New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed
AFP, NEW YORK : Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and...
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Bodies of 2 workers recovered from septic tank in Feni
UNB, Feni : The bodies of two workers were recovered from a septic tank of an under-construction building in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni district on...
Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
AP, STOCKHOLM : Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. The start of October is when the Nobel committees get...
Brahmanbaria-2 MP Ukil Abdus Sattar dies at 84
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Brahmanbaria-2 MP Ukil Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early Saturday. He was 84. The five-time MP breathed...
Lakshmipur-3 MP Shahjahan Kamal passes away
UNB, Lakshmipur : Former Aviation and Tourism Minister and Lakshmipur-3 MP, AKM Shahjahan Kamal, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early today. He was...
Explosion at rally celebrating birthday of Islam’s prophet kills 52 people in southwest Pakistan
AP, Pakistan: A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing...
First batch of uranium for RNPP reaches Rooppur amid tight security
UNB, Pabna : The first consignment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Pabna’s Rooppur under special security arrangement....
Mud wall collapse leaves 2 siblings dead, 3 more injured in B’baria
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Two siblings died and their parents and a sister also sustained injuries in a mud wall collapse in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria...
2 workers die being crushed under wheels of truck in Barishal
UNB, Barishal: Two workers died after being crushed under the wheels of a sand-laden truck in west Kaunia of Barishal city. The incident happened on...
Work to brighten country’s image further: PM Hasina
UNB, Washington : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials of the Bangladesh embassy in the USA to work with sincerity and professionalism to brighten...
Chinese-built Padma Bridge benefits people’s livelihood, boosts transformation of economic landscape in Bangladesh
XINHUA : “Before, we used to sit on a ferry for one day, two days, three days, and four days to pass the huge river,...
Bangladesh-India trade through Hili land port suspended for Eid-e-Miladunnabi
UNB, Dinajpur : Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India remained suspended since this morning due to Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad...