Fire sweeps through a 6-story residential building in Mumbai, killing 6 and injuring dozens
AP, NEW DELHI : A fire swept through a six-story residential building Friday, leaving at least six dead and another 38 injured in Mumbai, India’s...
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Rain damages over 2,000 hectares of Aman paddy in Natore, many stranded in water
UNB, Natore : Heavy rains damaged Aman paddies in over 2,000 hectares in the past couple of days in Singra and Naldanga upazilas of northern...
Floodwaters kill 31 in India’s Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam
AP, NEW DELHI : Ice-cold floodwaters swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan northeast, killing at least 31 people, washing away houses and bridges, and...
Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says
AP, BEIRUT : A drone attack hit a crowded military graduation ceremony Thursday in the Syrian city of Homs, killing 80 people and wounding 240,...
Russia will take back spent fuel of Rooppur nuclear power plant: PM Hasina tells fuel handing ceremony
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday Russia has promised to take back the spent fuel of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP)...
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...
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...
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...