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Inauguration of Jamuna Rail Bridge: New chapter in Dhaka-Uttaranchal rail connectivity

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Inauguration of Jamuna Rail Bridge The much-awaited 4.8-km-long Jamuna Railway Bridge with dual gauge double lines built over the Jamuna River has been officially inaugurated. The bridge is expected to usher in a new era in rail connectivity between Dhaka and the northern region. The bridge was inaugurated by Railways Ministry Secretary Md. Fahimul Islam in a grand ceremony at Ibrahimabad Railway Station in Tangail on Tuesday. Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Mr. Saida Shinichi and JICA’s South Asia Regional Director General Mr. Ito Teruyaki were present as special guests at…

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Traffic congestion in the metro, terrible conditions before Iftar

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Monday was the ninth day of Ramadan. There was an unusual crowd in the metro that afternoon. On one hand, offices were open, on the other hand, public transport on the roads had been disrupted since morning. As a result, the entire pressure of passengers fell on the metro. Before the offices closed in the afternoon, people were overflowing into the metro compartment from Motijheel to Uttaram. At some stations, other passengers waiting outside were pushing people inside the compartment to make room for people. Even then, there was no…

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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused arrested

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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused youth arrested A young man raped a third-grade girl in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Saturday and recorded the scene on his smartphone. Later, the local people caught the young man, Md. Arman Mia (27), red-handed and handed him over to the police. Accused Arman Mia is the son of Md. Shamsul Haque of Niguari Union of Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The victim of the torture (8) lives in Barmi Union of the upazila. According to some residents of the area and police sources,…

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Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink

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Bangladeshi company to work jointly with Starlink Several local companies will work together with Starlink, a US satellite-based internet service provider, to set up ground earth stations in Bangladesh. As part of this, a delegation of the company is currently visiting Bangladesh. In the meantime, several companies have also signed agreements with Starlink to work in joint partnerships. A press release sent by the press wing of the chief advisor on Saturday said that the partnership includes space allocation, construction assistance and ongoing infrastructure maintenance. As a result of the…

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College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra

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College student dies after losing control of motorcycle in Demra The tragic death of 17-year-old Md. Arafat Uddin, a college student, has cast a pall over the Demra area of Dhaka. Arafat lost his life in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 8:30 PM on Saturday in the staff quarter vicinity. The incident, stemming from a high-speed collision with a road divider, has left his family and friends in deep mourning. According to Demra Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudur Rahman, Arafat was riding his motorcycle on the Dhaka-Demra highway, accompanied…

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Torchlight procession in protest of attack on coordinators’ car

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Desk Report:A group of students of Jahangirnagar University held a torchlight procession in protest of the attack on a vehicle carrying leaders of the central committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Narayanganj. A procession was taken out from the university’s Battala area around 9 pm today, Monday, under the banner of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The procession took a few streets and ended at Battala. Later, a rally was held there. The Jahangirnagar Reform Movement and the Platform for the Protection of Mass Uprising expressed solidarity with the procession.…

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