Fire at SA Paribahan’s Kakrail office under control
UNB, Dhaka : A massive fire that broke out in a 4-storey building in the capital’s Kakrail area on Monday morning has been brought under control. “The fire started at the SA Paribahan’s Parcel...
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Commentary: Awami League can’t be a communist party to deny people free election
Editorial Desk : Awami League must know how the leftists targeted it for its popularity as the largest popular party to advance the cause of leftist politics of one-party autocracy. Under communism, there is...
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000
AP, ISLAMABAD : Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to 2,000, says Taliban spokesman. The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but later said the figure was...
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rises to 232
XINHUA, GAZA : The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 232, with 1,697 others injured, according to an update from the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza on Saturday. The airstrikes...
Gaza under bombardment after Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel
Al Jazeera : At least 198 people have been killed and at least 1,610 wounded in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza during Israel’s retaliation after a deadly multi-pronged attack by Hamas forces into Israel,...
Bangladesh to become int’l aviation hub for its location: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that either Bangladesh’s resort town Cox’s Bazar or Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka may soon become the international air transportation hub due to...
At least 16 migrants killed, 29 injured in a bus crash in southern Mexico
AP, MEXICO CITY : At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later...
Rickshaw pullers carrying their passengers during rain in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday.
Rickshaw pullers carrying their passengers during rain in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday.
Rain damages over 2,000 hectares of Aman paddy in Natore, many stranded in water
UNB, Natore : Heavy rains damaged Aman paddies in over 2,000 hectares in the past couple of days in Singra and Naldanga upazilas of northern district of Natore. The downpour also damaged vegetables on...
New Zealand crush England in Cricket World Cup opener
Sports Reporter : The New Zealand cricket team made an auspicious start in the ICC World Cup defeating England cricket team by nine wickets in the opening match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad...
