State-run distributor Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC on Saturday began repair work on a damaged gas valve on Mirpur Road and a gas pipeline under the Turag River to restore normal gas supply in the city. According to a Titas Gas press release issued today, a four-inch diameter valve i
BNP leader Tarique Rahman has said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. “We don’t want to go back to pre-August 5 days. There’s no reason for us to do
A two-day international conference focusing on mother language, human rights, peace, and press freedom was held on January 4–5 at Nalanda Open University in Rajgir, Bihar. The event was jointly organized by Nalanda Open University and the SAARC Journalists Forum. Titled International Confere
Tasnim Jara, a former National Citizen Party (NCP) leader, regained her candidacy status on Saturday, the first day of the appeal hearing. The Election Commission has upheld the candidacies of Tasnim Jara and Jamaat-e-Islami's AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad for the upcoming national election. The decisi
A sharp drop in gas pressure has disrupted supply across Dhaka after a key valve exploded on the distribution line. Residents in areas including Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli, New Market, Hazaribagh and Gabtoli are receiving little or no gas supply. State-run distributor Titas Gas said the pro
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said a new scope has opened before the nation to build a liberal democratic Bangladesh. “People are now hopeful as a scope has been created for building a liberal democratic Bangladesh,” he said. Fakhrul made the remarks wh
Bangladesh has expressed interest in being part of an international stabilisation force proposed for deployment in Gaza during meetings between its national security adviser and senior US officials in Washington. National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman conveyed the position while meeting Allison
National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has requested Allison Hooker, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to ease travel of Bangladeshi businessmen to the US in the context of the recent visa bond move, as he met her at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Friday. Dr Khal
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has exchanged greetings with journalists at a party-organised event in Dhaka, marking his first public engagement since formally taking charge of the party. The programme began at 11:00 am on Saturday at a hotel in Dhaka’s Banani. Editors of national dailies, chi
Trains move on, but some journeys remain unfinished in the mind. In candid conversations with The Financial Express, four veteran locomotive masters of Bangladesh Railway recall moments of fear, bravery, and responsibility on the rails that still haunt them One night in 2015, I was driving the Dhu
Who says the Bangalees are the idle lots of all peoples? Street snacks, tea and coffee have long been a fad here. Every winter the mushrooming growth of small temporary street eateries of traditional 'pithas' (indigenous cakes) is witness to their high demand. Usually four-wheel or two-wheel ricksh
Soldiering is one of the oldest professions through the ages which by large shaped the history of mankind all over the world. In the ancient period, the rulers were commonly driven by their extravagant ambitions and often ill intentions to capture new lands and territories to expand their kingship.
