Govt to procure 3 lakh mts Aman paddy at Tk 28 per kg: Food Minister
UNB, Dhaka : The government has set a target to procure three lakh metric tonnes (mts) of Aman paddy and five lakh mts of boiled...
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Do your best to boost food production to keep Bangladesh free from famine: PM Hasina urges youth
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the youth to make greater efforts at boosting food and agricultural production to keep Bangladesh...
Dengue death toll climbs to 148 as 7 more die
Online Desk : Seven more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to...
Padma Bridge Rail Project: Trial run of train begins
UNB, Faridpur : Test run of a train (an engine and an open boggy) has begun on the new railway line from the district under...
Traffic congestion at Motijheel as RMG workers protest factory relocation
UNB, Dhaka Motijheel and its adjacent areas witnessed a huge traffic jam on Tuesday morning as workers of a RMG factory blocked roads protesting relocation...
Nine arrested after bridge collapses in India, killing 134
AP, MORBI :Police in western India arrested nine people on Monday as they investigated the collapse of a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge in one...
Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran
AP, DUBAI : Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have...
Biswajit Das murder: Another fugitive convict held in N’ganj
UNB, Dhaka : Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested a fugitive convict who had been on the run since his conviction in Biswajit Das...
Remittance: Bangladesh Bank tells banks to provide Tk 107 per dollar
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to provide Tk 107 against per US dollar inward remittance. A remitter will now get Tk 107...
Saudi Arabia assures assistance in commercial supply of LNG to Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Saudi Arabia has assured its assistance in commercial supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Bangladesh on an emergency basis. The Saudi...
Ukraine hit by water, power cuts after Russian missile strikes
AFP, Ukraine : Ukraine suffered sweeping blackouts and water supplies were cut to large parts of Kyiv on Monday after another wave of Russian missile...
Nearly 100 dead, dozens missing in storm-ravaged Philippines
AP, Philippines : Nearly 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year with dozens more feared...