Egypt says basketball stands partly collapse, injuring 27
AP, CAIRO : At least 27 people were injured when stands partly collapsed Saturday during a basketball game in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, health...
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Christmas celebrations underway in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : The Christian community is celebrating Christmas in the country, as elsewhere across the world, this morning amid festivities and enthusiasm. Christmas, the...
New AL central committee pays tribute to Bangabandhu
UNB, Dhaka : The newly-elected Awami League Central Working Committee and Advisory Council led by party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to...
From ticketing to seating: Things to know ahead of the Dhaka Metro Rail launch
UNB, Dhaka : The much-awaited first metro rail in Bangladesh will soon be opened to the public according to the government but most potential passengers...
No new dialogue possible with BNP or any other party: CEC
UNB, Patuakhali : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said that there is no opportunity for a new dialogue with BNP or...
CPD raises question about power tariff enhancement proposal
UNB, Dhaka : Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a think-tank, has raised questions about the necessity of power tariff enhancement against the backdrop of the...
Bangladesh Navy set to become ‘builder’ from ‘buyer’: PM
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked Bangladesh Navy to stay prepared for dealing with any naural disaster as well as protecting...
Dengue fatalities now 274 with another death
Online Desk : With another death reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to...
Fiji calls in military after close election is disputed
AP, New Zealand : Fijian police on Thursday said they were calling in the military to help maintain security following a close election last week...
Zelenskyy tells cheering US legislators funding Ukraine’s war effort “not charity” but an “investment”
AP, WASHINGTON : Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy told cheering U.S. legislators during a defiant wartime visit to the nation’s capital on Wednesday that against all odds...
UN Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on Myanmar; China, Russia and India abstain from voting
UNB, Dhaka : The United Nations Security Council has adopted its first-ever resolution on “situation in Myanmar”, placing an important focus on the Rohingya crisis...
BNP MP Harunur Rashid submits resignation to JS Speaker
UNB, Dhaka : Md. Harunur Rashid, Member of Parliament (MP) of Chapainawabganj-3, tendered his resignation to Speaker of Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday....