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Fire at Sylhet REB cuts power

UNB: A massive fire broke out at the switching control room of the Rural Electrification Board in Fenchuganj, Sylhet, leaving five surrounding upazilas without power. The fire started around midnight on Thursday, October 16...

CEPZ factory lacked fire safety certificate

Staff Reporter: The seven-storey factory building gutted in a devastating inferno at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), country’s heart for economy, had no fire safety performance certificate, the Fire Service confirmed. Fire Service...

Teachers start hunger strike, plan for long march

Staff Reporter: Teachers from MPO-listed educational institutions began a hunger strike at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Friday demanding fulfillment of their three-point charter, including an increase in house rent. The protest...

Push for next steps under ceasefire urged

Reuters: Hamas called on mediators on Friday to push for the next steps under the ceasefire in Gaza, including reopening the border, letting in aid, beginning reconstruction, setting up an administration and completing Israel’s...

100pc tariffs on China not sustainable: Trump

Reuters: US President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable but blamed China for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Beijing tightening control...

India’s forex reserves fall by 2.176 bln USD

UNB: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by 2.176 billion U.S. dollars to 697.784 billion dollars during the week ended on Oct. 10, according to the weekly data released by the country’s central bank...

3 Bangladeshis lynched in Tripura

Staff Reporter : Three Bangladeshi nationals have reportedly been beaten to death in the Indian state of Tripura. The victims were all residents of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj. Their bodies are currently being kept...

AB party unveils candidates for 100 JS seats

Staff Reporter : The Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) has announced the names of its candidates for 100 constituencies ahead of the upcoming national election. The announcement was made at a press conference held...