Dhaka: Continuous delays in repairing roads riddled with potholes caused by torrential rainfall have triggered a tailback stretching 15 kilometres on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, causing severe suffering to thousands of passengers and transport worke…
Sylhet: Nine people, including a child, were killed and several others injured after two buses collided on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning.
According to United News of Bangladesh, six of the deceased have…
Dhaka: The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) and the High Commission of India in Dhaka commemorated the 85th death anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore with an evening of music and poetry titled “Iti Rabindranath” on Thursday. The even…
Colombo: Sri Lanka will implement a national waste management programme from 2026 to 2029 in three phases, with 30 billion Sri Lankan rupees (about US$100 million) allocated for the initiative, officials said Thursday. The programme is intended to est…
Cumilla: Nearly half of the government primary schools in Cumilla are operating without permanent head teachers, a situation that education stakeholders say is affecting academic standards and school administration. According to United News of Banglad…
Dhaka: Two children tragically lost their lives and four others sustained injuries in a collision between a CNG-run autorickshaw and a locally made three-wheeler, known as a votvoti, in Nakla upazila on Thursday evening.
According to United News of …
Kushtia: A man in Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila took an unprecedented step on Thursday by handing over his teenage son to the police. The boy, accused of raping a five-year-old girl, was taken into custody after his father brought him to the Khoksa Police …
Dhaka: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions during the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Thursday. This weather condition is attributed to the active Southwest Monsoon affectin…