Earthquake in eastern China knocks down houses and injures at least 10, but no deaths reported
AP, BEIJING : An earthquake in eastern China before dawn Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 10 people, according to state media, but...
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Pakistan’s ex PM Imran Khan moved to high-security prison
AP, ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development...
Supreme Court Bar Association office vandalised as pro-AL, BNP lawyers clash
Online Desk : The secretary’s office of the Supreme Court Bar Association has been vandalised amid brewing political tensions as pro-Awami League and BNP lawyers...
Build skilled tech-savvy manpower: PM Hasina to Smart Bangladesh Task Force
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the Smart Bangladesh Task Force to work for building skilled and tech-savvy manpower in a...
US has no position on caretaker govt issue: Ambassador Haas after meeting AL delegation
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Thursday reiterated that the US does not support any particular political party but supports the...
Bangladeshi MP among 17 released from police custody after brief detention in Oman
UNB, Dhaka : Seventeen Bangladeshi citizens including Khadizatul Anwar, an incumbent Member of Parliament of Bangladesh, have been released from police custody in Oman. “No...
BNP leader Salahuddin picked up by law enforcers, son alleges
UNB, Dhaka : BNP’s Commerce Affairs Secretary and former lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed was picked up by law enforcers in the capital on Thursday, alleged his...
Facebook to assist in preventing propaganda, misinformation: EC official
UNB, Dhaka : Facebook authorities have assured the Election Commission to provide assistance in preventing misinformation and propaganda on the social media platform following the...
US Ambassador Haas holding meeting with AL leaders at Bangabandhu Avenue office
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has held a meeting with Awami League leaders. Haas was holding the meeting with an AL...
Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already left damage and injuries
AP, TOKYO : The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week was slowly moving west Thursday...
Maritime ports asked to keep local cautionary signal 3 hoisted
UNB, Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep local cautionary signal no. 3 hoisted as the monsoon...
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
AP, ZHUOZHOU : China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri...