4-day truce begins in Gaza, setting stage to swap dozens of hostages for Palestinian prisoners
AP, Gaza Strip : A temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday, setting the stage for the exchange of dozens of hostages...
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Digging to rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India delayed for mechanical issue
AP, UTTARKASHI: The rescue of 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks ran into...
Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia holds meeting with Ivanovo oblast Governor Sergeevich
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kamrul Ahsan held a meeting with the governor of Ivanovo, a Russian city northeast of Moscow,...
US envoy meets with opposition leader in Dhaka to discuss plans for anti-govt protest: Russia
UNB, Dhaka : Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said at the end of October US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter...
If ‘one party’ comes to election, polls schedule could wait: EC Anisur
UNB, Sylhet : Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman on Thursday said that the election might be considered to be push back if ‘one party’ agrees to...
BNP to enforce another spell of 48-hour blockade from Sunday
UNB, Dhaka : The BNP and like-minded parties will again enforce a 48-hour fresh road-rail-waterway blockade across the country starting from Sunday morning, giving a...
Consequences won’t be good if BNP, Jamaat foil upcoming polls: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated that BNP and Jamaat are trying to foil the parliamentary elections scheduled for January 7....
Cox’s Bazar Express Train: 115 tickets reserved for Ctg sold within 30 minutes
UNB, Chattogram : A total of 115 tickets reserved for Chattogram people in the much-anticipated ‘Cox’s Bazar Express Train’ on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route for the...
3 dead as bus hits human hauler in Dhaka’s Demra
UNB, Dhaka : Three people, including two women, were dead and two were injured when a bus hit a human hauler at Dhaka’s Demra this...
Sylhet’s rail link with Dhaka, rest of the country restored after 13 hrs
UNB, Sylhet : Train communication between Sylhet, Dhaka and the rest of the country was restored today after 13 hours following the derailment of two...
Bangladesh Polls: NDI, IRI to deploy joint technical assessment team
UNB, Dhaka : The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) will deploy a joint team to Bangladesh to conduct a “limited...
Blockade supporters burned 2 covered vans in Gazipur, say fire service
UNB, Gazipur : Miscreants set fire to two covered vans on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Salna in Gazipur city early today, during the ongoing blockade called...