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Commentary: Halting surgeries at NICVD for AC system failure is preposterous
Editorial Desk : Cardiac surgeries have been halted for at least 10 days at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for failure of the...
PM leaves Tokyo for Washington DC
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wrapped up her four-day visit to Japan and is now en route to the World Bank headquarters...
29 injured as passenger bus overturns in Joypurhat
UNB, Joypurhat : At least 29 people, including women and children, were injured as a passenger bus overturned in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat district on...
9 still missing after boat sinks in west Indonesia, 11 dead
AP, PEKANBARU : A speedboat carrying at least 78 people sank in western Indonesia, and rescuers were searching for nine people still missing in the...
Private power producers getting additional Tk 6000 cr due to “excessive delay” in receiving bills
UNB, Dhaka : State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is paying about Tk 6000 crore as “extra payment” to the HFO-based independent power producers (IPPs)...
Japan’s leading architecture firm to build children’s library in Bangladesh
UNB, Tokyo : Tadao Ando Architect and Associates established by world renowned architect Tadao Ando will build a children’s library in Dhaka. This was disclosed...
Hasina-Kishida talks: Bangladesh, Japan sign eight cooperation instruments
UNB, Dhaka : Tokyo, Apr 26 (UNB)- Bangladesh and Japan on Wednesday signed eight instruments to enhance cooperation in the sectors of agriculture, metro-rail, industrial...
3,500 hajj quota will return to Saudi Arabia this year: State Minister
UNB, Dhaka : State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan said the quota of 3,500 hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh will return to Saudi Arabia...