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...
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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...
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...
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...
Russia will take back spent fuel of Rooppur nuclear power plant: PM Hasina tells fuel handing ceremony
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday Russia has promised to take back the spent fuel of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP)...
‘Committed no crime, not afraid,’ says Dr Yunus at ACC
UNB, Dhaka : Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus defended himself, saying, “I have committed no crime, and I’m not afraid,” when...
Panic grips people living by Teesta as river flowing 30 cm above danger level
UNB, Kurigram : Panic has gripped people living on the banks of the Teesta river in Kurigram, as it has been flowing 30 cm above...
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to receive fresh batch of uranium from Russia’s Rosatom at ‘Graduation Ceremony’ tomorrow
UNB, Pabna : Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is going to officially receive a fresh batch of uranium from the Russian contractor, Rosatom, at a...
Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
AP, ROME : At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon...
Send Khaleda abroad for treatment: BNP
Staff Reporter : Main opposition party- BNP’s highest policy making body, National Standing Committee, on Tuesday urged the government to allow the party’s ailing Chairperson...