At least six passengers, including a young child, were injured when unidentified miscreants hurled stones at the intercity Silk City Express travelling from Dhaka to Rajshahi on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred just moments before the train was due to enter Boral Bridge Station in Pabna, casting a shadow over the festive Eid journey. Eyewitnesses […]

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued warnings of strong winds and thunderstorms affecting Dhaka and 11 other districts on Thursday, 19 March. Residents and authorities have been advised to remain vigilant as severe weather conditions are expected during the morning hours. According to a special advisory issued on Wednesday night (18 March) for inland river […]

In a brazen act of fraud ahead of the festive season, the directors of a cooperative in Bogura’s Malgram Chaporpāra area are alleged to have absconded with nearly 77 lakh taka, collected from members over the course of a year under the promise of supplying meat for Eid. The scam came to light on Tuesday, […]

Mahmud Hasan Khan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has reported that nearly all member factories have fulfilled their wage and bonus obligations for February. According to his statement, 99.91 per cent of BGMEA-affiliated factories paid their workers’ salaries on time, while 99.81 per cent disbursed Eid bonuses. In addition, despite […]