Authority places lighted buoy to protect Padma Bridge from ferries
UNB, Munshiganj : A floating lighted buoy has been placed Sunday at three kilometers south to the span number 12 and 13 of the Padma...
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Covid claims 187 more lives in Bangladesh, infects 6,684 people
Online Desk : Amid no sign of slowing down Covid-19 lashing across the country claimed 187 lives in 24 hours till Sunday morning while 6,684...
198 more hospitalized with Dengue in 24 hrs: DGHS
Online Desk : Amid the rise in Dengue cases in the country, 198 new patients were admitted to different hospitals in 24 hours till Sunday...
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...
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...
Fuel tanker explodes in Lebanon, killing 20, wounding dozens
AP, BEIRUT : A fuel tanker truck exploded early Sunday in northern Lebanon, killing 20 people and wounding dozens more, the Lebanese Red Cross said....
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...