Question paper leak: Headmaster put on 3-day remand
UNB, Kurigram : A Kurigram court on Thursday placed Lutfur Rahman, headmaster of Nehal Uddin Girls’ High School, on a three-day remand in connection with...
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Bangladesh reports 2 more Covid deaths, 679 new cases
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 679 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total...
Police prepared to thwart any possible militant attack: DMP Commissioner
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Thursday said police are ready to thwart any possible militant attack during the...
Bridge cranes installed at Unit 2 of Rooppur NPP
UNB, Dhaka : Two bridge cranes have been installed in the turbine compartment of Unit-2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Project. According to Rosatom, the Russian...
Tier-2 cities like Gazipur, Narayanganj must promote urban growth outside Dhaka: World Bank
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has made remarkable economic progress in the past five decades. To sustain and further accelerate the growth rate in the long...
Suu Kyi, Australian economist get 3 years in jail
AP, BANGKOK : A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday and sentenced Australian economist Sean...
Climate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia’s drought
AP, Somalia : Blindness heightens the remaining senses. The thud of a toppling camel is more jarring, the feel of tightening skin more acute, the...
No need to import eggs: Agriculture Minister
UNB, Gazipur : All ministries should strengthen monitoring to control the egg market, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today. “Importing eggs will increase...
Trade via Sonamasjid land port to remain suspended for 8 days
UNB, Chanpainawabganj : Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India via the Sonamasjid land port will remain suspended for eight days, on the occasion of Durga...
Pakistan appoints new finance minister amid economic crisis
AP, ISLAMABAD : Pakistan appointed a new finance minister on Wednesday, as the impoverished Islamic nation struggles to recover from an economic crisis worsened by...
Typhoon Noru weakens over Vietnam, dumps rain in Thailand
AP, Vietnam : Typhoon Noru weakened into a tropical storm over central Vietnam on Wednesday, causing blackouts and blowing off roofs and billboards with strong...
Rohingyas must go back to their own country: PM in Washington
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is not in a position to take any more people from Myanmar emphasizing on repatriation...