US orders new troops to Middle East to counter Iran ‘threat’
AFP :The United States said it was deploying 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East to counter “credible threats” from Iran in a move denounced...
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3 killed in Sirajganj, Natore lightning strikes
Three people were killed and four others injured in separate lightning strikes in Sirajganj and Natore districts early Saturday.In Sirajganj, two workers were killed and...
PM opens 2nd Meghna, Gumti bridges thru videoconference
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the aim of her government is to improve the living standard of people and free the country from...
Tory leadership: Rivals clash over support for no-deal Brexit
Conservative leadership contenders have clashed over Brexit as the race to succeed Theresa May in No 10 begins.Rory Stewart said he would not serve under...
EU vote faces new covert digital threats
AFP :New players are exploiting internet lawlessness to disrupt democracy at this week’s European elections, says a new report that points a finger at far-right...
PM for high-speed tourist train on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government could introduce a high-speed tourist train on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route.“We think we will be able to...
UNHCR tells Myanmar
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the Myanmar government to take action to enable the Rohingyas in Bangladesh and those displaced inside...
Padma Bridge’s 13th span installed
UNB, Munshiganj :The 13th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Saturday morning.A total 1,950 metres of bridge is visible now with the...
Judicial Probe body to inquire into disappearance, extra-judicial killings
Staff Reporter :Eminent citizens of the country on Saturday called for forming a Judicial Probe Commission to inquire into the incidents of enforced disappearance, abduction...
Padma Bridge’s 13th span installed
UNB, Munshiganj :The 13th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Saturday morning.A total 1,950 metres of bridge is visible now with the...
Modi plots course after landslide victory
AFP :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met allies and former mentors on Friday to plot a course for his second term after a landslide victory...
Nazrul’s 120th birth anniversary celebrated
People from all walks of life on Saturday paid rich tributes to national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on the occasion of his 120th birth anniversary.To...