No foreign trips for govt officials
Online Desk : The government on Wednesday (November 9) issued a travel ban for all public sector employees with expense of their institutions until further...
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HC wants to know steps against those involved in prison guard recruitment scam
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to inform the court within one month about the steps taken against those...
Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Feni
UNB, Dhaka : Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway...
Bangladesh will take IMF loan, but not under hard conditions, says Obaidul Quader
UNB, Dhaka : Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday that the government will take loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Bangladesh on $ 4.5 billion loan
UNB, Dhaka : The visiting IMF delegation and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement to support Bangladesh’s economic policies with a 42-month arrangement...
Dengue death toll in Bangladesh reaches 187
UNB, Dhaka : With five more deaths reported in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, this year’s fatalities from Dengue climbed to 187. This year’s fatalities...
T20 World Cup: Knocking out New Zealand, Pakistan moves to final
UNB, Dhaka : Pakistan knocked New Zealand out of the T20 World Cup and marched to the final on Wednesday. In the first semifinal of...
Earthquake rocks west Nepal, felt as far as New Delhi
UNB, KATHMANDU : An earthquake centered in the mountains of west Nepal rocked the Himalayan nation in early Wednesday, killing at least six people while...
Case filed over Sylhet BNP leader’s murder
UNB, Sylhet : A case has been filed over the killing of a local leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Sylhet’s Amberkhana area on...
In Maryland, Moore elected as state’s first Black governor
AP, ANNAPOLIS : Democrat Wes Moore was elected Maryland’s first Black governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1....
2 Bangladeshis shot dead in BSF firing along Lalmonirhat border, locals say
UNB, Lalmonirhat : Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Lohakuchi border in Kaliganj upazila of...
PM stresses arranging more competitions, trainings for success in sports
BSS, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today underlined the need for arranging more competitions and trainings to gain success in the international sports platforms,...