Clashes rage in Israel as Hamas holds out ‘longer than expected’
Reuters : Israel’s troops were battling on Monday to clear out Hamas gunmen more than two days after they burst across the fence from Gaza...
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Waterlogging a perpetual problem for residents in N’ganj’s DND area
UNB, Narayanganj : Thousands of people living in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) area have been suffering from severe waterlogging for years and this year too the...
Cabinet clears draft law to appoint administrators in UPs
UNB, Dhaka: The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Act, 2013 with a provision to...
Credible polls not possible under current regime, BNP tells US pre-election assessment team
UNB, Dhaka : BNP on Monday told the visiting joint IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission of the US that no credible election is possible...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...