11 died as heavy rain collapses roof in Pakistan
Eleven people were killed overnight when heavy rain caused the roof of a mud-brick house to collapse in northwest Pakistan, police and rescue officials said...
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Can Pak bring US-Iran for talks?
A wooden panelled bookshelf behind him, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, aimed at...
Typhoid vaccine to join EPI from Aug 1
The government will introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into Bangladesh’s routine immunisation programme from 1 August, with all children aged 15 months set to...
Billions spent, Dhaka still sinks after heavy rain
The capital’s recurring waterlogging has once again highlighted longstanding weaknesses in urban planning, drainage management and institutional coordination, with experts warning that the problem will...
54 dead, over 6 lakh affected
The humanitarian toll from widespread flooding and rain-induced landslides continued to mount on Monday, with the death toll rising to 54 and more than 609,000...
IMF endorses Bangladesh’s reform roadmap
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said Bangladesh’s reform agenda under a proposed new loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would...
Model mosque project faces cost probe
The government will investigate allegations of irregularities and cost escalation in the construction of model mosques across the country, with inquiries to be conducted on...
Dhaka ground delay sparks FitsAir passenger fury
More than 180 passengers travelling on a FitsAir flight from Dhaka to Colombo have alleged they were kept inside a grounded aircraft for nearly five...
Who will prevail in the World Cup semi-final?
Big players live for big moments, and they do not come much bigger than a World Cup semi-final. It’s a stage built for superstars, and...
11-member nat’l committee formed PM to lead
The government has formed an 11-member national committee, headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the speedy and sustainable repatriation...
2,700 may have died in England-Wales
More than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during the exceptionally hot weather in May and June, experts’ estimates...