35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in Benin
XINHUA, COTONOU : At least 35 people were killed and more than ten seriously injured in a fire at a petrol warehouse on Saturday in Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme, the Beninese Ministry of...
XINHUA, COTONOU : At least 35 people were killed and more than ten seriously injured in a fire at a petrol warehouse on Saturday in Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme, the Beninese Ministry of...
News Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said if the election is spoiled from outside the country, people of Bangladesh will impose sanctions. “We would like to see that no attempt is made...
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The trial run of a train on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar route is expected to be conducted on October 15 as 92 percent work on the railway route has been completed, said...
UNB, New York : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes...
UNB, Dhaka : Amere 122 mm of rainfall brought life in the capital to a standstill last night and led to casualties, while other parts of the country also grappled with waterlogging as rain...
BSS, NEW YORK : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government attached priority to send back Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar. “Our priority is to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas taken shelter in...
Online Desk : At least four people including three members of a family were electrocuted in the capital’s Mirpur area on Thursday night. The identities of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately. The...
UNB, Dhaka : The United States-funded International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) will independently and impartially conduct a joint pre-election assessment mission (PEAM) in Bangladesh in accordance with the NDI’s Declaration...
UNB, New York : Bangladesh has signed the Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) , also known as “Treaty of the High Seas”, to protect and use marine resources in a sustainable...
Staff Reporter : Despite pouring billions of dollars into ambitious mega projects such as the metro rail, elevated expressways and a plethora of flyovers, yet the bustling metropolis Dhaka remains trapped in the clutches...