Rail communication between the capital Dhaka and most other parts of the country has been suspended as a train derailed near Tejgaon station in the city this evening.
Officer-in-Charge of Dhaka Railway Police Station Ferdous Ahmed Bishwas confirmed the matter to BSS.
He said the incident took place as the locomotive of the Dhaka-bound Titas commuter train hit a crane, which was engaged in the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, around 5.30pm.
Russia will stand with Dhaka against possible US or any Western sanction against Bangladesh, Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander Mantytskiy said today.
“We are against of any illegal actions here (Bangladesh). We will be against of any sanctions or steps which can be taken by America or Western countries here,” he told an interaction with a group of journalists at Jatiya Press Club (JPC).
Mantytskiy said other then any sanction slapped by the UN Security Council his country does not recognise any such ban imposed unilaterally by any Western nation.
Rickshaws and Rickshaw painting in Dhaka have been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage today inscribed Rickshaws and Rickshaw painting in Dhaka on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during its 18th session, taking place in Kasane, Botswana, from December 5 to 9.
Also known as Dhakar Rickshaw or Rickshawchitra, the motif of Rickshaw Art is an exceptional decorative art and decoration on the body of the vehicle in Bangladesh. The Rickshaw is a human-propelled transport on three wheels and is a recognised feature of Dhaka and Bangladesh, as a whole.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the concession agreement on operation of Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) between Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Saudi Arabian company Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) will help further enhance Saudi investment in Bangladesh.
"This concession agreement is a testament to our two countries joint vision and steadfast commitment to economic cooperation and prosperity," she said.
The prime minister along with Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih witnessed the signing ceremony at her office here as CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail and CEO of RSGT Jeans O. Foley inked the agreement.