Drive of truck that killed 5 in Cumilla held
UNB, Cumilla : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained the driver of the truck that hit an auto-rickshaw leaving five people dead in Burichang...
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Canadian police appear to end protesters’ siege of Ottawa
AP, Ontario : Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada’s capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing...
Re-excavation of canals giving new hope to Cumilla residents
UNB, Cumilla : Residents of Chandina upazila and Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla district are dreaming of a new beginning as the re-excavation work of Kazipara...
Eminent poet Kazi Rosy no more
UNB, Dhaka : Eminent poet and former parliament member Kazi Rosy passed away in the city early Sunday.She breathed her last at a private hospital...
Ekushey Padak handed over to 24 eminent personalities
UNB, Dhaka : Twenty- four eminent personalities on Sunday received Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, in recognition of their contributions to various...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar
AP, MOSCOW : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings...
DU to reopen for honours students on Feb 22
UNB, Dhaka: Dhaka University (DU) will resume physical classes for all honours students from February 22, with all Covid-safety protocols in place. The honours classes...
Greece: Search continues for 12 missing in ferry fire
AP, Greece : Rescue teams in Greece searched Saturday for 12 people believed to be missing from a ferry that caught fire in the Ionian...
Woman held for killing twin daughters in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : A 28-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday morning, a day after her twin daughters were found dead in a pond in Kushla...
Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest
Ontario, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada’s besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started...
Bangladesh reports 13 more Covid-linked deaths with 2,150 fresh infections
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 13 more Covid-linked deaths with 2,150 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning amid a downtrend trend in cases....
At least 9 more deaths as 2nd major storm hits north Europe
AP, LONDON : The second major storm in three days smashed through northern Europe on Friday, killing at least nine people as high winds felled...