Bangabandhu Tunnel awaits inauguration; toll rates finalised
UNB, Dhaka : The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, running beneath the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, is now awaiting inauguration, with the primary construction phase...
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35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in Benin
XINHUA, COTONOU : At least 35 people were killed and more than ten seriously injured in a fire at a petrol warehouse on Saturday in...
Application must be submitted to Home Ministry to allow Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment: Law Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Law Minister Anisul Huq today said that an application must be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs to allow BNP Chairperson...
Clashes at CU: 5 ‘outsiders’ arrested with arms
UNB, Chattogram : Police in a drive arrested five people with locally made weapons from the dormitories of Chattogram University (CU) after the sporadic clashes...
Test run of train on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar route likely on October 15
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The trial run of a train on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar route is expected to be conducted on October 15 as 92 percent...
No one from outside should obstruct elections in Bangladesh: PM Hasina warns in New York
UNB, New York : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the...
US taking steps to impose first batch of visa restrictions
UNB, Dhaka : The Department of State is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on Bangladeshi individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic...
Khaleda Zia moved to CCU at Evercare Hospital
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shifted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) from the cabin of the Evercare Hospital in the...
ADB approves $100 million loan to three universities in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $100 million loan to improve computer science, software engineering and information technology (IT)...
Govt can’t guarantee violence-free election without support from all: FM Momen
UNB, New York : Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the government can’t give the guarantee of violence-free election without sincere cooperation from all...
Rain paralyses life in capital, causes fatalities
UNB, Dhaka : Amere 122 mm of rainfall brought life in the capital to a standstill last night and led to casualties, while other parts...
Build resilience against adverse impact of climate change: World leaders tell UN meet
UNB, New York : The world leaders has stressed that building resilience and tackling the adverse impact of climate change should be an urgent priority...