RAB arrests two including top ARSA commander from Ukhiya
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including a top commander involved in the...
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Whether conditions favourable or not, election to go ahead: CEC
UNB, Dhaka : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said that the election will be held even if the environment is not...
Dengue death toll crosses 1300-mark
UNB, Dhaka : Eleven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh...
US Ambassador Haas discusses ways to expand exports, LCs issues with agribusiness stakeholders
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas and the Agricultural Attaché of the embassy talked to agribusiness stakeholders during a dinner on Wednesday...
BSF returns body of Bangladeshi man two days after killing
UNB, Thakurgaon : The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned the body of a 40-year-old Bangladeshi man, two days after he was shot dead. The...
High-rise building catches fire in capital’s Mohakhali
UNB, Dhaka : A fire broke out at a high-rise building in the capital’s Mohakhali area on Thursday afternoon. The fire started on the thirteen...
Chinese-built underwater tunnel to be inaugurated in Bangladesh
UNB, CHATTOGRAM : Hundreds of people are busy with the final stages of completion and getting ready for the grand opening of a mega Chinese-built...
At least 22 dead in Maine shootings, gunman at large
AP, WASHINGTON : At least 22 people were killed and “many, many more” were injured in shootings in the city of Lewiston, Maine Wednesday evening,...
BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon picked up by DB police
UNB, Dhaka : BNP’s Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon was picked up by the Detective Branch (DB) of police from Dhaka’s Sipahibagh area early...
Bangladesh can support EU’s efforts to diversify production of pharmaceuticals, vaccines: PM tells EIB President
UNB, Dhaka: European Investment Bank (EIB) President Dr Werner Hoyer has appreciated the use of Euro 1 billion loan portfolio for Bangladesh since 2000 in...
As world roils, US and China seek to ease strained ties and prepare for possible Biden-Xi summit
AP, WASHINGTON : In the midst of two active and potentially world-changing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, the U.S. is hoping to find...
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza at unprecedented level: UN
XUNHUA, UNITED NATIONS : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached an...