6 people burnt in Wari gas pipeline fire
Online Desk : At least six people have suffered burns in a gas pipeline fire in Dhaka’s Wari during repair work. The fire broke out at the road around 2:25 am, said Deputy Assistant...
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AL factional clash halts traffic on Dhaka-Ctg highway for 1 hr; 30 hurt
UNB, Cumilla : At least 30 people sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of ruling Awami League (AL) in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla district on Tuesday morning. Traffic on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway...
Heatwave likely to continue for 5 to 6 days: Met office
UNB, Dhaka : The prevailing mild, moderate and severe heatwave may continue for five to six days across the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Due to excessive moister incursion, the discomfort may...
Coal shortage forces complete closure of Payra power plant
UNB, Dhaka : Payra power plant’s operation was completely shut down at 12:05 pm on Monday with the shutdown of its second unit due to coal crisis. The shutdown of power plant triggered more...
4 killed as truck rams into auto-rickshaw in Naogaon
UNB, Naogaon : Four passenger of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when a truck rammed into it on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway at Bagchara in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon district on Monday. Three of the deceased...
Face free election or seek reconciliation – Mainul Hosein
The new US policy of visa cancellation is a master stroke and it has come as a great relief to our people in the hope that the government machinery will be less repressive and...
14 dead, 5 missing in southwest China landslide
Online Desk : A landslide struck a rural district in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Sunday morning, killing 14 people and leaving five others missing, authorities said. The mountainous region has seen rainfall lasting...
Three killed as bus collides with auto-rickshaw in Habiganj
UNB, Habiganj: Three people were killed in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Habiganj’s Shayestaganj upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Rafiq Miah, 35, son of...
India train crash kills over 280, injures 900
Berger extends contract with Rupali Chowdhury Business Desk Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited (BPBL), has extended its contract with Rupali Chowdhury as the Managing Director for three more years owing to her exceptional and unwavering...
More than 200 killed and 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India; hundreds still trapped in coaches
AP, NEW DELHI : Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said. The accident that...