DMP may ban motorcycles from outside
Dhaka Metropolitan Police is planning to prevent motorcycles, registered in other districts, from availing ridesharing services in the capital.
Panels keep narrow room for women, marginalised groups
Only 30 female students amongst 231 candidates from 10 panels are contesting for the 25 positions in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union scheduled for March 11.
President asks EC to consider enrolling expatriates as voters
President M Abdul Hamid on Friday asked the election commission to consider enlisting Bangladeshi expatriates in the voter list so that they can cast their votes in any election.
‘Alor Ferrywala’ Palan Sarkar no more
Ekushey Padak winner Palan Sarkar, who used to distribute books for free of cost among people, passed away on Friday.
Bangladesh tells UN it will no longer take in Myanmar refugees
Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it will no longer be able to take in refugees from Myanmar.
AL’s Atiqul wins mayoral by-polls largely ignored
Ruling Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam was elected Dhaka north city mayor for about one-year term in the by-elections largely ignored by city dwellers on Thursday.
City dwellers hardly take interest in polls
Most of the voters refrained from casting vote in the elections in Dhaka north and south city on Thursday as they were seen hardly to take an interest in the polls, boycotted by all opposition parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Utilities of 21 houses snapped in old Dhaka
The taskforce against chemical warehouse in old Dhaka cut off the utilities of 21 houses on Thursday, the first day of its drive after fire at Chawk Bazar killed 69 people and left dozens injured on February 20.
PM appreciates pilots, crew of Biman exposed to hijack threat
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday appreciated the ‘courage, intelligence and prudence’ of a Biman aircraft pilots and crew members which was exposed to a hijack threat on Feb 24.
World powers call for calm as Indo-Pak tension mounts
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire briefly along the contested border in Kashmir on Thursday morning, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot.
