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Dengue patients overwhelm govt hospitals in Dhaka; Patients suffer amid bed, staff shortage
UNB, Dhaka : As the dengue cases surge, government hospitals in the capital are facing shortage of beds and staff to provide adequate care for...
BNP, AL associate bodies get permission for rallies at Nayapaltan, Baitul Mukarram on conditions
UNB, Dhaka : BNP and Awami League’s three associate bodies have been given permissions to hold their rallies at Nayapaltan and Baitul Mukarram respectively on...
Last-minute isolated incident presented by a handful of diplomats never reflects a day-long peaceful election: Shahriar Alam
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh has conveyed its dismay to 13 envoys in Dhaka over their “undiplomatic behavior” by issuing a joint statement recently, “violating diplomatic...
Stop unfit vehicles, conduct mobile courts to prevent road accidents: National Committee
UNB, Dhaka : The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Wednesday demanded drives against all types of illegal vehicles, including buses without...
Anti-Netanyahu protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill
Reuters : Israeli doctors began a 24-hour strike and black ads covered newspaper front pages on Tuesday in a furore over the hard-right government’s ratification...
Dengue outbreak: Death toll surpasses 200 with 16 more deaths in 24 hours
UNB, Dhaka : The death toll from Dengue in Bangladesh reached 201 as sixteen more deaths were reported from the mosquito-borne disease in 24 hours...
Train engine breaks down in Gazipur’s Sreepur Railway Station, movement normalises around 9 am
UNB, Gazipur : Passengers were stranded as the engine of Jamalpur-bound Dewanganj commuter train broke down at the outer signal of Sreepur Railway Station in...
Key bill becomes law amid mass protests
BBC Israeli MPs have passed into law a highly controversial bill despite mass protests which aimed to thwart it. The law removes the power of...
3 killed in Feni road accidents
UNB, Feni : Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Feni’s Fulgazi and Sadar upazilas early Monday and Sunday. The deceased were identified...
15 people were killed after a boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. 33 others were rescued
AP, JAKARTA : An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 15 people, rescuers said Monday. Authorities said that the 33 other passengers...