A mild to moderate heatwave sweeping through Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions, and Tangail, Sylhet and Chuadanga districts may not abate in the next 24 hours, the weather office has said.However, light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by …
Gunmen believed to be separatist rebels killed 10 traders and wounded two others in an attack Saturday in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, police said.Clashes have escalated in country’s the easternmost province since last year, when rebels set fire…
Many Somalis are reacting with horror — and a sense of understanding — at British runner Mo Farah’s tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after other children.Olympic champion Farah was born in present-day Somaliland, a terr…
A sexagenarian day-labourer died after being hit by a speedy train at Chetashahar Ghunti area under Nilpahamari Sadar upazila on Saturday at about 6:30pm.The deceased has been identified as Khetu Mamud, 65, from Boubazar Begpara village under the upazi…
The massive fire which broke out at a slum in Dewanhat Postar Par area of Double Mooring police station of Chattogram has been brought under control after an hour.Farooq Sikder, assistant director of Fire Service, said the fire was brought under contro…
As high temperatures continue to bake large swaths of Bangladesh, the weather department has predicted showers across the country in the next 24 hours.Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a …
The work of installing rail tracks on Padma Bridge is expected to be started next week, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Friday.Bangladesh Railway will hold a meeting with the bridge authority concerned Saturday, he told the journalists at Ma…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for successfully implementing the challenging Padma Bridge project with their own resources.He termed the bridge as a symbol of pride for the d…
Rail communications between Dhaka and northern districts were restored Saturday morning after five hours of suspension following derailment of a bogie of a train in Joypurhat.A bogie of Dhaka-bound ‘Ekota Express’ train from Joypurhat veered off the tr…
Hydraulic testing of half bodies of Passive Core Flooding System (PCFS) Hydro-accumulators begins at Petrozavodsk Branch of AEM-Technologies, Russia.These are intended for Power Unit – 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Eight PCFS Hydro-accumulators wil…
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Saturday said their party is preparing for ousting the Awami League government, not for joining the national election under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.“BNP is not getting ready for an election under Sheikh Hasina. Rat…
Chelsea completed the signing of center back Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli on Saturday.The Premier League club paid a fee reported to be 40 million euros ($40 million) for the 31-year-old Senegal international, who arrives at Stamford Bridge following …
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