Bangladesh offers special prayers for Palestinian victims of Israeli attacks
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh on Friday held special prayers for the victims of the Israeli attacks in Gaza and other Palestinian territories. The main prayer...
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Govt pushes inauguration of metrorail’s Agargaon-Motijheel section to Nov 4
Online Desk : The government has once again pushed back the opening of Dhaka Metrorail MRT-6’s Agargaon to Motijheel section to a new date, Nov...
Fourth batch of uranium for RNPP reaches Rooppur amid tight security
UNB, Dhaka : The fourth consignment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Pabna’s Rooppur under special security arrangement....
Durga Puja holidays: Trade through Benapole Port to remain suspended till Oct 24
UNB, Benapole : Bangladesh’s export-import activities with India through Benapole land port will remain suspended for five days starting from Friday on the occasion of...
Live updates | Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes 2 weeks into the war against Hamas
AP: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue and Israel’s defense minister has told troops to be ready for a ground assault on the Palestinian territory, although...
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity
AP, TORONTO : Canada has recalled 41 of its diplomats from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity, the foreign...
Journalists in Gaza wrestle with issues of survival in addition to getting stories out
AP, NEW YORK : A limited number of journalists in Gaza are trying to report on the war with Israel while facing the same problems...
Staff-level agreement reached with IMF for next tranche of $4.7 bn loan
UNB, Dhaka : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and Bangladesh have reached a staff-level agreement on the policies needed to complete the first review...
No specific security threat during Durga puja: DMP chief
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Thursday said that there is no specific security threat during the Durga puja and...
Dump Truck, easy-bike collision leaves 4 dead in Kishoreganj
UNB, Kishoreganj : Four people were killed and two others injured following a collision between a dumping truck and a battery-run easy bike in Kishoreganj’s...
Mushfiqur Rahim emerges as 2nd Bangladeshi cricketer to score 1000 plus runs in ICC World Cup
UNB, Dhaka : Former national captain and dependable wicket-keeper cum batsman Mushfiqur Rahim emerged as the 2nd Bangladeshi batsman to score 1000 plus runs in...
Legal notice seeks ban on screening of ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’
UNB, Dhaka : A legal notice has been served to ban the screening of ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’, the biopic of the Father...