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...
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If polls spoiled from outside, people of Bangladesh will also impose sanctions: PM
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...
Test run of train on Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar route likely on October 15
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...
No one from outside should obstruct elections in Bangladesh: PM Hasina warns in New York
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...
Rain paralyses life in capital, causes fatalities
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...
Bangladesh’s priority is to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar, PM tells Uzra Zeya
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...
3 of a family among 4 electrocuted in Dhaka’s Mirpur
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...
US pre-election assessment delegation to arrive Dhaka on Oct 7
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...
Dhaka signs treaty of high seas for sustainable use of marine resources
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...
Traffic jams blight life in Dhaka
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...