31 dead after barbecue restaurant explosion in northwest China
XINHUA, YINCHUAN : The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on...
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AL candidates win mayoral races in Rajshahi, Sylhet
News Desk : The ruling Awami League candidates AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Md Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury were elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet respectively, in the...
Liton re-elected mayor of Rajshahi, Anwaruzzaman on course to win in Sylhet
Online Desk : Awami League leader AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has been re-elected mayor of Rajshahi for the third time while the ruling party candidate Anwaruzzaman...
Voting in Rajshahi, Sylhet city polls ends; counting on
UNB, Dhaka : Voting in the elections to Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations ended peacefully on Wednesday afternoon with some stray incidents. The counting began...
41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs
TEGUCIGALPA, June 21(AP/UNB) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in...
Flood waters enter low-lying areas in Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat districts
Staff Reporter : Amid torential rains over the last couple of days, flood waters entered some low-lying areas in Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat District, including...
4-tier security measures taken for SCC polls Election equipment sent to 190 centres
Sylhet Bureau : The Election Commission (EC) and the local administration have taken a four-tier security measures in and around the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC)...
Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges block Nilkhet intersection in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : Students of seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges on Tuesday blocked Nilkhet intersection to press home their 7-point demand. They put up barricade and...
Sylhet city polls: 2600 police personnel to ensure security
UNB, Sylhet : At least 2600 law enforcers have been deployed for the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) election to ensure foolproof security, scheduled for June...
Govt’s step down our only demand: BNP
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said at a youth rally in Bogura that they have only one demand...
