Sunamganj-2 Constituency: BNP-Jamaat to fight for votes
S A Shofiee, Sylhet : Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency is known as a battleground between two heavyweight candidates of Suranjit Nasir. One is Awami League presidium...
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Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone death toll rises to 132
NN ONLINE: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and...
Such uprisings may recur if people’s aspirations continue to be denied: NCP’s Nahid at BEC
NN ONLINE: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Saturday said If people’s aspirations continue to be denied, such uprisings may recur as...
Hong Kong probes corruption, negligence after deadliest fire in decades claims 128 lives
NN ONLINE: Hong Kong authorities are investigating possible corruption and severe negligence after a massive blaze swept through a residential complex this week, killing...
Albanese becomes first Australian PM to wed while in office
NN ONLINE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday in a private ceremony at his official residence in Canberra,...
National Polls: 87,000 Bangladeshi expats registered so far to vote
NN ONLINE: Nearly 87,000 expatriate Bangladeshi voters from different countries across the world have so far registered through a mobile app, ‘Postal Vote Bd’,...
Russian strikes kill 3 in Kyiv as new peace talks near
NN ONLINE: Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed at least three people early Saturday, local authorities said, just hours...
Special Advisory Council meeting prays for Khaleda Zia’s swift recovery
NN ONLINE: A special meeting of the Council of Advisers today prayed for swift recovery of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda...
Farmers’ cooperatives to increase ecological agriculture and to gain food sufficiency
Staff Reporter COAST Foundation organised a national-level wrap-up workshop on Saturday in a city hotel, Dhaka, highlighting five years of work on cooperative-based agricultural development....
‘Ex-home minister Kamal to be extradited very soon’
Staff Reporter : After the conviction for the crimes against humanity, the interim government has been pressing India to extradite Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan...
Dhaka City: Highest quake risk-zones identified
Staff Reporter : Dhaka city is highly vulnerable to earthquake damage, with 15 areas identified as the most at risk. These high-risk areas include Sabujbagh,...
‘Shift 20pc of transport to rail to reduce highway pressure’
Staff reporter : Railways, road transport, and bridges adviser Md Fouzul Kabir Khan has urged that at least 20 percent of the country’s passenger and...