On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Baghdad, where he met with senior Iraqi officials and called for a collaborative effort against the PKK and Daesh, both of which pose significant threats to both nations. Fidan, during his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein,...

Govt okays SC Judges Appointment Ordinance

The Interim Government has cleared the draft of Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025 in line with the Judicial Reform Roadmap announced by the Chief Justice. The Council of Advisers, in a meeting on Thursday (January 16), gave the approval and also the final clearance to the proposed...

ACC initiates probe against Enayet Ullah

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of daily extortion amounting to Tk 1.65 crore by Khandaker Enayet Ullah, the General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association. Sources in the ACC have said that the inquiry is based on claims of...

Gas supply to halt in parts of Dhaka city on Wednesday

Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas in Dhaka city for 11 hours on Wednesday for maintenance work in the gas pipeline. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, the areas where gas supply will be halted from 9 am to 8 pm on Wednesday for all kinds of customers...

Postgrad trainee doctors end protest after allowance raised to Tk35,000

The postgraduate trainee doctors ofprivate hospitals have left Shahbagh accepting the governments decision to increase their allowance to Tk35,000 from July, reports TBS. Earlier in the day a notificationsigned by Syed Ali Bin Hasan, deputy secretary of the Finance Department of the Ministry of...

Postgrad trainee doctors block Shahbagh, demand Tk50,000 allowance

Postgraduate private trainee doctors blocked all four points at Dhakas Shahbagh intersection this morning (Dec 29) causing severe gridlock in surrounding roads. The protesting doctors blocked the busy intersection from around 11 am, demanding increasing their monthly allowance to Tk 50,000 from...

Bus-autorickshaw collision kills 5 in Sherpur

Five people were killed and one injured in a road accident between a bus and a CNG run-autorickshaw in Sherpur. The incident took place on Sunday morning on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway at Vatsala union in Sherpur Sadar upazila. Traffic inspector Sohel Rahman confirmed the incident. One of...

4 of a family killed in Mymensingh road accident

4 members of a family were killed and another was injured as a drum truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Gachtola in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday morning, reports UNB. The truck hit the Netrokona-bound auto-rickshaw around 7:45 am on Mymensingh-Netrakona highway, leaving...

BRTA to begin Saturday operations

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to keep its offices open on Saturdays to bolster services to customers. The BRTA issued an office order regarding this on Thursday. It stated that instructions have been given to concerned officials to keep their offices open...

Railways face multiple challenges: Fouzul Kabir

Railway and Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday has stated that the railway is an affordable mode of transportation, allowing travel at minimal cost. However, our railway faces various challenges. He made this statement this morning at the official...

1 killed, several injured in another Dhaka-Mawa Expressway crash

A woman was killed when a pickup truck rear-ended her car at the Dhaleshwari Toll Plaza in Munshiganj on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, amid dense fog. Several others sustained serious injuries. The accident occurred at the slope of a bridge on the highway around 5:30 am on Monday. Upon receiving...

We'll act on people's needs: Adviser

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan on Saturday said the government will prioritise addressing the needs of people through direct engagement instead of the practice of making plans solely from Dhaka. From now on the interim government will not make any plans sitting in Dhaka. We...

Road Accident: 3 arrested over BUET student’s killing

Police on Friday arrested three students with alcoholic drinks after their car rammed a motorbike from behind, instantly killing a BUET student at a security checkpost in Rupganj, Narayanganj. Two other BUET students were critically injured in the crash, likely the result of a drink-driving....

Five killed in road accident in Cox’s Bazar

At least five persons including three of a family were killed following a collision on head between a CNG auto-rickshaw and a dump truck in Hazibazar area under Pekua upazila here Thursday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Feroz Ahmad, 49, hailed from Madhyam Madarsha area of...

5 killed in Cox’s Bazar road accident

Five passengers were killed in a head-on collision between a dump truck and a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Pekua, Coxs Bazar. The incident occurred at 8 am today (Dec 19) in the Hazirbazar area of Taitong, on the regional highway in Pekua Upazila. One of the victims was the CNG driver, Monirul...

5 dead in Kishoreganj lorry-auto collision

Five people, including three women, were killed in a collision between a lorry and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bhairab, Kishoreganj on Monday morning. The identities of those killed could not be known immediately. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the Jagannathpur area at...

Bus service launched in BRT project

The highly anticipated BRT project has officially launched its bus service. To mark Victory Day, the service was inaugurated today (sunday) at 8:30 am with 10 AC buses operated by BRTC. The launch of the 10 buses from Shibbari in Gazipur was led by MuhammadFouzulKabir Khan, Adviser to the...

4 killed in Gazipur road crash

Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42. According to hospital and...

Three killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur

Three youths were killed and seven others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Faridpur on Monday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Tajim Sardar,20, Shaon Matubber,24 and Md Milon, 25, and injured Khalid,1, another motorcycle passenger. The identities of six...

2 killed in Kushtia

Two women were killed as a trolley hit a rickshaw-van in Mirpur upazila of the district on Wednesday, reports BSS. The deceased were Sabela (70) and Morium Begum, residents of Kaborbaria village of the upazila. Sub inspector of Mirpur Police Station Sheikh Rakibul Islam said the accident...

Roads remain in chaos as control fails to return

Although various efforts have been made in recent years to enforce discipline on the capitals roads, there has been little progress. Passengers are carelessly getting on and off vehicles in the middle of the road, and reckless overtaking is causing fatalities. Reckless three-wheeled autos are...

Four killed in separate road accidents in Natore

Local police said that at least four people were killed in two separate road accidents in Natore on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Alfu, 55, Mostakim Sheikh, 23, Motaleb Hossain, 45, and Shah Alam, 47. Ismail Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Banpara Highway Police Station,...

Dubai's Burj Azizi set to become world's 2nd-tallest tower with vertical mall, 7-star hotel

Dubai is preparing to unveil a new architectural marvel with the construction of Burj Azizi, a 132-storey skyscraper that will become the worlds second-tallest building, standing at an impressive 725 meters. Scheduled for completion by 2028, the tower will surpass Kuala Lumpurs Merdeka 118 to claim...

475 killed in 452 road accidents in October

The month of October witnessed 452 road accidents in the country, leaving 475 people dead and 815 injured, according to a report by Jatri Kalyan Samity, the road safety advocates. Samity General Secretary Mohammad Mozammel Haque Chowdhury shared the findings at a press conference in the capital...

Titumir students threaten road-railway blockade in Mohakhali if demands not met

Students of Titumir College have announced plans to block roads and railway tracks in Mohakhali tomorrow (Wednesday) if their demand for a commission to convert the college into a university is not addressed by today. They have referred to their planned protest as the Barasat Barricade to...

4 killed in Madhupur, Tangail

Four individuals were killed in a collision between a mini pickup van and a bus in the Malauri area of Madhupur, Tangail. The incident occurred at 5:00 AM on Tuesday (Nov 19), on the Tangail-Mymensingh highway, near Malauri Government Primary School. The deceased were identified as Rabiul...

Students block Mirpur road protesting for merit-based admissions

Students of Mohammadpur Residential School and College in Dhaka have blocked Mirpur Road in front of their institution, demanding that admissions be based on merit. According to police, the protest began around 10:30 am when students, after breaking open the schools entrance gate, took to the...

Two killed in Sirajganj road crash

Two people were killed in a tragic road accident at the Garadoho Old Bus Stand in Shahjadpur upazila on Saturday, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Ariful Islam Sujan Sheikh (28), an auto-rickshaw driver from Bangram village, and Bahadur Mia (30), a resident of Jamirata village in...