Mother, 2 children die of electrocution in Barishal
News Desk : A mother and her two children have died after they were electrocuted by a torn rural power transmission line in Barishal’s Bakerganj....
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NBR may backtrack from imposing VAT on metro
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue might withdraw its earlier decision to start realising 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on metro tickets, which...
Pro-Palestine student protests spread across US
Al Jazeera : Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue in universities across the United States, as they also spread to schools in Europe and Australia. In the second...
AL accuses BNP of being ‘slaves of foreign lords’
Staff Reporter : In a heated exchange of words on Saturday, Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, launched...
Bangladeshi youth shot dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
UNB : A 20-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in bordering Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat early Friday, according...
India votes in Phase 2 of mammoth election
Al Jazeera : India has voted in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers raise the...
Mindray plans to open branch in Bangladesh
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid, back from Shenzhen, China: Mindray, a leading global provider of medical devices and solutions, is set to expand its operations...
Bodies of teenage couple recovered from Gazipur flat
UNB : The bodies of a teenage couple were recovered from their rented flat in a high-rise building in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Friday,...
Extreme heatwave affects kitchen mkts
Staff Reporter : An extreme heatwave affecting most parts of the country, including the capital city of Dhaka, has led to a noticeable decline in...
It could take 14yrs to clear Gaza debris: UN
Reuters : The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to...
