Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan leave 25 dead, 145 injured
AP, PESHAWAR : Heavy rains swept through Pakistan’s northwest on Saturday, causing several houses to collapse and leaving at least 25 people dead and 145...
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Job seekers block Shahbagh intersection over age limit extension
DU Correspondent : Hundred of students from different colleges and universities blocked the capital’s Shahbagh intersection for about five hours on Saturday demanding raising of...
No election without caretaker govt: Jamaat
News Desk : Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Abdullah Md Taher has said the party will thwart the general elections if a caretaker government is not appointed....
Weekly kitchen market: Fish price high; onion, chicken, vegetable on down trend
Staff Reporter : The prices of onion both in wholesale and retail market have come down by Tk 40 to Tk 45 per kg as...
Rain brings much-needed relief to Dhaka
News Desk : With a heatwave battering life across the county for the last few days, light rain provided some relief to residents of Dhaka...
408 deaths in 491 road accidents in May
UNB, Dhaka : In May, there were 491 road accidents in the country, leaving 408 people dead and 631 injured. Of the deceased, 67 were...
More rain or thundershowers likely across the country
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted more rains or thundershowers in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, over 24 hours —...
Protest against load-shedding: 26 BNP men injured in AL attack in Pabna
Staff Reporter : At least 26 people were injured in Pabna on Thursday when the BNP’s rally on protesting load shedding came under attack allegedly...
Protest against load shedding: 10 BNP activists hurt ‘in attack by AL men’ in Pabna
UNB, Pabna : At least 10 BNP leaders and activists including party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisor Habibur Rahman Habib were injured in an attack allegedly...
Transmission from Adani’s Gadda power plant to national grid resumes
UNB, Dhaka : Transmission from Adani’s Gadda Power Plant, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, to Bangladesh’s national grid resumed at 3:43 am (early hour)...
26 students of three high schools fall sick in Cumilla
News Desk : 26 students of three high schools in Cumilla’s Daudkandi fell sick on the first day of half-yearly exam due to the searing...