Despite spending millions on bridge infrastructure, Bangladesh continues to face stark contrasts in connectivity, with a Tk 130 million bridge in Cox's Bazar lying unusable for five years due to a lack of approach roads, while the government has begun feasibility studies for a new bridge over the J
After wasting three years for seemingly no valid reasons, the 250-bed Sylhet. District Hospital is now all prepared to start functioning as a healthcare facility with 'specialised' status. The government hospital was built by demolishing the renowned Abu Sina Hostel with its aesthetic architectur
A BNP leader was shot dead in public in Khulna city on Friday, with police saying the attackers arrived on a motorcycle wearing helmets. The shooting took place around 12:30 pm at Mathabhanga’s Kazipara Bazar under Labanchara Police Station, said Rezaur Rahman, deputy commissioner (South Div
The identity of the elderly man stranded in no-man’s land along the Bangladesh-India border in Ramrampur of Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj has been confirmed. According to Bakshiganj Police chief Md Makbul Hossain, family members contacted Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after the man's photograp
Prices of vegetables and local fish species remain high in Chandpur's markets even after Eid despite an adequate supply of goods, causing concern among low-income consumers. However, the prices of broiler chicken and Sonali chicken have declined slightly, offering some relief to buyers. During vi
Rajshahi City Corporation Administrator Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Riton poses for a photograph with officials after inaugurating a two-week special dengue prevention programme, including cleanliness drives and mosquito control activities, in Rajshahi on Wednesday. Rajshahi, June 10: Rajshahi City Corpor
The ICU unit of Gopalganj's 250-bed General Hospital has remained non-operational for the past four years. This hospital is the only medical facility serving the 1.8 million residents of Gopalganj district. It is alleged that the previous Awami League government purchased a large quantity of moder
A banner mocking Argentina star Lionel Messi has triggered a scuffle between Argentina and Brazil fans in Chattogram’s Lohagara, leaving four people with “minor” injuries. The trouble broke out on Monday afternoon near Kalowarpara of the Upazila’s Sadar Union, and was later
CHATTOGRAM, June 8: Intern doctors at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) continued their work stoppage for the second consecutive day on Monday, pressing for the implementation of their six-point charter of demands. The strike began at 8:00am on Monday. As part of their previously announce
SYLHET, June 8: Although the number of buyers and sellers in the city's markets has declined following Eid-ul-Azha, vegetable prices have remained high. Due to limited supply, most vegetables are being sold at elevated prices, similar to last week. However, consumers have received some relief in t
COX'S BAZAR, June 07: A group of miscreants allegedly set fire to a vast stretch of coastal mangrove forest in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, after pouring kerosene on the vegetation, destroying several hundred acres of forest land in the western part of Ghatibhanga under Kutubjom Union. According to
CHATTOGRAM, June 07: Intern doctors at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the port city of Chattogram have launched an indefinite work stoppage over a six-point set of demands. The demands include withdrawal of the 19 May directive on FCPS training and issuance of a revised policy, en
A mobile court has sentenced two meat vendors to seven days’ imprisonment and fined them Tk 10,000 each for selling rotten beef in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat. The mobile court, led by Rampal Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Abhijit Chakraborty, conducted a drive at Foila Bazar on Sunday
