Bangladesh expected to receive IMF loan’s 2nd instalment in Nov
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh is expected to receive the second installment of the USD $4.7 billion loan from the IMF by November this year. “Officials...
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Bangladesh a major stakeholder in the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean: Maritime Affairs Unit Secretary
UNB, Dhaka : Maritime Affairs Unit Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed Alam on Monday said Bangladesh is a...
It will be considered, PM Hasina on Danish Maersk Group’s offer to build a container terminal in Ctg
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday assured that relevant authorities of Bangladesh will give due consideration to a proposal of Danish shipping...
Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges stage protest blocking Nilkhet
UNB, Dhaka : Students seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University have blocked the capital’s Nilkhet intersection demanding an easing of CGPA conditions for promotion and...
British High Commissioner wanted to know EC’s efforts in ensuring that journalists can work freely: CEC
UNB, Dhaka : British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Sunday said her country is encouraging “free, fair, participatory and peaceful” elections in Bangladesh....
Flood washes away spur dam in Teesta River; over 500 houses submerged
UNB, Kurigram : Around 30 metres of the flood control spur dam in the Teesta River at Burirhat in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram have been...
Landslides in Khagrachari snap Mahalchhari-Sindukchhari road link
UNB, Khagrachari : Vehicular movement on Mahalchhari-Sindukchhari road remained suspended since Sunday morning due to landslides at Pankhimura in Guimara upazila of Khagrachari district. Memong...
3 railway policemen killed as train hits pickup van in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : Three members of Government Railway Police (GRP) were killed and another man was injured as a train rammed a police pickup van...
Russia says it has confirmed Prigozhin died in the plane crash
AP, MOSCOW : Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. The committee said in a statement Sunday...
3 U.S. Marines killed, 20 injured in aircraft crash off Australia’s north coast
XINHUA, CANBERRA : Three U.S. Marines have been killed in an aircraft crash during a training exercise off Australia’s north coast. The Marine Rotational Force...
Landslide due to heavy rain in Ctg kills father, daughter; 2 injured
UNB, Chattogram : A man and his child were dead and two people were injured in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Sholoshahar area...
Future of Bangladesh should be determined by Bangladeshis: Ambassador Yao reiterates China’s non-intervention policy
UNB, Dhaka : Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has reiterated his country’s non-intervention policy and said the future of Bangladesh should be determined by...