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- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
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- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
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- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
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- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
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- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
Ferry movement on Aricha-Kazirhat route resumes
Ferry movement on the Aricha-Kazirhat route in the Jamuna River resumed around 10 am on Monday after a suspension of three and a half hours due to dense fog, sources from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha Ghat said. BIWTC Aricha Ghat Deputy General Manager (DGM)...
Fog disrupts ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat Routes
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes have been halted due to thick fog. Three ferries-Khan Jahan Ali, Birshreshtha Jahangir and Baigar are currently stranded mid-river and over 300 vehicles, mostly cargo trucks, are waiting at the four river ghats to cross, reports...
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat & Paturia-Daulatdia routes resume after disruption
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes resumed on Saturday after several hours of disruption due to dense fog. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Aricha regional office Deputy General Manager Nasir Chowdhury said the ferry services on the...
Is shampoo a scam?
Neil Harvey, chair of the Institute of Trichologists, has said that the scalp with its tens of thousands of follicles and sebaceous glands needs just as much attention (if not more) than other areas of the body. Shampoo is definitely not a scam, he said. He rejected the no poo movement...
Ferry services resume after hours of suspension due to fog
Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes resumed on Monday morning after a disruption caused by dense fog that lasted seven and six hours, respectively, said the authorities. Passengers on six ferries stranded mid-river suffered immensely during the suspension, reports...
Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services for six hours
Ferry operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were suspended for six hours due to dense fog, leaving over a hundred vehicles stranded at both terminals. Nasir Chowdhury, Deputy General Manager of the Aricha Sector, explained that the suspension was necessary as dense fog is a natural...
Ferry services resumed in Manikganj
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj resumed at 10:10 am on Thursday after 10 hours of suspension. BIWTC authorities said, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained suspended from 3:00 am and the Aricha-Kazirhat route...
Ferry services suspended on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes due to fog
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj remained suspended due to dense fog on Thursday morning. BIWTC authorities said, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained suspended from 3am and the Aricha-Kazirhat route from...
5 killed as auto-rickshaw struck by train at illegal crossing in Cumilla
Five passengers were killed when an autorickshaw was struck by a train at a railway crossing in Cumillas Burichong Upazila. The death toll is feared to rise, and two others were injured in the accident. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the Kalikapur railway crossing in Bakshimul...
Low navigability disrupts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route
Ferry operations on Aricha-Kazirhat waterway have been on standby since Saturday evening due to low navigability in the approach channel. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) made the decision at 6pm on Saturday mentioning safety concerns, reports UNB. As a result, over...
Smotrich declares 2025 as year Israel will impose 'sovereignty' on West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that imposing sovereignty over the occupied West Bank is the only way to eliminate the threat of a Palestinian state. He announced that 2025 will be the year Israel implements this policy, despite international law designating the West Bank as...
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route suspended
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route have been suspended on Saturday due to poor navigability, leaving 300 goods-laden vehicles stranded on the river, reports UNB. Nasir Mohammad Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at the Aricha...
TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person
Zhang Yiming, the 41-year-old co-founder of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has become Chinas richest person.. He ranked first on the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, with a wealth of $49.3 billion, according to Hurun Inc., which compiles rankings of the nations wealthiest people. Zhangs...
Summit launders millions of dollars under Faruk Khan’s patronage
Summit Group founder Muhammed Aziz Khan allegedly smuggled millions of dollars out of Bangladesh under the patronage of his brother Awami League presidium member Muhammad Faruk Khan over the last 15 years. Aziz Khan has become Singapores 41st richest man with wealth worth $1.12 billion amassed...