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...
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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...
Odhikar’s Adilur, Nasiruddin secure bail from HC
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court (HC) today granted bail to Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director Nasiruddin Elan, who were sentenced to two...
Under heavy bombing, Palestinians in Gaza move from place to place, only to discover nowhere is safe
AP, GAZA CITY : Over 180,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed into United Nations shelters as Israeli warplanes pound the tiny territory of...
Nat’l Committee demands reduction of Dhaka-Bhanga train fare by 40%
UNB, Dhaka : The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways today said that the opening of train service from Dhaka to Bhanga in...
PM Hasina opens Dhaka-Bhanga rail link over country’s longest Padma Bridge
UNB, Munshiganj : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday opened the Dhaka-Bhanga railway line, a part of which runs over Padma Bridge, in laying another...
Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day
AP, JERUSALEM : Israeli warplanes pounded downtown Gaza City, home to Hamas’ centers of government, with relentless bombardments into early Tuesday, after Israel’s prime minister...
Waterlogging a perpetual problem for residents in N’ganj’s DND area
UNB, Narayanganj : Thousands of people living in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) area have been suffering from severe waterlogging for years and this year too the...