‘Heard a bang, then I was up in the air’

“I was sleepy when I heard a bang and soon found myself flung up in the air. The compartment I was in was tossed up several feet high above the ground.”
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Turna driver was possibly drowsy

The driver of Turna Nishita Express was possibly drowsy when the train rammed Udayan Express in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba around 3:00am yesterday, said the head of a probe committee formed by the railways ministry.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Many faces of train tragedy

The train accident in Brahmanbaria yesterday left at least 16 dead and shattered the lives of many.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers miss chance at history

“If we could have won the game and the series, I would have felt much better,” young Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim thus rued the Tigers’ missed opportunity of making history in India on Sunday night.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas are a threat to regional security: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said 1.1 million Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh were not only a threat to the country’s security, but also to the region’s.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

13 Coastal Districts: Rice growers, fish farmers take a hit

Cyclone Bulbul has affected huge areas of crops and fish farms in the southern coastal districts, according to preliminary reports by the government agencies concerned.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Sundarbans again the saviour

The Sundarbans has once again embraced a cyclone before the storm ripped through several districts in Khulna division.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar sued for genocide

The Gambia has filed a case with the top court of the United Nations, accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, more than two years after some 750,000 Rohingyas fled a military crackdown in the Rakhine State.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

26 die as Bulbul batters coasts

At least 26 people died when nine southern districts in the country were hit by Cyclone Bulbul, which left a trail of destruction in its wake.
11 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Miladunnabi today

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), is being observed in the country today with due religious solemnity.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers eye historic series win

The series tied 1-1, Bangladesh have the chance to make history with a win when they face India in the third and final T20I at Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Stadium today.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

It’s based on law, not faith

The Indian Supreme Court’s judgment that cleared the way for the construction of a Ram temple on the disputed land in Ayodhya is based on law, not on faith, said an Indian diplomat in Dhaka.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

All-out measures taken to avoid casualties

Over 19 lakh people were evacuated from their homes in 14 coastal districts and sent to cyclone shelters yesterday to reduce the number of casualties during cyclonic storm Bulbul.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Disputed land for temple, separate plot for mosque

India’s Supreme Court finally put to rest the politically sensitive Ayodhya land dispute delivering a rather balanced verdict yesterday in the title suit.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

No funds for univs if provocation is on

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government would stop providing funds to public universities if their teachers did not stop provocative activities to take their students down the wrong path in the name of movement.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Weakened Bulbul crosses coast

Cyclone Bulbul lost strength and entered Bangladesh through the Sundarbans in Khulna around midnight yesterday, after making landfall at Sagar Island in the southern part of India’s West Bengal.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Cyclone Bulbul hurtles towards southern coast

Cyclone Bulbul is likely to make landfall this evening on the Sundarbans, as it was heading towards the coast yesterday.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Menace of Air Pollution: Time to join hands, time to act now

Air pollution is a not a problem of any particular country, it is rather a global issue, said Alice G Wells, US acting assistant secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asia and also an air quality expert.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Don’t move against peaceful protesters at universities

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday urged the authorities to refrain from taking measures against students and teachers who were peacefully protesting against the universities’ authorities including that of Jahangirnagar University.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

New Road Law Implementation: Transport owners now want a month more

When the implementation of the Road Transportation Act, 2018 is already delayed by two weeks due to poor preparations by the authorities, transport owners now want one more month before the law is in full use.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM