Miscreants set fire to Benapole Express train in Dhaka’s Gopibag
UNB, Dhaka : Unidentified miscreants set fire to a passenger train in the capital’s Gopibag area on Friday night. Arsonists torched the four coaches of...
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BNP takes out procession with sticks in capital, calls for boycotting Jan 7 polls
UNB, Dhaka : The leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies brought out a procession carrying sticks in the capital on Friday morning...
8 including BGB men injured as pick up van collides with bus in Gaibandha
UNB, Gaibandha : At least eight people were injured when a pick-up van of Border Guard Bangladesh collided with a bus in Gaibandha’s Palashbari on...
2 die in pre-poll clashes
Staff Reporter : With only two days left for the general election, incidents of intraparty poll violence persist across different regions of the country, leaving...
BNP announces 48-hour nationwide hartal from 6m Saturday
UNB, Dhaka : BNP on Thursday called a 48-hour nationwide hartal from Saturday morning to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on Sunday....
Mother, daughter among 3 dead in boiler explosion at Thakurgaon rice mill
UNB, Thakurgaon : Three people, including a 40-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter, were dead and two people were injured when a boiler exploded at...
US wants a ‘fair and transparent’ legal process regarding case against Prof Yunus
UNB, Dhaka : The United States has said it wants to see a fair and transparent legal process regarding the case against Nobel laureate Prof...
Govt eyes solar solution
Staff Reporter : In a bid to tackle the perennial issue of power shortages, the government is diversifying its energy sources and embracing innovative solutions...
2,360 fires reported in Dec
News Desk : A total of 2,360 fire incidents were reported across Bangladesh in December, claiming the lives of eight people and injuring 18. Of...
Non-cooperation movement:Police foil BNP procession in Barishal;15 injured
UNB, Barishal : At least 15 people were injured after police baton-charged a procession brought out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in support of the...
Election 2024: Armed forces deployed across the country
UNB, Dhaka : Armed forces were deployed across the country this morning, ahead of the national election slated for January 7. Armed forces will remain...