Ferry hits Padma Bridge again
UNB, Munshiganj : Ferries continue to crash into the under-construction Padma Bridge. In the latest accident, a ferry, Birshreshtha Jahangir, hit the span between the...
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Taliban control now-quiet Kabul airport after US withdrawal
AP, Kabul : The Taliban were in full control of Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the...
Malaysian PM in quarantine after contact with COVID-19 patient
Reuters :Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is under quarantine following a close contact with a COVID-19 patient, his office said in a statement on...
US troops pull out of Afghanistan, ending 20-year war
AFP, KABUL : The United States has pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, ending its longest war to cries of shame at home and...
Xulhaz-Tonoy murders: Six sentenced to death by Dhaka court
Online Desk : A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced six people to death for killing journalist Xulhaz Mannan and his theatre-activist friend Mahbub...
UNICEF asks not to abandon children in Afghanistan
Xinhua, United Nations : With the needs of Afghan children greater than ever before, the world “cannot abandon them now,” a senior official with the...
Biman Pilot Nowshad: A hero in his death
Online Desk : Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nowshad Ataul Qayum, who was hailed for landing his plane safely in Nagpur after he suffered a...
Rail link with Khulna and country’s other parts restores after 11 hours
Rail communication between Khulna and other parts of the country, which was disrupted following a derailment at Uthli in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district, resumed...
Bangladesh reports 94 Covid-related deaths as case positivity rate drops to 12.07%
Online Desk : Covid-19 claimed 94 more lives in Bangladesh and infected 3,724 more in 24 hours till Monday morning with the daily case positivity...
1st death from Hurricane Ida; power out across New Orleans
AP, NEW ORLEANS : Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to...
Afghan official claims 3 children killed in US drone strike
AP, KABUL : The U.S. military says a drone strike on a vehicle suspected of being used for a planned attack in Afghanistan may have...
Ramiz Raja set to become PCB chairman
Online Desk : Former Pakistan captain and renowned cricket commentator Ramiz Raja is set to become the new chairman of the country’s cricket board.Prime Minister...