Hong Kong sees record population decline
Online Desk : Hong Kong’s population shrunk at a record pace of 1.2% over the past 12 months amid Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the...
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Mourning Day: PM pays homage to Bangabandhu
UNB, Dhaka : Prime minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking the 46th anniversary of his...
At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti
AP, Haiti : A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, killing at least 304 people and injuring at least 1,800 others as...
BNP leader shot dead in Noakhali
UNB, Dhaka : A BNP leader was shot dead in Noakhali Sadar Upazila Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Harunur Rashid Molla, general secretary...
War crime convict dies in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet : A convicted war criminal died on Friday while serving his term at the Sylhet Central Jail. He was identified as Mujibur Rahman...
BIWTA calls on passengers to avoid Shimulia terminal
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Friday requested passengers to use Paturia ferry terminal, instead of Shimulia, to cross the mighty Padma...
Global Covid cases top 206 million
UNB, Dhaka : The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 206 million, with the world still struggling to contain the second wave of the pandemic.The...
1 dies in New Mexico school shooting; student detained
UNB, Albuquerque : One student was killed and another was taken into custody Friday after a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during...
Pori Moni, Dipu land in jail as court rejects their bail pleas
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Friday sent actress Pori Moni and her associate Ashraful Islam Dipu to jail turning down their bail pleas....
Some areas in Dhaka to see disruption in gas supply Saturday
UNB, Dhaka : Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the national capital for 10 hours from 9 am to 7 pm on...
Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
AP, Beijing : Flooding in central China continued to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas, with authorities saying Friday that another 21 people...
Police: 6 dead, including suspected shooter, in UK city
AP, LONDON : Police in southwest England said six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth Thursday in a “serious...