5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north
AP, BEIJING : At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading...
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JU student alleges torture by Chhatra League activists
UNB, Dhaka : A Jahangirnagar University student has allegedly been tortured by some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League for not attending guest room and political...
Apply innovative power, talents to build Bangladesh: PM to BCS officers
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the BCS officers to utilise their innovative power and talents in building Bangladesh smartly. “In...
President at Mithamain to welcome PM
UNB, Kishoreganj : President Abdul Hamid on Monday reached his ancestral land to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she is coming to Mithamain upazila...
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse
AP, Turkey : A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some...
Student torture at IU: BCL leader, 4 activists expelled from dormitory
UNB, Islamic University : A leader and four activists of Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of ruling Awami League, have...
Khaleda at Evercare Hospital for health check-ups
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Monday afternoon for health check-ups. “Madam [Khaleda] left for Evercare...
Argentina’s embassy in Dhaka officially reopened
UNB, Dhaka : Amidst huge crowd, Argentina’s Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today inaugurated the new embassy...
Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement
AP, ISLAMABAD : Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas protested in Pakistan’s capital on Sunday, as an American...
Mass protests in Israel as controversial overhauls advanced
AP, Israel : Tens of thousands of Israelis on Saturday protested their far-right government’s plans to overhaul the legal system, three days after parliament advanced...
5 dead, including patient, in medical flight crash in Nevada
AP, STAGECOACH : All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash Friday night in a mountainous...
Turkey launches investigation into 612 people after quake
AP, ISTANBUL : Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake earlier this month,...