Law minister questions citizenship of those who defy constitution
UNB, Brahmanbaria : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has questioned the citizenship of those who do abide by the constitution. “BNP will...
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Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks
AP, NEW DELHI : Schools and colleges were closed after record monsoon rains led to massive waterlogging, road caves-in, collapsed homes and gridlocked traffic in...
Toll rates fixed for Karnaphuli tunnel
UNBV, Chattogram : The toll rates for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, built under the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong, has been fixed. The bridges division...
Russia attacks Kyiv for third night, one killed
Reuters : Russia attacked Kyiv for a third successive night, wounding four people, and an elderly woman was killed by Russian shelling in southern Ukraine...
Nobody wants a promise but everybody seeks a legal system for a free election
Editorial Desk : How anybody in the government can assure free election unless he or she has full control of the election? On the basis...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves now $23.57 billion as per IMF formula
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has finally accepted the formula prescribed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in calculating foreign exchange reserves that stood...
Two killed and 14 injured in separate road accidents in Manikganj
UNB, Dhaka : Two people were killed and 14 others injured on Thursday in two separate road accidents in Manikganj district, police said. Mizanur Rahman,...
Mirza Fakhrul holds ‘closed-door’ meeting with Canadian ambassador
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir held a closed-door meeting today with Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Lilly Nicholls. The...
Indian capital faces drinking-water shortage as pumps flooded
Ruters : Supplies of drinking water in the Indian capital will fall by a quarter on Thursday and Friday because three treatment plants have been...
When Facebook plays Cupid: Chinese man comes to Bangladesh to marry Chuadanga woman
UNB, Chuadanga : Sauyi Chui (28), a Chinese citizen, recently got married to Faria Sultana (20) from Gayeshpur upazila of Chuadanga district. The two met...
IMF approves much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, saving it from defaulting on debt
UNB, ISLAMABAD : The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan, the global lender said, a move that’s likely...
More people can’t afford nutritious food and 148 million children are stunted by hunger, UN says
AP, UNITED NATIONS : The U.N. delivered grim news on global food security Wednesday: 2.4 billion people didn’t have constant access to food last year,...