Algeria’s army chief says he has no pol ambitions
Reuters, Algiers :Algeria’s army chief of staff said on Wednesday he had no political ambitions in response to democracy activists who say that he intends...
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4,14,784 families to get 40 kg rice monthly
UNB, Dhaka :The government will provide 40 kilograms of rice monthly to each of 4,14,784 fishermen’s families in 42 upazilas of 12 coastal districts during...
Nigerian bandits kill at least 20
AFP, Kano, Nigeria :Bandit gunmen have killed at least 20 people in separate attacks in northwestern Nigeria, police said Wednesday, the latest violence in the...
8 more killed in road crashes
Staff Reporter :At least eight persons were killed and 20 others seriously injured in separate road crashes across the country on Wednesday.In Narsingdi, at least...
UN to honour 12 BD peacekeepers
UNB, Dhaka :Twelve fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh will be honoured by the United Nations on Friday when it will observe the International Day of UN...
Number of tigers in Sundarbans rises to 114
bdnews24.com :The number of Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, has increased marginally, with around 114 found in the Bangladeshi...
Second Gumti, Meghna bridges to be opened May 25
UNB, Cumilla :The second Gumti and Meghna bridges will be opened to traffic to mitigate the suffering of commuters.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to...
Six killed after election riots erupt in Jakarta
AFP :At least six people were killed as Indonesia’s capital erupted in violence on Wednesday when police clashed with protesters opposed to the re-election of...
BB asks banks to follow HC directive
Staff Reporter :The central bank has asked all the commercial banks not to implement its latest policy on loan rescheduling, citing a court order in...
‘Irresponsibility’, lack of policy behind paddy price fall: Dr Kamal
UNB, Dhaka :Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday alleged that farmers are not getting the fair prices of paddy due to the lack of...
City roads turn shopping mall
Staff Reporter :Lower and middle income group of people in the city prefer makeshift footpath shops to buy Eid items, including clothes, since the day...
ACC govt’s ‘deadly weapon’ to suppress opposition: BNP
UNB, Dhaka :Taking a swipe at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for its ‘inaction’ over the reported corruption in the housing project of Rooppur Nuclear Power...