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150,000 people expected as Olympic flame arrives in France

Sports

- Agence France-Presse - May 8, 2024May 8, 2024

The Olympic flame arrives in France on Wednesday where a highly choreographed ceremony and a crowd of 150,000 people will be a first major test for organisers and security forces ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The transfer of the flame onshore in the southern port of Marseille will mark the

First consignment of Indian onion expected to arrive in Bangladesh tonight

National

- Times Report - March 31, 2024March 31, 2024

The first consignment of Indian onion is expected to arrive in Bangladesh by tonight and would be sold to the consumers at Taka 40 per kilogram (kg) at retail level, said State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu. "A total of 1650 out of 50,000 metric tons of onion will be

Elevated Expressway sees 50pc higher traffic than expected

National

- Times Report - October 4, 2023

Traffic flow on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway has exceeded all expectations and targets, with over 30,000 vehicles on average using it daily till October 2, marking a month since it was opened to the public on September 3. A total of 900,627 vehicles used the expressway till October 2 since it

Country prepared as cyclone Sitrang expected by midnight

National

- Times Report - October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

The country is all prepared to face the cyclone Sitrang and minimize the loss of life and properties as met office predicted the storm to hit Bangladesh coast by midnight or early Tuesday. The latest Met office bulletin says cyclone Sitrang is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northeasterly direction