Truck driver of tragic Mymensingh road crash held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested the truck driver who allegedly mowed down three members of a family on the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, including a woman who gave birth to a baby girl moments before her death.The arrestee has been identified as Md Raju Ahmed Shipon, 42, son of Abdur

Rail communication resumes between Dhaka and Mymensingh

Rail communication has resumed between Dhaka and Mymensingh after three hours of suspension in Gazipur. Eyewitnesses said a few steel "angle irons" fell on three rail tracks from a speedy truck at Sripur-Gosinga road level crossing around 8pm on Monday. Fortunately, no casualty was reported in the incident. The rail communication between the

Mymensingh to get a modern bridge over Brahmaputra

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared eight projects, including a Tk 3,263.63-crore one to construct Kewatkhali Bridge over the Brahmaputra River in Mymensingh. The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting held with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The PM joined the