Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has acknowledged the glitch in sale of advance train tickets through app and said the unsold tickets will be on sale at counters after five days from today.

The High Court expresses anger to Green Line Paribahan authorities for not implementing its order over compensating Russel Sarkar who lost his left leg after a bus of the paribahan ran over him in April last year. The authorities must pay the remaining Tk 45 lakh to Russel Sarkar by June 25, the court said.

Hundreds of people have thronged Kamalapur Railway Station to purchase train tickets in advance for travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr.

Divers of Fire Service and Civil Defence recovered the body of a school student from a canal at Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram on Monday.

A BCL activist of Dhaka University unit, who was suspended from the organisation following a recent scuffle at Madhur Canteen, attempted to take her own life yesterday.

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday said the media and civil society are playing vital role for strengthening democracy in the country.

A Rangpur court yesterday sentenced five people to 13 years’ jail each, in a case filed over instigating a girl to take her own life in 1996.

Miscreants snatched an alleged yaba trader from police custody in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila on Monday night. During the attack, at least 10 police personnel sustained injuries.

“Snickers Cares” -- an initiative of Transcom Distribution Co Ltd and Mars International -- are distributing food packets to working people who cannot have iftar with their family and friends due to being stuck in traffic during that time, said a press release.

Four Points by Swheraton Dhaka has created a host of exclusive offers for this month of Ramadan. From sunset, guests can enjoy a generous array of Middle Eastern delicacies.

A Dhaka court yesterday asked detectives to submit by June 27 the report on further investigation into the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury in a road accident on March 19.

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed yesterday said they will soon move to the Supreme Court challenging the government’s decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj Central Jail to hold trial of the cases filed against the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

The government has taken a zero tolerance policy to prevent illegal migration, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said yesterday.

The government is planning to amend the existing law to ensure equal rights of men and women to ancestral property, said State Minister for Social Welfare Sharif Ahmed yesterday.

Customs officials detained a man along with 65 gold bars, weighing around 6.5 kilogrammes, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday night.

Today is the 94th birth anniversary of Nurjahan Murshid, a renowned politician, women’s rights activist, and one of the organisers of the Liberation War.

Fire razed valuables of nine shops at KB Bazar in Boilchhari union under Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) yesterday demolished 27 illegal shops near old terminal of Sadarghat yesterday.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary yesterday ordered police officials to ensure hassle-free Eid journey of holidaymakers.

The busy roads of Kahettuly in Old Dhaka are home to many timeworn buildings with interesting architecture and history. One such building stands at 15 BK Ganguly Lane -- a property owned by the government -- with seven leaseholders living there.