Shab-e-Barat on May 1
The Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on May 1 as the Shaban moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
BNP for army deployment in Gazipur, Khulna city polls
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday demanded deployment of army seven days before the elections to Khulna and Gazipur city corporations scheduled for May 15
Mujibnagar Day being observed
The nation is celebrating today the Mujibnagar Day, commemorating the formation of the provisional government of Bangladesh during the War for Independence in 1971.
Rajib loses his fight for survival at DMCH
Rajib Hasan, the Government Titumir College student whose life had been teetering on the edge since he was horrifically sandwiched between two moving buses on April 3
CAPITAL’S RECKLESS BUS DRIVING One victim on life support, another paralysed, 3rd in critical condition
Reckless bus driving in the capital made three victims in the 1st 11 days of this month. Ttumir College student Rajib Hossain has been on life support at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital after losing his right forearm on April 3
Annual motorbike registration rate jumps
The annual rate of motorcycle registration jumped after 2014 when 90,685 were registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority. In 2015, BRTA officials told New Age that 2.4 lakh motorbikes were given registration, 3.32 lakh in 2016 and 3.25 in 2017.
HC asks govt to pay compensation to owners of vested properties
The High Court Division has directed the government to pay sufficient compensations to owners of vested properties now under the government’s possession.
BNP urges govt to shift Khaleda to United Hospital
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has asked the government to immediately shift the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia to United Hospital in the city for her better treatment
BRTA’s drive against unfit vehicles underway
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Monday launched drives against unfit and faulty vehicles in different parts of the capital.
Four killed as train derails at Tongi
At least four rooftop passengers were killed and about 30 people were injured as four compartments of a passenger train on Jamalpur-Dhaka route derailed at Natunbazar of Tongi on Sunday.
