704 killed in Israeli air raid in last 24 hours
BBC News : More than 700 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel’s military said it had struck...
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Cyclone Hamoon starts crossing coastal areas: BMD
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Cyclonic storm Hamoon started crossing the coastal areas around 6:00 pm on Tuesday with wind blowing at high speeds, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The severe cyclonic storm “HAMOON” over...
2 dead as mini truck overturns in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet : Two people were dead and at least 7 were injured as a mini truck carrying them overturned after losing control on Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet this morning. The...
Train Collision: 20 people killed in Kishoreganj
UNB, Kishoreganj : At least 20 people were killed and scores injured on Monday when a cargo train rammed into two bogies of a passenger train at Bhairab Rail Station in Kishoreganj district on...
RMG workers block road in Gazipur demanding salary hike
UNB, Gazipur : Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Tangail highway remained suspended for four hours today as workers of five garment factories blocked roads demanding salary hike at Telirchala in Mouchak of Gazipur city. Shahidul Islam,...
Haas queries home minister on security plan for BNP’s Oct 28 rally
UNB : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said that US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas, who met him at the Secretariat Sunday, wanted to know whether the government would blockade all entry points...
Cross-border power trade between Dhaka, Kathmandu unlikely to start before Nov
UNB, Dhaka : Despite an understanding among Bangladesh, Nepal and India, state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) still cannot import electricity from the Himalayan nation. On August 28 this year, State Minister for Power,...
All enjoy equal religious rights in Bangladesh: PM Hasina tells Hindus celebrating Durga Puja
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government is determined to ensure equal rights of all citizens irrespective of their religions and castes. “We always believe that everyone in the...
Govt aims to collect 11.2 percent of GDP in taxes by 2025-26 fiscal
UNB, Dhaka : The government aims to collect total revenue amounting to 11.2 percent of GDP by the end of the 2025-26 fiscal, according to the Medium Term Macroeconomic Policy Statement (2023-24 to 2025-26)...
PM Hasina inaugurates 15-storey Bar Council Building
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed 15-storey building of Bangladesh Bar Council in Dhaka. The building with state-of-the-art facilities costing Tk 138 crore has adequate office space,...