US providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts: Peter Haas
UNB, Dhaka : The United States is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the most severely affected areas. “The people of...
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Indonesian IT minister arrested for alleged corruption in procurement
AP, Indonesia : Indonesian authorities on Wednesday arrested the information technology minister as part of an investigation into a million-dollar corruption scandal linked to the...
2 army personnel killed, 2 injured by KNA terrorists in Bandarban: ISPR
UNB, Dhaka : Two soldiers of Bangladesh Army were killed and two officers injured in an attack by armed terrorists of Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA)...
Gunmen kill 29 villagers in latest attack in hard-hit north Nigeria
AP, Nigeria : Gunmen attacked villages in troubled north-central Nigeria, killing 29 people and razing houses, survivors and authorities said Tuesday. Many villagers remained unaccounted...
Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar train to be launched by September: Railway Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar train will start operation by September this year, said Railway Minister Md. Nurul Islam Sujan on Tuesday. The Minister revealed...
Withdrawal of additional police escort won’t affect bilateral ties: FS
UNB, Dhaka : Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday said the withdrawal of “additional police escort” services from envoys of the four countries will...
Postponed SSC exams to be held May 27, 28
UNB, Dhaka : The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations which were postponed due to cyclonic storm Mocha will be held on May 27...
Bangladesh should be built following desire of the people: President Shahabuddin
UNB, Pabna : President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday said the society should be built in accordance with the desire of the people. He said this...
N’ganj murder: HC upholds death of 2 convicts, 11 acquitted
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty of two convicts in the case over the murder of four Awami League...
15 killed in clash between 2 tribes over coal mine in NW Pakistan
AP, Pakistan : At least 15 people were killed and several others were wounded in an hourslong bloody clash between two tribes over the ownership...
PM Hasina: Keep up the country’s dev momentum to foil anti-national conspirators
UNB, Dhaka : Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the newly appointed public servants to take a vow to maintain the country’s development momentum...
Powerful Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured
AP, Dhaka : Rescuers early Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet ) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a...