Nepal’s newly elected president takes oath of office
AP, KATHMANDU : Nepal’s newly elected president — the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic —...
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Ramadan 2023: Govt sets office timing from 9 am to 3:30 pm
UNB, Dhaka : The government has set the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan – from 9 am to 3:30 pm –...
Training commander of Jamatul Ansar, 8 other militants arrested in Bandarban: RAB
UNB, Bandarban : Nine members, including a training commander, of militant group Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya have been arrested in a drive conducted by...
Pressures on Sheikh Hasina won’t work: PM
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said no pressures will work on her as she defied many pressures in the past. “There...
Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar in an inspiring Hollywood comeback
AP, LOS ANGELES : Ke Huy Quan had mostly disappeared from Hollywood for over two decades, dispirited by the lack of on-camera work for Asian...
RU students lock admin building protesting ‘attack from locals and police’
UNB, Rajshahi : Rajshahi University students today demonstrated in front of the administration building of the university and locked the building, protesting “attack on them...
Fire at Sitakunda cotton warehouse under control after around 22 hrs
UNB, Chattogram : The fire that broke out at a cotton godown in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district yesterday morning was brought under control this...
2 dead in Gazipur road accident
UNB, Gazipur : Two people were killed and one was injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van carrying chicken and a sand-laden truck...
BNP won’t join polls under current government, party delegation tells EU envoys
UINB, Dhaka : BNP had a closed-door meeting with the diplomats of the European Union (EU) countries in Bangladesh on Sunday where the party leaders...
HC orders ACC to investigate financial anomalies in state-owned Essential Drug
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court (HC) Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the financial anomalies involving Tk 477 crore at state-owned pharmaceutical...
Tk 4323-crore project to improve disaster preparedness, 7 others get Ecnec nod
UNB, Dhaka : The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved a Tk 4323-crore ‘Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerability Reduction Project...
Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian militants in West Bank
AP, JERUSALEM : Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian militants Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said,...