CEC replies to EU letter seeking cooperation in organising elections
UNB, Dhaka : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has sent a letter to the European Union (EU) in reply to the letter it...
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Train crash in eastern Pakistan injures at least 30
AP, LAHORE : A passenger train collided with another already parked and carrying goods in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, injuring at least 30 passengers, five...
Court permission might be needed for Khaleda’s treatment abroad: Home Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that there are some legal complications in allowing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go...
‘How many in Bangladesh police want to go to America?’ DMP Deputy Commissioner asks
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Commissioner (Media) Faruk Hossain has said the newly implemented US visa policy will not have any impact on...
ACC investigates corruption allegation against BIWTA’s additional director
UNB, Dhaka : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into alleged irregularities, corruption and illegal amassing of assets by AKM Arif Uddin alias...
No tension with the US, Foreign Minister Momen says
UNB, Dhaka : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has ruled out any tension in Bangladesh-US relations following the State Department’s announcement of initiating visa...
Many renowned Saudi companies interested to invest in Bangladesh: Ambassador
UNB, Dhaka : Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan, has said Bangladesh is an emerging economic power...
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...
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...