Heavy rainfall warning for Khulna, Ctg & Barishal
Online Desk : The current spell of pleasant weather in Bangladesh is likely to continue, as the weatherman has predicted heavy showers in three divisions...
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Poll panel still lacks capacity to use EVMs in all 300 seats, says CEC
UNB, Dhaka : The Election Commission still lacks the capacity to hold the entire national election through electronic voting machines (EVMs), Chief Election Commissioner Kazi...
Sri Lanka anti-government protests continue despite curfew
AP, COLOMBO : Defying a nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka, several hundred protesters continued to chant slogans against the government Tuesday, a day after violent...
Woman ‘beaten to death’ in Jhenaidah
UNB, Jhenaidah : A 40-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her neighbours over a small matter in Berbinni village of Harinakundu upazila in...
Nearly 27,000 litres of edible oil seized in Rajshahi, one held
UNB, Rajshahi : Police have seized nearly 27,000 litres of edible oil illegally stored in two warehouses in Rajshahi and arrested one of its owners....
Ecnec clears 11 projects involving Tk 5,826 crore
UNB, Dhaka : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a total of 11 development projects involving Tk 5,826 crore....
Bangladesh sees zero Covid death for 20th straight day
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported 26 Covid cases in 24 hours until Tuesday morning which took the total caseload to 1,952,855. With no new Covid...
2 more held over New Market clashes
UNB, Dhaka : Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two employees of a shop in Hazaribagh area in the city on Tuesday...
Official: 8 Turkish citizens kidnapped from bus in Haiti
AP, Haiti : Eight Turkish citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, an official told The Associated Press on Monday, apparently the latest in a...
Global Covid cases near 518 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases is now approaching 518 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world....
2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
MEXICO CITY, May 10 (AP/UNB) — Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two...
Media fraternity pays last tributes to KG Mustofa
UNB, Dhaka : Journalists paid their last tributes to their fellow colleague and renowned lyricist KG Mustofa at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital...