Flash floods kill at least 14 in northeastern India and leave more than 100 missing
AP, NEW DELHI : Rescue workers were searching for more than 100 people on Thursday after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped...
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72 kg baghair sells for Tk 80,000 in Lalmonirhat
UNB, Lalmonirhat : A baghair (devil catfish or Gangetic goonch) weighing over 72 kg was sold for Tk 80,000 at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on...
‘False and fabricated’: Dr Yunus’ lawyer says about Tk 25.22cr embezzlement case
UNB, Dhaka : Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus’ lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun has called the lawsuit over alleged embezzlement of Tk 25.22 crore “false, baseless...
Updated: Poet Asad Chowdhury passes away
UNB, Dhaka : Ekushey Padak-winning poet Asad Chowdhury passed away on Thursday at Lakeridge Health Oshawa in Ontario, Canada. He was 80. His son-in-law, Nadim...
‘Committed no crime, not afraid,’ says Dr Yunus at ACC
UNB, Dhaka : Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus defended himself, saying, “I have committed no crime, and I’m not afraid,” when...
Australia’s Greens party MPs want free, fair elections in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Fifteen MPs from Australia’s opposition Greens party have written a letter to the Australian prime minister seeking specific steps including help to...
Typhoon Koinu makes landfall in southern Taiwan, causing 190 injuries but no deaths
AP, TAIPEI : Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought intense winds and rainstorms to...
Panic grips people living by Teesta as river flowing 30 cm above danger level
UNB, Kurigram : Panic has gripped people living on the banks of the Teesta river in Kurigram, as it has been flowing 30 cm above...
King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year
AP, Australia : An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother...
Both Bangladesh, US want free, fair polls: Momen
UNB, Dhaka: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh and the United States are on the same page regarding “free and fair”...
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to receive fresh batch of uranium from Russia’s Rosatom at ‘Graduation Ceremony’ tomorrow
UNB, Pabna : Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is going to officially receive a fresh batch of uranium from the Russian contractor, Rosatom, at a...
Advocate Sultana Kamal elected Chairperson of TIB
UNB, Dhaka : Prominent human rights advocate Advocate Sultana Kamal has been elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Transparency International...