Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 20
AP, Pakistan : A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and many flimsy mud houses in southwest Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least...
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Fire guts 70 shops in Patuakhali New Market
UNB, Patuakhali : At least 70 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at a busy market in Patuakhali district town in the...
Global Covid cases near 237 million
Online Desk: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 237 million even with mass inoculations underway in several countries.According to Johns Hopkins...
BCB election: Papon, Sujon re-elected
Sabbir Hossain :The election to the Directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was held in the BCB’s office room of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket...
PM calls on President at Bangabhaban
BSS, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here this evening.“The prime minister (PM) discussed...
Kanak Sarwar’s sister Raka remanded in 2 cases
UNB, Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday put Nushrat Shahreen Raka, sister of US expatriate journalist Kanak Sarwar, on a five-day remand in two cases-one...
Bangladesh reiterates firm stance against terrorism
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, mentioning that terrorism cannot and should not be...
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyazaki, no tsunami warning issued
Online Desk : An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor...
Argentine house fire leaves 7 people dead
Xinhua,Buenos : Seven people, including four minors, died in a house fire on Tuesday in the Argentine city of Bahia Blanca, some 635 km south...
Mohib Ullah murder: 3 more accused remanded
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : A Cox’s Bazar court on Wednesday placed three other accused on a three-day remand each in a case over the killing...
Covid in Bangladesh: 23 more lose lives, 703 get infected
Online Desk: Twenty-three more people died of Covid-19 and 703 new cases were detected in 24 hours till Wednesday morning.On Tuesday, the country logged 23...
Two die as van hits three-wheeler in Cumilla
Two persons were killed when a speeding van crashed into a three-wheeler on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway near Suagazi in Cumilla Sadar South upazila early on...