42.5 MW power to be generated from plant at Aminbazar landfill
UNB, Dhaka : Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Thursday said 42.5 MW power will be generated from mixed waste...
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India, Pakistan brace for winds, flash flooding as Cyclone Biparjoy heads for evening landfall
AP, India : A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year are bracing for a new deluge...
6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines southwest of the capital
AP, MANILA : A deep earthquake shook part of the Philippines southwest of the capital on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of major...
At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
AP, Greece : A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece,...
Man arrested after wife and daughter found dead in Dhaka’s Badda
UNB, Dhaka : A 33-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter were found dead at their house in Dhaka’s Merul Badda today. The deceased were identified...
Invest in social justice to build just and inclusive societies worldwide: PM at World of Work summit
UNB, Geneva : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the international community to invest in social justice in order to build peaceful, just and...
90 lakh Eid holidaymakers to leave Dhaka by road: SCRF
UNB, Dhaka : About 1.5 crore people are expected to leave greater Dhaka region including Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Gazipur and Narayanganj city corporation areas...
At least 15 people killed and dozens injured in bus crash in Mali
AP, Mali : At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured when two passenger buses collided with a truck in Mali, the government said....
Khaleda’s condition now stable: Dr Zahid
UNB, Dhaka : The condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the city, is stable, said her personal physician AZM...
At least 9 killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, where 100 have died in month of violence
AP, India : Rival ethnic groups fired at each other in fresh violence in India’s remote northeast that left at least nine people dead and...
Greece: 32 migrants dead, more than 100 rescued after fishing vessel capsizes
AP, ATHENS : At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and...
Record 108.4 mln people forcibly displaced by end of 2022: UNHCR
UNB, Dhaka : The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses stood at a record 108.4 million by the end...