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Train fares increased without prior notice

Staff Correspondent: Passengers traveling on trains using the Jamuna Bridge will have to pay increased fares starting from 19 March, as the authorities have raised ticket prices without any prior

Accused school teacher beaten by public at court premises

5th grader raped in Thakurgaon Staff Correspondent: Mozammel Haque Manik, a teacher at Kachubari Madarganj Government Primary School in Thakurgaon, was arrested on charges of raping a 5th-grade student. While

Smart NID distribution to resume from April 12

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) will begin distributing the pending smart national identity cards (NID) from April 12, following the completion of the ongoing voter update program. The decision

Over extraction of groundwater putting environment at grave risk: CA

BSS, Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the stalling of the two surface water projects for long 10 years and said over extraction of groundwater

Bangladesh national killed in BSF firing at Panchagarh border

Staff Correspondent: A Bangladeshi man was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) early Saturday near Suidanga area along the Bhitargarh border in Panchagarh district, opposite to India’s Khalpara

Reazul Islam now new Chairman of RAJUK

Staff Correspondent: Reazul Islam has been appointed as chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) for the next two years. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification, signed by