Death toll from Greece train crash rises to 57
XINHUA, ATHENS : he death toll from Tuesday night’s train crash in central Greece has increased to 57, authorities said on Thursday. Forty-eight people remain...
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Pakistani rupee reaches record low against USD
XINHUA, Islamabad : Pakistani rupee suffered a big blow against the U.S. dollar as the greenback was traded at a historic low of 285.09 rupees...
Money laundering through online gambling platforms: 5 arrested in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five members of an online gambling gang from Khulna for allegedly laundering money through online...
2 vegetable traders killed on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway as pickup van crashes into truck
UNB, Mymensingh : Two vegetable traders were killed on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway of Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila Friday morning after a pickup van hit a truck,...
Sand lifting poses threats of river erosion in Faridpur
UNB, Faridpur : Illegal sand lifting from the Gorai river in Faridpur has continued for the past two months – posing erosion risks and displacement...
US Indo-Pacific Commander Aquilino likely to visit Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Admiral John Aquilino, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, is likely to visit Bangladesh in the coming weeks, said a diplomatic source Wednesday....
Attack on doctor: Patients suffers as physicians’ work abstention goes into 2nd day
UNB, Khulna : Physicians in Khulna district have halted services at all government and private hospitals, except for emergency care, protesting the attack on a...
India can be a mediator in resolving the Ukraine war: Momen tells Indian media
UNB, Dhaka : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said that India can play a mediator’s role and help end the Russia-Ukraine war. Momen,...
Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty, ILO and UNICEF report warns
UNB, Dhaka : The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, according...
Govt to focus on labour-intensive industries along with technology: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government wants to blend Fourth Industrial Revolution with labour intensive industries aiming to create...
LPG price slashed by Tk 6.33 per kg
UNB, Dhaka : Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 6.33 per kg to Tk 118.54 from the previous price of Tk...
Indian Shillong Judge Court upholds acquittal of BNP leader Salahuddin
UNB, Dhaka : The judge court in India’s Shillong has upheld a magistrate court’s verdict that acquitted BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed...