Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
AP, PITTSFIELD : A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread...
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Sri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes
AP. Sri Lanka : Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers were on a daylong strike Wednesday to protest against sharp increases in...
2 dead as bus hits motorbike in Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : A biker and his pillion rider were killed when a bus hit their motorcycle in Baniachara area of Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria...
Metro Rail’s Mirpur-11, Kazipara stations now open to commuters
UNB, Dhaka : Mirpur-11 and Kazipara stations of Dhaka Metro Rail were opened to the public today. The train can pick up and drop off...
More clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan
AP, Pakistan : Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan threw bricks at police who fought back with clubs and tear gas for a...
US keen to be number one investor in Bangladesh: Ambassador Haas
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador Peter Haas has said that his country wants to be the leading investor in Bangladesh. “The United States intends to...
Diabetic patients to get free insulin at community clinics: PM Hasina
UNB, Gazipur : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced that the government will provide free insulin to the diabetic patients of the country through...
Banks’ transaction time from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm for Ramadan
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set bank transaction hours from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm and banking office time from 9:30 am to...
17 fishermen arrested for breaching hilsa fishing ban in Padma, Meghna rivers
UNB, Chandpur : River Police arrested 17 fishermen for breaching the two-month ban on catching hilsa fry – imposed by the government – in the...
Fire kills 8th grader in Magura
UNB, Magura : An eighth grader was charred to death when a fire broke out in a cowshed at Bagbaria village in Sreepur upazila on...
No new import permit for onion through Hili land port after March 15
UNB, Dinajpur : Importers are suspecting that onion price in the country may go up during Ramadan, as the government has decided to not issue...
PM seeks more supports from ADB for education, skills development and infrastructures
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought more cooperation from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the development of Bangladesh mainly in education,...