Typhoon leaves 12 dead, traps people on roofs in Philippines
AP, MANILA : A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs...
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RAB seizes yaba worth Tk 1.7 cr, 1 held
UNB, Dhaka : Rab has recovered 58,950 pieces of yaba worth Tk 1.7 crore from an autorickshaw while being smuggled to Cox’s Bazar from Teknaf.Drug...
An unbreakable bond forged with blood, sacrifice in 1971: Kovind
UNB, Dhaka : Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said they will remain closely connected with their Bangladeshi friends to jointly achieve development and...
Trafficked teenager rescued in Dhaka, 3 arrested
UNB, Dhaka : Rab have rescued a teenage girl who was trafficked from Chattogram to Dhaka’s Fakirapul area and arrested three people in this connection,...
Furniture factory in Naogaon catches fire
UNB, Naogaon : A furniture factory and its showroom in the Kathaltoli area of Naogaon caught fire on Friday noon.According to the local fire service...
Global Covid cases near 273 million
The overall number of coronavirus cases is fast approaching 273 million, as scientists around the world race to learn about the Omicron variant’s transmissibility and...
27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
AP, Tokyo : Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said...
3 die in auto-truck collision in Brahmanbaria
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Three persons travelling in an autorickshaw were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision with a truck in Sarail upazila...
Cumilla councillor murder: Arrestee give confessional statement to court
UNB, Cumilla : One of the arrestees in the Cumilla ward councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel murder case gave his confessional statement on Thursday. Accused Emran...
Indian President wraps up his 3-day Bangladesh visit
UNB, Dhaka : ndian President Ram Nath Kovind wrapped up his three-day state visit to Bangladesh on Friday that saw a slew of announcements. Foreign...
Will build Bangladesh as prosperous Sonar Bangla, vows nation
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday administered oath to the nation to build the country as a developed, prosperous and non-communal ‘Sonar...
Powerful typhoon hits Philippines, nearly 100,000 evacuated
AP, MANILA : A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday and was blowing across island provinces where nearly 100,000 people have been...