Credible polls not possible under current regime, BNP tells US pre-election assessment team
UNB, Dhaka : BNP on Monday told the visiting joint IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission of the US that no credible election is possible...
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IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission holds meeting with AL delegation
UNB, Dhaka : The joint International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) pre-election assessment mission from the US held a meeting with an...
‘We’ve done all we can, Khaleda not getting the treatment she needs right now’: Medical Board
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia needs to be taken abroad for an urgent liver transplant, the medical board formed for her treatment at...
Indian rescue copters are flying into region where flood washed out bridges and killed at least 52
AP, GANGTOK : Air force helicopters were able to land Monday to rescue people in India’s Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open...
Sweden wants to see free, fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh: State Secretary tells PM
UNB, Dhaka: Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diana Janse, today said her country wants to see free,...
Fire at SA Paribahan’s Kakrail office under control
UNB, Dhaka : A massive fire that broke out in a 4-storey building in the capital’s Kakrail area on Monday morning has been brought under...
‘Without water, there is no life’: Drought in Brazil’s Amazon is sharpening fears for the future
AP, Brazil : Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished...
PK Halder gets 22 years’ jail for money laundering, amassing wealth
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced disgraced director of International Leasing and Finance Service Ltd (ILFSL) Proshanto Kumar Halder, also known as...
Judiciary should not be politicised in any way: Chief Justice
UNB, Dhaka: Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan on Sunday urged judges and lawyers to refrain from any form of politicisation of the judiciary. “The goal of...
Technical issue in Biman flight: 268 passengers stuck in Dubai airport for over 10 hours
UNB, Dhaka : A technical issue has caused a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai to be over 10 hours delayed. The Biman flight, BG348,...
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000
AP, ISLAMABAD : Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. The United Nations gave a preliminary figure...
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rises to 232
XINHUA, GAZA : The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 232, with 1,697 others injured, according to an update from the...