Johnson to resign as Tory leader today
BBC Online : Boris Johnson is to resign as Conservative leader today, the BBC is told, following further ministerial resignations this morning. But he plans...
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National University expels student for harassing Hindu teacher, ‘inciting religious tensions’
Online Desk :The National University has expelled a student from Khulna for harassing a teacher in Narail and ‘inciting religious tensions’. A teacher at Mirzapur...
Global Covid cases top 557 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has now surpassed 557 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle...
Rains likely to quell heat in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Expect some respite from the scorching heat and frustrating humidity, as the weather department has predicted monsoon showers at many places across...
Two cousins die in Rajbari road crash
UNB, Jhenaidah : Two cousins returning to their respective homes from Dhaka to celebrate Eid with their families in Jhenaidah died after a three-wheel vehicle...
Flood threat moves north as Sydney area emergency eases
UNB, SYDNEY : Floodwaters were receding in Sydney and its surrounding area Thursday as heavy rain threatened to inundate towns north of Australia’s largest city....
Gazipur gridlocked: Traffic crawls on Dhaka-M’singh highway
UNB, Gazipur : With Bangladesh in the grip of the Eid rush, commuters heading home faced a harrowing time on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Thursday....
Kurigram: BSF hands over bodies of two minor siblings
UNB, Kurigram : India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday handed over to the Bangladesh authorities the bodies of two minor siblings, who went missing...
Skyrocketing fodder prices leave cattle farmers fretting ahead of Eid
UNB, Dhaka : With barely three-four days left for Eid-ul-Azha, cattle farmer Azizul Haque is a bit worried. The reason — he has not been...
PM seeks people’s support to cut power subsidy amid hard times
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underlined the need for downsizing subsidies in the power sector and sought full cooperation from the...
Banks set to provide Tk433 crore loans to tannery owners
UNB, Dhaka : Banks will provide Tk433 crore loans to tannery owners for purchasing rawhide after Eid-ul-Azha, the highest rawhide collection season in the country....
Modi govt’s Muslim face Mukhtar quits as Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s prominent Muslim face Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigned as India’s Minority Affairs Minister on...