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Shipping ministry to open Chittagong-Sandwip ferry route Monday

Staff Correspondent: A long expected ferry service is set to link the southeastern Chattogram with offshore island of Sandwip from tomorrow with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad expecting to open the

ICT gets probe report in Ashulia body burning case: chief prosecutor

Staff Correspondent: Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Mohammad Tajul Islam on Sunday said they have received an investigation report in the case filed allegedly for committing crimes

One-minute nationwide blackout on Tuesday to commemorate Genocide Remembrance Day

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh will observe a one-minute nationwide blackout on Mar 25 to commemorate the horrific night the Pakistan Army launched a massacre of the Bengali people in 1971. According

Payra port could become ‘blight’ on economy: Planning adviser

Staff Correspondent: The Payra Sea Port in Patuakhali could become a “blight” on the country’s economy, said Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday (March 23). “It will not be a

BNP opposes changing preamble of Constitution, renaming the country

Staff Correspondent: The BNP is not in favour of changing the preamble of the Constitution and the National Consensus Commission’s recommendation to equate the 2024 mass uprising with the 1971

More than 17 million Eid holidaymakers expected to depart Greater Dhaka

Staff Correspondent: More than 17 million (1.70 crore) people are expected to leave the greater Dhaka region ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, as government employees prepare for an extended nine-day holiday this