National election will be violence-free, Home Minister tells US team
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday told the visiting US pre-election monitoring team that the upcoming national election in Bangladesh will be...
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Deaths from dengue now 1122 with 13 more in last 24hrs
UNB, Dhaka : Thirteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh...
Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
AP, BANGKOK : Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that...
6 RMG workers dead after bus runs them over on highway in Trishal
UNB, Mymensingh : At least six workers of a garment factory were dead and eight others were injured when a speeding bus ran them over...
4 dead as human hauler plunges into a pond in Manikganj
UNB, Manikganj : Four people were dead and six were injured as a human hauler plunged into a roadside pond after being hit by a...
Fire at Uttara’s Syed Grand Centre doused after over 3 hours
UNB, Dhaka : A fire that broke out at Syed Grand Centre in Dhaka’s Uttara area was doused after nearly three and a half hours...
BNP leader Annie picked up by police, party says
UNB, Dhaka : BNP’s Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie was picked up by police from his Dhanmondi residence in Dhaka early today. Police arrived...
6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
AP, Afghanistan : Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole...
Dhaka Metro Rail service to remain shut on Oct 14, 15
Online Desk : Metro Rail operations from Uttara to Agargaon, meaning the entire route, will remain shut on October 14 (Saturday) and October 15 (Sunday)...
US Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen Akhter due next week
UNB, Dhaka : US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) Afreen Akhter is likely to visit Bangladesh next...
Vote for AL to save country from scourge of BNP-Jamaat: PM Hasina tells Faridpur rally
UNB, Faridpur : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday once again sought people’s vote for her party’s election symbol, boat, in the next general election...
2 dead as pickup van hits truck in N’ganj
UNB, Narayanganj : Two fish traders were killed and four others injured as a pickup van carrying them hit a stationary truck on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway...