Bangladesh sees further drop in Covid cases, daily positivity rate now 3.35%
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged eight more Covid-linked deaths with 799 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning as the positivity rate kept declining....
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Suspended train service resumes in Kurigram
UNB, Kurigram : Commuter train services on Chilmari Ramna Bazar-Rangpur and Kaunia-Ramna Bazar routes in Kurigram district resumed on Tuesday, two years after suspension of...
Police Memorial Day recalls sacrifices of those killed in the line of duty
UNB, Dhaka : Senior Secretary of the Public Security division under the Home Ministry Akhter Hossain on Saturday said the police carry out challenging duties...
Raise public awareness about benefits of insurance, PM urges companies
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged insurance companies to take initiatives to increase public awareness about the benefits of having insurance...
New US Ambassador Peter Haas arrives in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : Peter Haas, newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday. Ambassador Haas replaced Earl R Miller. He most recently...
Post-poll violence: 11 suffer bullet wounds in Gopalganj clash
UNB, Gopalganj Around 30 people were injured, including 11 who were shot and wounded, during a clash between the supporters of newly elected chairman and...
Drug case against Pori Moni: HC stays trial proceedings for 3 months
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday stayed for three months the trial proceedings of a case filed against Dhallywood actress Pori Moni under...
SSC exams likely from June 19, HSC from Aug 22
UNB, Dhaka : In all likelihood, education boards across Bangladesh will start conducting their secondary and higher secondary certificate exams from June 19 and August...
Fire guts 40 auto-rickshaws in Rajshahi
UNB, Rajshahi : At least 40 auto-rickshaws and seven cycle rickshaws were gutted in a major fire that broke out at an auto garage in...
CNG filling stations to remain closed from 6-11 pm daily
UNB, Dhaka : CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed from 6-11 pm everyday instead of existing 6-10 pm, said a Petrobangla press...
Jade mine landslide kills 12 in Myanmar’s northernmost state
XINHUA, YANGON : At least 12 people were killed and dozens went missing when a landslide hit a jade mine in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state...
Leave Kyiv immediately, India tells its nationals
UNB, New Delhi : India on Tuesday asked all its nationals to immediately leave the Ukrainian capital “by any means available”, with Russian tanks being...