6.2-magnitude earthquake hits south of Hawaii Island: USGS
XINHUA, LOS ANGELES An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted south of the Hawaii Island at 2148 GMT at a depth of around 35...
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Messi’s Argentina thrash Uruguay, Brazil lose 100% qualifying record
AFP, MONTEVIDEO : Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday.Goals from Rodrigo De...
Rain-sodden Sydney ends lockdown after 106 days
AFP, SYDNEY : Elated Sydneysiders defied grey skies and drizzle to celebrate the end of almost four months of lockdown on Monday, hoping to put...
1 dead, 17 hurt in Chile as police clash with indigenous protesters
AFP, SANTIAGO : One person died and 17 others were injured Sunday as riot police clashed with protesters in the Chilean capital during a rally...
Govt mulling constructing another nuclear power plant: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has been mulling setting up another nuclear power plant in the southern region to meet the increased...
Light aircraft crashes in Russia
TASS, MOSCOW: A Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft, owned by an aero club, has crashed in the city of Menzelinsk, Tatarstan, a source from emergency services...
LPG gets costlier by Tk 226 per 12-kg container
UNB, Dhaka : Consumers will have to pay a higher price of Tk 226 to buy a 12-kg container of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from...
Road traffic management: Experts worry as govt agencies ‘violate rules’
UNB, Dhaka : Hitting the road with unregistered vehicles in Bangladesh is widespread and the situation is getting worse as some government agencies have started...
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 14 more lives lost, 481 fresh cases detected
Online Desk : Covid-19 in Bangladesh claimed 14 more lives and infected another 481 in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the fresh numbers, the...
Polls open in Iraq’s general elections amid tight security
AP, BAGHDAD : Iraq closed its airspace and land border crossings on Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that many...
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding arrears
UNB, Gazipur : Traffic movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended since Sunday morning as the workers of two readymade garment factories put barricade on the...
2 children killed in Chattogram road crash
UNB, Chattogram : Two children were killed and two others injured as a mini truck hit them on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram...