If BNP’s rally is peaceful, government has nothing to do with it: Home Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that if the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) holds their anti-government rally peacefully at a certain...
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Global Gateway: Bangladesh, EU sign €400m partnership for renewable energy
UNB, Brussels : President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen together with Prime Minister Hasina on Wednesday launched the negotiations on a new...
RMG workers block road in Gazipur demanding salary hike for 3rd consecutive day
UNB, Gazipur : Workers from five garment factories in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila on Wednesday blocked the highway for the third consecutive day, demanding a minimum...
Israel vows again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire in Gaza at a major UN meeting
AP, UNITED NATIONS : Israel vowed again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire from the U.N. chief, the Palestinians and many countries at...
Former Communications Minister Abul Hossain passes away
UNB, Dhaka : Former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in the capital early Wednesday. He was 72. Abul...
Pabna road accident leaves 2 dead
UNB, Pabna : Two people were dead and two were injured in an accident involving a truck, a CNG run auto-rickshaw and a shallow engine...
Toll rises to 8 dead, 63 hurt from Louisiana interstate pileup blamed on dense fog, marsh fire smoke
AP, NEW ORLEANS : The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured Tuesday evening, a...
Cyclone Hamoon starts crossing coastal areas: BMD
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Cyclonic storm Hamoon started crossing the coastal areas around 6:00 pm on Tuesday with wind blowing at high speeds, according to...
Coastal districts brace for cyclone ‘Hamoon’; govt plans evacuation of 15 lakh people
UNB, Dhaka : The government has taken necessary preparations to tackle the possible effects of severe cyclone ‘Hamoon’ that may cross the Bangladesh coast by...
Cyclone Hamoon may cross Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar coast by tonight: BMD
UNB, Dhaka : The ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm ‘Hamoon’ over Northwest Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay moved East-Northeastward, weakened into a severe cyclonic storm over...
Khaleda Zia again taken back to cabin from CCU
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was again taken back to a cabin on...
US says will continue to call on all stakeholders in Bangladesh to refrain from violence and intimidation
UNB, Dhaka : The United States has said they are “closely monitoring” developments in Bangladesh leading up to the elections. “It’s important for free and...