CU BCL faction locks university gates
UNB, Chattagram : A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Chittagong University unit locked the gates of the university on Thursday in a bid to voice...
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Hasina-Xi talks in Johannesburg showcased world example of relations between developing countries: Ambassador Yao
UNB, Dhaka : Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said the Johannesburg meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping showcased...
8 more dengue patients die; 2,201 hospitalised in 24hrs
UNB, Dhaka : Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh...
US provides $250,000 to help communities in Bandarban
UNB, Dhaka : The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $250,000 in emergency assistance to help communities in...
Over 4.38 mln people internally displaced in Ethiopia: UN agency
XINHUA, ADDIS : Over 4.38 million people are internally displaced across 11 regions in Ethiopia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday in a...
China to support Bangladesh in joining BRICS: XI tells Hasina during talks
UNB, Johannesburg: China will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs that included supporting it in joining the BRICS and ensuring permanent solution to the...
Foreign Minister expresses Bangladesh’s interested in buying LNG from Algeria
UNB, Dhaka : Algeria has underlined the need to engage in more efforts to scale up bilateral collaboration with Bangladesh. Bangladesh stressed the need for...
700 Syrians caught trying to enter Lebanon in past week: army
XINHUA, BEIRUT : The Lebanese army prevented over the past week about 700 Syrian nationals from illegally entering Lebanon, the Lebanese Army Command said in...
17 killed, many injured as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram
XINHUA, NEW DELHI : At least 17 workers were killed and many others injured Wednesday after an under-construction overhead railway bridge collapsed in India’s northeastern...
Natore road accident leaves one dead
UNB, Natore : A 41-year-old man was killed and five others sustained injuries in a road accident at Laxmipur Bazar of Lalpur upazilla under Natore...
BRICS: China, Russia and other emerging economies turn to main summit agenda in South Africa
AP, JOHANNESBURG : Leaders of some of the developing world’s most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa,...
Villagers spend sleepless nights as Madhumati river banks erosion intensifies in Faridpur
UNB, Faridpur : Over 500 residents of Madhumati river banks in Alphadanga upazila of the district have been passing sleepless nights amid fear of losing...