Ekushey Boi Mela sees rising visitor numbers but mixed sales
UNB, Dhaka : As the Ekushey Boi Mela (Book Fair) 2024 crossed its seventh day yesterday, publishers and book sellers are hopeful for increased sales...
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Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart
AP, Israel : U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite...
Train collision in Ctg injures 3 railway workers
UNB, Chattogram : A collision between two trains on Wednesday night in the Faujdarhat Cadet College area of Chattogram district resulted in injuries to three...
Myanmar border unrest: Tourist ship services on Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route suspended indefinitely
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The local administration has suspended the movement of tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route from February 10 until further notice...
Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?
AP, ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s 127 million voters are choosing members of a new parliament Thursday. The election is the 12th in the country’s 76-year history,...
Import of 3 LNG cargoes from Singaporean firms get cabinet body approval
UNB, Dhaka : Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in a meeting on Wednesday approved three separate proposals to import three LNG (liquified natural gas)...
British PM keen to strengthen growing economic, security partnership with Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing his “commitment to strengthen” the growing economic and security...
Surge in fatalities at unauthorized rail crossing in Feni: 8 dead in 4 months
UNB, Feni : In Feni, a concerning rise in accidents at rail tracks, especially at unauthorized level crossings, has led to eight fatalities and numerous...
Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 a day before voting begins
AP, Pakistan : A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least...
327 Myanmar security forces taking shelter in Bangladesh: BGB
UNB, Dhaka : Amid the ongoing conflicts along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, 63 more Myanmar forces and border guards have taken shelter in Bangladesh till Wednesday...
PM Hasina hails January-7 election as the freest since 1975
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said that last month’s parliamentary election that handed her the fourth consecutive term in office was the...
What the BGB DG said during visit to Bangladesh-Myanmar border today
UNB, Dhaka : In a statement during his visit to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox’s Bazar today, Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, newly appointed Director...