Foreign Minister expresses Bangladesh’s interested in buying LNG from Algeria
UNB, Dhaka : Algeria has underlined the need to engage in more efforts to scale up bilateral collaboration with Bangladesh. Bangladesh stressed the need for...
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700 Syrians caught trying to enter Lebanon in past week: army
XINHUA, BEIRUT : The Lebanese army prevented over the past week about 700 Syrian nationals from illegally entering Lebanon, the Lebanese Army Command said in...
17 killed, many injured as under-construction railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram
XINHUA, NEW DELHI : At least 17 workers were killed and many others injured Wednesday after an under-construction overhead railway bridge collapsed in India’s northeastern...
Natore road accident leaves one dead
UNB, Natore : A 41-year-old man was killed and five others sustained injuries in a road accident at Laxmipur Bazar of Lalpur upazilla under Natore...
BRICS: China, Russia and other emerging economies turn to main summit agenda in South Africa
AP, JOHANNESBURG : Leaders of some of the developing world’s most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa,...
Bangladeshis can perform Umrah with transit visa: Saudi Hajj Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladeshi passengers on stopovers will be able to perform Umrah with transit visa, said Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Affairs...
Pakistani rupee continues losing streak against USD, touches record low
XINHUA, ISLAMABAD : The Pakistani rupee continued its losing streaking against the U.S. dollar, touching a record low as the greenback was traded at 299.01...
Bangladesh, US to hold defense dialogue in pursuit of secure Indo-Pacific region
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh and the United States will hold the 10th bilateral defense dialogue in Dhaka on August 23-24 that will discuss cooperation on...
IU students, teachers stage demonstration demanding investigation into Nowrin’s death
UNB, Islamic University : The students of and teachers Islamic University staged a demonstration on the campus in Kushtia on Tuesday demanding proper investigation into...
Police don’t give political statements, perform duties to protect law: IGP
UNB, Dhaka : Police don’t make political statements anywhere, rather they are performing their duties to protect law, said Inspector General of Bangladesh Police Chowdhury...
Cyprus rescues 115 Syrian migrants aboard 3 separate boats over the last three days
AP, Cyprus : Cyprus police on Monday rescued 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water some 3.5 miles off the Mediterranean island...
PM Hasina off to South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Tuesday morning for Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the15th BRICS Summit. The Premier is joining...