Yet another blockade called by BNP, like-minded opposition parties underway
UNB, Dhaka : Yet another 48-hour nationwide blockade of road, rail and waterway, called by the BNP and like-minded opposition parties began this morning. The...
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A month after inauguration, Khulna-Mongla route still awaits train operation
UNB, Khulna : A month after joint inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Khulna-Mongla rail line still awaits...
‘Hell on Earth’ in Gaza Israel strikes hit Deir el-Balah
Al Jazeera : Israel’s attacks on Gaza have stretched into a second day after a seven-day truce with Hamas ended as Qatar and Egypt mediate...
Bangladesh clinch historic test victory against New Zealand at home
UNB, Dhaka : Spotlight was on the host Bangladesh as they required just three wickets to secure their inaugural home triumph over New Zealand. Adding...
Fresh Israeli strikes kill 109 in Gaza
AFP :The health ministry in the Gaza Strip said 109 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory today after a truce between Israel and...
Washington welcomes Dhaka’s zero- tolerance policy on terrorism
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladeshi government officials frequently emphasised Bangladesh’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism and continued to deny the presence...
CNG-truck collision leaves mother, daughter dead in Noakhali
UNB, Noakhali: A mother and her daughter were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG autorickshaw and a truck in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila on...
Election rigging cannot be a celebration to a free people
– Mainul Hosein : For the last few days we saw vulgar excitement among the candidates rushing for joining the election rigging. The name of...
BNP to enforce another spell of 48-hour blockade from Sunday
UNB, Dhaka : The BNP and like-minded parties will again enforce a 48-hour fresh road-rail-waterway blockade across the country starting from Sunday morning to protest...
Ambassador Haas, Foreign Secretary Masud discussed ‘ongoing developments,’ says US Embassy
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen at State Guesthouse Padma this morning where...
EU wants to see credible, inclusive polls in Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : The European Union (EU) on Wednesday hoped that Bangladesh would hold a democratic, credible, peaceful and participatory general election on January 7....