Dozens killed as wildfires ravage Hawaii island of Maui
Al Jazeera : At least 36 people have been killed and several thousand were forced to flee as wind-fuelled wildfires devastated much of the resort...
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Private sector credit needs rapid revival
Staff Reporter : Strategic efforts are needed to enhance the country’s private sector credit flow in line with steering the economy towards a higher and...
Will do whatever it takes to bring back Tarique, Zubaida: Home Minister
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday pledged to ‘do whatever it takes’ to bring back BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his...
Bangladesh urges OIC for efforts to send Rohingya back home in Myanmar
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh on Thursday urged OIC to mobilise the international community for the sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to their own country, Myanmar....
Natore’s ‘Kachagolla’ latest Bangladeshi product to get GI recognition
UNB, Natore : Natore’s traditional sweet, Kachagolla, has been recognized as the 17th Geographical Indication (GI) product of the country. Natore Deputy Commissioner Abu Naser...
Bangladesh’s RMG exports to non-traditional markets increased by 23.75% in July
UNB, Dhaka : RMG exports to the United States, the largest export destination for Bangladesh, has increased by 6.31% in July of fiscal 2023-24 to...
Sudan fighting is driving country to collapse and millions face a ‘humanitarian calamity’, UN says
AP, UNITED NATIONS : Nearly four months of brutal fighting is driving Sudan to collapse with millions of people trapped in a “humanitarian calamity” and...
‘Never imagined I would come back’
Staff Reporter : Bangladeshi UN official Lt Col Sufiul Anam (retd), who had been abducted by Yemen’s branch of Al-Qaeda, was rescued on Tuesday after...
Schedule of 12th parliamentary election likely in November, says EC Anisur
UNB, Dhaka : Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman on Wednesday said the schedule of the 12th parliamentary election may be announced in November. Ballot papers will...
Heavy rain from unusual summer storm triggers landslides in Norway and floods Swedish harbor
AP, COPENHAGEN : Days of heavy rain triggered landslides in mountainous southern Norway, where police described a “chaotic” situation Wednesday and said more than 600...