8 injured in gas pipeline blast in Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram : Eight people were injured in blast apparently from leakage in a gas pipeline at Balirhat in Chattogram port city early Thursday. Bahar Uddin,...
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‘Whatever you need, let us know’: Momen tells Turkish counterpart
UNB, Dhaka : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen had a telephone conversation yesterday with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to express solidarity with the...
Don’t force students to disclose marital status in admission form of educational institutions: HC
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Thursday asked the authorities concerned not to force students to disclose their marital status in admission form in...
Dollar crisis casts a shadow over operation of Rampal coal-fired power plant
UNB, Dhaka : The 1320 MW Rampal power plant has resumed its partial production, but officials still worry about its uninterrupted operation due to dollar...
4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Sylhet
UNB, Dhaka : A mild earthquake jolted parts of Sylhet region on Thursday morning. The earthquake, measuring 4.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt...
At least 39 migrants dead in bus crash in Panama
AP, PANAMA CITY : At least 39 migrants were killed and about 20 were injured early Wednesday when the bus they were riding in western...
Month-long trade fair in Chattogram kicks off today
UNB, Chattogram : The month-long 30th Chattogram International Trade Fair (CITF) kicks off today at the Railway Pologround. Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud...
Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State
AP, LANSING : The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus,...
3 motorcyclists killed in Tangail road crash
UNB, Tangail : Three motorcyclists were killed when a microbus hit a motorbike at Haripur in Ghatail upazila of Tangail district on Tuesday night. The...
PM urges South Korea for more investments in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged South Korean businesses for more investment in Bangladesh. “There is a huge potential to boost the...
Hopeful about future relations with Bangladesh: US State Dept Counselor Chollet
UNB, Dhaka : Counselor of the US Department of State, Derek Chollet, on Wednesday said they remain “hopeful” about future relations with Bangladesh – building...
Govt to import 1.5 lakh tonnes of fertilizer from Tunisia
UNB, Dhaka : The government will import 1.5 lakh tonnes of TSP fertilizer from Tunisia in 2023. Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Tunisian Chemical...