Bus fares reduced by 5 paisa/km after cut in fuel prices
UNB, Dhaka : The government has reduced the fares of inter-district and long route buses by Tk 5 paisa per kilometre after fuel prices were...
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Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 172 cases
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and 172 new cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. While the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged...
PM rules out Sri Lanka-like crisis in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday made it clear that Bangladesh will never face an economic crisis like Sri Lanka as her...
Rampal Plant: Hasina, Modi to jointly announce completion of 1st unit in Sept
UNB, Bagerhat : The first unit of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant will go into commercial operation early October in a major stride in...
Govt to soon fix prices of 9 daily essentials
UNB, Dhaka : The Bangladesh government will soon fix the prices of nine essential commodities, including rice and wheat, to ease public sufferings, a senior...
HC summons BFIU chief over ‘incomplete report’ on black money in Swiss banks
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court has summoned the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to explain an “incomplete report” filed in compliance with...
NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem
AP, CAPE CANAVERAL : NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday...
Global Covid cases top 606 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 606 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According...
75 killed, 59 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours
XINHUA, ISLAMABAD : At least 75 people were killed and 59 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the...
Six of family injured in gas pipeline explosion in Keraniganj
Online Desk : Six members of a family suffered critical burn injuries in an explosion in the gas pipeline of their house in the Jinjira...
HC rejects Hallmark chairperson’s bail plea in graft case
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Hallmark Group chairperson Jasmine Islam in a graft case filed over embezzlement...
Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid violent unrest
AP, BAGHDAD : Iran closed its land borders to Iraq as flights to the country halted Tuesday amid violence in Baghdad following an influential Shiite...