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Police foil bid to lay siege to Nagar Bhaban
News Desk : Police on Sunday foiled an attempt of some demonstrators to lay siege to Nagar Bhaban, the Dhaka South City Corporation’s headquarters, protesting...
First hajj flight carrying 415 pilgrims leaves Dhaka for Saudi Arabia
UNB, Dhaka : An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 415 hajj pilgrims left Dhaka today (May 21, 2023) for Saudi Arabia — the first...
At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador
AP, EL SALVADOR : At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates...
AL-BNP clash leaves 30, injured in Patuakhali
News Desk : At least 30 people, including activists of Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and police personnel, were injured in clash between...
PM should be happy to follow her own logic by holding free election to prove people’s love for her – Mainul Hosein
Whenever the foreign journalists interview Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ask questions about the allegations against her, she consistently challenges them to prove the allegations...
AL-BNP clash leaves 30, inclucing policemen, injured in Patuakhali
UNB, Patuakhali : At least 30 people, including activists of Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and police personnel, were injured in clash between...
Derailment snaps Sylhet’s rail link with Dhaka, rest of the country
UNB, Sylhet : Train communication between Sylhet and Dhaka and rest of the country remained suspended since Saturday morning as a train derailed at Kamalganj...
US adds 71 companies to trade blacklist as G7 widens Russia sanctions
Reuters : The Biden administration added 71 companies to a trade blacklist for supporting Russia on Friday (19 May), as the Group of Seven wealthy...
45th BCS preliminary test held
News Desk : The preliminary exam of 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) was held on Friday at 235 centers in eight divisional cities – Dhaka,...
At least 20 wounded, 10 detained after police baton-charge BNP rally in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : At least 30 people including police personnel were injured in a clash between the law enforcers and BNP supporters over holding a...
Pray that Bangladesh is safe from man-made or natural disasters: PM to Hajj pilgrims
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated the Hajj Programme-2023 (1444 Hijri), urging pilgrims to pray that Bangladesh and its people are...