Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has temporarily halted metro rail services after a teenager was spotted standing on the roof of a train. The incident, confirmed in a post on DMTCL’s ...

The Siliguri Corridor, India's vulnerable land link to its Northeast, is under threat from a new Bangladesh-Pakistan-China ...

The other six hotels are ITC Sonar, ITC Royal Bengal and Storii by ITC Hotels Devasom Resort & Spa in Calcutta, and Fortune properties in Calcutta, Durgapur and Kalimpong Representatives of CKIM ...

With 36.6 million inhabitants, Dhaka has emerged as the world’s second-most populous city in 2025, trailing only the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, which has a population of 41.9 million. A recent UN ...

An online recharge system has been introduced for Rapid Pass and MRT Pass for Dhaka's metro rail service. As a result, cardholders can now top up these two passes anytime and from anywhere. For all ...

The work on the Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway Greenfield Project at the administrative level has gained pace following a slowdown in activities in the wake of elections. The six-lane expressway will ...

A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities say. No casualties were reported as of ...

Tokyo has lost its long-held title as the world's most populous megacity and now ranks third, according to a new report. Jakarta, in Indonesia, has taken the top spot and is predicted to keep it until ...

Dhaka has become the world’s second-largest city by population, according to a new United Nations report that highlights the rapid expansion of megacities across the world. The Bangladeshi capital now ...

Did you ever hear about the earthquake epicentre in Narsingdi prior to the November 21 incident? On Friday, at least 10 people, including two children, were killed and several hundred injured after a ...

A powerful earthquake shook Bangladesh close to the capital city, Dhaka, on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring many others, the government said. An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit ...

The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...