Dhaka’s air quality 2nd worst in world
UNB, Dhaka :The capital city of Dhaka has ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI). Dhaka had a score of 289 at 8:06am...
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AL leader held with arms in Feni
UNB, Feni :Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a local leader of Awami League along with arms from Orinda Bari area of Dharmapur union...
14,000 insolvent FFs to get houses by next year: Mozammel
BSS, Manirampur, Jashore :Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huque on Saturday said the government will build houses for 14,000 insolvent Freedom Fighters (FF) across...
Ayub used dev to hold power but failed: Dr Kamal
Staff Reporter :Jatiya Oikyafront Convener and President of Gono Forum Dr Kamal Hossain said that autocrat President General Ayub Khan used the development model to...
UN extends probe of leader’s mysterious 1961 death
AFP :The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a resolution extending the investigation into the mysterious 1961 death of secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold.The Swedish diplomat...
Follow security rules at airports: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked VIPs of the country to follow the security rules at airports and warned that anyone flouting...
Dhaka made ‘OIC Youth Capital’ for 2020
Staff Reporter :Dhaka has been selected as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youth Capital for 2020 by the OIC’s Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF)....
Japan backs Myanmar’s claim that no genocide occurred in Rakhine State
The Irrawaddy, Yangon :Amid mounting international criticism of Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi over her denial of genocide allegations at the International...
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions
Reuters, Pasadena, Calif :A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars...
Woman’s body found in sack
UNB, Savar :Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman in a sack from Uttarjamsing in the municipality area on Saturday morning.Sub-inspector Alamgir Hossain of...
Teenage boy burned to death in bakery fire
UNB, Khulna :A teenage boy was killed as fire broke out at a bakery in city’s Dalmil intersection area early Saturday.The deceased was identified as...