Indian capital faces drinking-water shortage as pumps flooded
Ruters : Supplies of drinking water in the Indian capital will fall by a quarter on Thursday and Friday because three treatment plants have been...
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US visa policy to supplement govt commitment to hold free election: Uzra Zeya tells PM
Visiting US Department of State’s Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya on Thursday said her country announced the new visa...
PM Hasina inaugurates South Asia’s largest STP in city’s Dasherkandi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the operation of South Asia’s largest single sewage treatment plant in Dasherkandi near the city’s Aftabnagar. The Dasherkandi...
When Facebook plays Cupid: Chinese man comes to Bangladesh to marry Chuadanga woman
UNB, Chuadanga : Sauyi Chui (28), a Chinese citizen, recently got married to Faria Sultana (20) from Gayeshpur upazila of Chuadanga district. The two met...
IMF approves much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, saving it from defaulting on debt
UNB, ISLAMABAD : The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, the global lender said, a move that’s likely...
More people can’t afford nutritious food and 148 million children are stunted by hunger, UN says
AP, UNITED NATIONS : The U.N. delivered grim news on global food security Wednesday: 2.4 billion people didn’t have constant access to food last year,...
122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report
UNB, Dhaka : Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and...
Fakhrul announces ‘one-point’ demand to oust govt
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday formally announced a ‘one-point’ movement with a goal to remove Awami League from...
Thousands turn up at AL peace rally in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : Thousands of Awami League activists on Wednesday gathered at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram mosque in the city for the peace...
Bangladesh to import LNG from Malaysia
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh is going to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Malaysia as the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved in principle a...
Fire in Gazipur Hawkers Market guts at least 33 shops
UNB, Gazipur : At least 33 shops were gutted in a fire at the back of Hawkers Market, adjacent to Konabari BSCIC area of Gazipur...
House fire kills 4 adults and 6 children in Pakistan, rescuers and police say
AP, LAHORE : A fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly...