Cyprus rescues 115 Syrian migrants aboard 3 separate boats over the last three days
AP, Cyprus : Cyprus police on Monday rescued 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water some 3.5 miles off the Mediterranean island...
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PM Hasina off to South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Tuesday morning for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the15th BRICS Summit. The Premier is joining...
PM Hasina writes to US President Biden expressing deep sadness over Maui wildfire devastation
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep sadness over the devastation and loss of lives in a deadly wildfire in the Hawaiian...
IU permanently expels 5 former BCL activists for torturing, harassing female student
UNB, Islamic University : The authorities of the Islamic University in Kushtia on Monday expelled five of its students — a former leader and four...
4 killed as covered-van hits CNG auto-rickshaw in Brahmanbaria
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Four people were killed and three others injured when a covered van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Sohagpur bus...
Teesta erosion worsens in Kurigram; 50 homes swept away
UNB, Kurigram : Erosion by the Teesta River has taken a serious turn in Kurigram district with the recession of floodwater, displacing many families and...
PM Hasina calls for speeding up the verdict on Aug 21 grenade attack
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for expediting the implementation of the trial court’s verdict of the August 21...
Truck, easy-bike collision leaves 2 dead in Chuadanga
UNB, Chuadanga : Two people were killed and six others injured following a collision between a truck and a battery-run easy-bike in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga upazila...
A bus crashes off the road in central Turkey, leaving 12 passengers dead
AP, Turkey : A passenger bus veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch in central Turkey on Monday, killing 12 people and...
Mother, daughter die in Sylhat gas cylinder blast; 4 injured
UNB, Sylhet : A woman and her daughter were killed and four members of the same family injured in a fire that broke out following...
Obaidul Quader announces toll rates for Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Online Desk : Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today announced the toll rates for Dhaka Elevated Expressway, which is set to be partially...
Dhaka city corporations grapple with persistent waterlogging problem on multiple fronts
UNB, Dhaka : As the monsoon season arrives each year, the residents of the capital city find themselves grappling with the familiar scourge of flooding....