Heavy rains in Afghanistan unleash flash floods that kill 12 people and leave 40 missing
AP, ISLAMABAD: Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing, according to a Taliban spokesman and...
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Those who violate law, cause public suffering to face action: Home Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday warned that action will be taken if anyone tries to break law and create public suffering....
2 dead in bus-truck collision on Dhaka-Natore highway
UNB, Natore : Two people, including a bus driver, were killed and 10 were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck...
20-year master plan to transform Cox’s Bazar into a smart city likely to be initiated next month
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The 20-year-long master plan to transform the tourism city Cox’s Bazar into a modern and smart city is likely to be...
Thousands of Muslims take to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
AP, BAGHDAD : Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of...
Nur and his supporters try to break into locked office space, building owner says rent due for almost 17 months
UNB, Dhaka: Nurul Haque Nur, who leads one faction of Gono Odhikar Parishad, and his supporters allegedly broke the gate to their office space that...
Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 10 and traps many others in western India
AP, RAIGAD : A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state killed 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of...
Jubo League activist hacked to death in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : An activist of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League was stabbed to death by miscreants in Narail’s Kalia upazila of Khulna division on Thursday...
Dhaka calls on UN Secretary-General to convey OIC’s deep condemnation on burning of Holy Quran
UNB, Dhaka : Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith has said they deeply condemn the repeated...
BNP’s ‘youth rally’ at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday
UNB, Dhaka : Three BNP associate bodies–Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Chhatra Dal, and Swechchasebak Dal–will hold its ‘youth rally’ at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the capital on...
EC wants to form judicial inquiry committee to investigate attack on Hero Alam
UNB, Dhaka : The Election Commission (EC) demanded on Thursday that authorities form a judicial inquiry committee to investigate into the attack on independent candidate...
Fair polls not possible without neutral govt as AL has vote-stealing scheme: BNP tells British envoy
UNB, Dhaka : BNP on Thursday told British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke that a fair election is not possible here without a neutral...