Deadly tornadoes batter southern US states
At least 13 people have died after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.Tornadoes ripped through Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi on Sunday,...
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Opposition party leaders for nat’l unity to face virus
Political leaders at a discussion on Monday demanded the government announce coronavirus pandemic as a national disaster and take steps for tackling it with coordinated...
Follow PM’s 31-point guideline to prevent coronavirus: Benazir
Outgoing Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed on Monday urged the people of the country to strictly follow the Prime Minister’s 31-point...
Gazipur sees rise in virus cases
UNB, Gazipur :The number of coronavirus cases has been increasing in Gazipur.Until Sunday, the district confirmed 23 cases. But the number was 11 on Saturday...
SL leader held with govt rice in Manikganj
UNB, Manikganj :Police arrested a local Swechchashebak League leader for embezzling and hoarding rice meant for poor under government’s food-friendly programme in Singair upazila on...
Dairy farmers hit hard by virus lockdown in BD
Around 350,000 dairy farmers across Bangladesh are struggling to survive as the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak has thrown their businesses into disarray.The...
CMP using drones to ensure social distancing
UNB, Chattogram :Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) is using drones to ensure that people maintain social distancing and do not come out of their homes without...
MPUA urges govt for free internet
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Mobile Phone Users Association (MPUA) on Monday urged the government in a statement to allocate free bandwidth to the mobile operators for...
Boris Johnson will follow medical advice when he will return to work
LONDON, Reuters :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will follow medical advice on when he should return to work, his spokesman said on Monday, declining to...
Engr suffering from respiratory problem dies in city hospital
Staff Reporter :An engineer who had been suffering from body ache and respiratory problem died at a hospital in Dhaka early Monday.The deceased was identified...
Dealer held with 300kg OMS rice in Gaibandha
Staff Reporter :Police have arrested a dealer with 300kg OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government...
BD wants postponement of Dhaka D8 Summit
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh has proposed postponement of D8 Summit, which was scheduled to take place in Dhaka at the end of May.Foreign Minister Dr AK...