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Landslide kills 3 in Cox’sBazar

At least three persons including a woman and children of a family were killed in a landslide early this morning triggered from heavy rainfall.

“The incident occurred at Jarulbhunia Segunbagicha area under Philkhali union of Pekua upazila”, said Upazi…

Metro rail to resume operations within 7 days

Road Transport and Bridges Affairs Adviser Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan today said that Dhaka Metro Rail services will resume within seven days.

“Metro rail will be resumed its operations within seven days,” he told a view-exchange meeting with ministr…

Janai Purnmina being marked today

Kathmandu: ‘Janai Purnima’ also called ‘Rishi Tarpani’ festival is being celebrated across the country today. The festival is basically observed by the majority Hindus in the country.

On the occasion of Janai Purnima, the tagadharis or those who wear…

BGB provides free treatment to 520 people in Chapainawabganj

The 59th Battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has provided free treatment to 520 people and distributed medicine at frontier areas of the district here today.

A medical camp was organised for this purpose at Telkupi Kalamdar Alim Madrasha field…

Country sees 5.44 percent annual average inflation last year

Kathmandu: Country’s annual average inflation stood at 5.44 percent last fiscal year.

The inflation remained within the expected ceiling.

According to the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal (based on annual data) unveiled by the …

Committee begins deliberation on water resources bill

Kathmandu: The Infrastructure Development Committee of the federal parliament has begun a discussion on a bill designed to amend and integrate the existing laws on water resources.

Committee Chairman Dipak Bahadur Singh informed that discussion was h…

Faruk Ahmed frontrunner to become BCB president

Former chief selector Faruk Ahmed is highly likely to become the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as Nazmul Hasan Papon is believed to step down from the post at any time.

Some cricket personalities have already been contacted by the sport…

Sylhet BNP demands tracing disappeared Ilias Ali

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s Sylhet district unit today formed a human-chain with a demand to trace BNP’s former organizing secretary M Ilias Ali, who along with his driver Ansar Ali, went missing from Dhaka’s Banani area on April 17, 2012.

B…