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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Padma Bridge to open for travellers in June 2022
Dhaka, February 10: The construction of the Padma Bridge infrastructure will be completed by June next year and will be opened for vehicular traffic, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said.
Passengers return without tickets, two station masters withdrawn from Patiya
Dhaka, February 10: Two station masters have been withdrawn from Patiya station after passengers complained about returning empty handed without tickets.
Chittagong gets new commuter trains
Dhaka, February 6: Two pairs of commuter trains have been launched from Chittagong on Patia and Dohazari routes. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the trains on Saturday (February 6). He inaugurated the commuter train of Chittagong-Dohazari and Chittagong-Patia-Chittagong routes from Dohazari railway station at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm respectively.
5,386 passengers among 84 UK returnees sent to quarantine
Dhaka, February 5: Authorities in Bangladesh have sent 5,386 passengers, including 84 returnees from the United Kingdom, to quarantine from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the last 24 hours in between Thursday and Friday.
Rail connectivity with Sylhet disrupted as freight train derails
Dhaka, February 5: Rail connectivity with Sylhet has been disrupted after a freight train carrying oil derailed at Maizgaon in Fenchuganj upazila
Country's first super expressway opens new horizon
Dhaka, February 1: The Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Super Expressway has been constructed at a cost of around Tk 11,000 crore. Madaripur can be reached from Dhaka in just one hour by this first super expressway of the country. This expressway was launched on March 12, 2020. Every day innumerable people come from different parts of the country to see this super expressway with its vast roads and amazing construction style. The changed area is now becoming a recreation center.
More than 9 lakh passengers sent to quarantine from Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka, February 1: Despite the risks and fears of the coronavirus infection, a large numbers of expatriates from around the world, including Europe, America and the United Kingdom, are returning to the country. A total of 9,08,017 expatriate passengers have returned to the country and entered through the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at different times from January 1, 2020 to January 30, 2021.
UK returnees increasing at the airport
Dhaka, January 23: The pressure of passengers returning to the UK is increasing at Shahjalal International Airport. From January 1 to January 21, a total of 679 people came to the country from the United Kingdom. Among them, more than two hundred passengers have returned in the last two days.
40 km traffic jam on both sides of Bangabandhu Bridge
Dhaka, January 22: Due to thick fog and intermittent toll collection on Bangabandhu Bridge, intermittent traffic jams have been created on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway from Elenga in Tangail to Sirajganj Road in an area of about 40 km.
All flights on Dhaka-Chittagong route cancelled due to thick fog
Dhaka, January 22: All domestic flights from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong to Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport have been canceled due to thick fog. Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport authorities said in a statement on Friday (January 22) morning.
Traffic banked up for a 40 km stretch of Bangabandhu Bridge Western Highway
Dhaka, January 20: In Sirajganj, at least 40 km of Bangabandhu Bridge West and Bogra highways have been severely congested. Thousands of vehicles are parked in the two lanes of the highway. On Tuesday (January 19) from morning to afternoon the traffic was sometimes slow on the highway. In the afternoon, the traffic congestion gradually increased from Bangabandhu Bridge West Roundabout to Nalka Junction, Hatikumrul Roundabout and reached Chandaikona.
The Karnafuli tunnel will be ready for traffic by next year
Dhaka, January 19: The 3.32 km long tunnel under Karnafuli river is expected to be ready for traffic by 2022. Project Director (PD) Engineer Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told BSS today that the overall progress of the Karnafuli Tunnel has reached 62 per cent and the financial progress has been achieved at 56.60 per cent. Once completed, the tunnel will be part of the Asian Highway.
After 10 and a half hours, ferry starts plying on Daulatdia-Paturia route
Dhaka, January 18: After being closed for about 10 and a half hours due to dense fog, ferry services have resumed on the Daulatdia-Paturia route, known as the gateway to 21 districts in the south-west. The ferry service resumed on Monday (January 18) at around 10 am when the fog in the Padma reduced.
14 passengers arrived in Bangladesh on five flights from the United Kingdom
Dhaka, January 16: On the last day of the 'mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine' rule, 14 passengers arrived in the country on five flights from the United Kingdom. They came to the country from 8 am on January 15 to 8 am on January 16. They were first sent to the government quarantine center at the Ashkona Hajj camp and later to the government-designated hotel of their choice.
Visitors satisfied with hawker-free, clean zoo
Dhaka, January 15: The National Zoo reopened on November 1, 2020 following a government directive, after remaining closed for seven months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Then almost every day there was a crowd of visitors at the zoo. The crowds increase even more during the weekly holidays. Visitors are satisfied with a hawker-free and clean zoo on Friday (January 15). They say the zoo is safer now than ever before.