Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
AP, ROME : At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon...
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Govt has discretionary power to send Khaleda overseas for better treatment: Legal experts
UNB, Dhaka : Although the Law Ministry says it has nothing to do about BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s treatment abroad due to legal barriers, some...
Inflation, economic uncertainty: World Bank lowers Bangladesh’s growth projection for FY24
UNB, Dhaka : The World Bank in its latest update has projected Bangladesh’s economic growth to be 5.6 percent in the 2023-24 fiscal year ending...
3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during split seconds
AP, STOCKHOLM : The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three scientists who look at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split...
US visa restrictions: State Dept spokesperson once again refrains from mentioning media
UNB, Dhaka : The United States has reiterated that it does not support any particular party and does not want to influence the outcome of...
29 Bangladeshi citizens return home from Myanmar
UNB, Dhaka : Twenty-Nine Bangladeshi citizens returned home today after serving jail terms in different prisons of Myanmar. They came back to Bangladesh through Teknaf...
Killing of Sikh separatist: India tells Canada to withdraw over 40 diplomatic staff, reports say
UNB, Dhaka : The Indian government has asked Canada to withdraw over 40 of its diplomats from the country, the Financial Times has reported. New...
Death toll in Nanded Hospital tragedy rises to 31, including 17 infants
Online Desk: The death toll in the Nanded government hospital incident has reached 31, including that of 17 infants, while 70 people are said to...
Fear of erosion grips residents of Khulna’s Dacope
UNB, Khulna : Panic has gripped residents of Khulna’s Dacope upazila due to erosion in some places along the riverside area, including the road adjacent...
Arson violence won’t be allowed before national election: PM Hasina
UNB, London : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that her government won’t tolerate any arson and atrocities, in the name of movement, before the...
Nobel Prizes: Kariko and Weissman, pioneers of COVID vaccine, win medicine award
Reuters: Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries that paved the...
Target set for Dhaka Airport Third Terminal’s full functionality by December 2024: CAAB Chairman
UNB, Dhaka : The soft opening of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s third terminal is set for October 7 as decided earlier, Chairman of Civil Aviation...