Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
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Three clothing stores burnt in Khulna
Fire swept through three clothing stores in Khulna鈥檚 Khalishpur area on early Wednesday...
Jhut warehouse in Gazipur catches fire
A fire broke out at a jhut warehouse in Gazipur on Monday night...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Boeing invests $1b to boost 787 production
US aerospace firm Boeing will invest $1 billion to ramp up production of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina, the company said in a statement...
Six killed in India hospital fire
A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze.
Four face trial for online targeting of Brigitte Macron
Four men will appear in court next year in Paris over allegations they harassed French First Lady Brigitte Macron online, the public prosecutor said on Thursday.
Sena Insurance, BRAC sign deal to launch fire insurance scheme
Sena Insurance PLC and BRAC signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly launch a fire insurance scheme...
FSIB employees hold protest outside S Alam residence
Officials and employees of the privately-owned First Security Islami Bank staged a protest in front of the residence of S Alam Group鈥檚 owner in Chattogram, demanding repayment of Tk 35,000 crore...
2 killed in fire at JL leader鈥檚 house
Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at Moulvibazar district Juba League vice-president Sheikh Rumel Ahmed鈥檚 house in the early hours of Sunday...
CEPZ factory catches fire
A fire broke out at a carton factory in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Saturday evening. Eight units of the Fire Service and two units of the navy contained the blaze after about four hours.聽
Bangladesh鈥檚 outward FDI $81m in FY24, 39pc went to India: BB
India received about 39 per cent of the total outward foreign direct investments by Bangladeshi firms in the 2023-24 financial year...
Matarbari plant to generate 1200MW from Friday
Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant will go for 1200MW electricity generation from Friday, as coal is imported for power generation.
AB Party鈥檚 first national conference on Dec 28
The Amar Bangladesh Party will hold its first national conference at Suhawardy Udyan in Dhaka on December 28...
Kuwait urges 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� for Gaza at Gulf summit
Kuwait鈥檚 ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...
Fire breaks out at agro-products warehouse in Mymensingh
A fire broke out at a warehouse of agricultural products in BSCIC area of Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Friday, said fire officials.
Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5m deaths a year
Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday...
12th anniv of Tazreen Fashions fire observed
Rights activists and apparel workers鈥� leaders demanded justice and compensation for victims of Tazreen Fashions fire marking the 12th anniversary of the incident in the capital on Sunday.
Reform should attend to class bias in justice delivery system
THIS is unfortunate that 12 years after the Tazreen Fashions fire that left at least 119 workers dead and 176 more workers injured on November 24, 2012, the victims and affected families are still denied justice. After the fire, the media reported violations of labour law, including the storage of flammable substances on factory premises, a lack of fire exits...
Seven people sustain burn injuries in fire at Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur house
Seven people, including three children, suffered burns in a fire believed to have originated from a gas explosion at a tin-shed house in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur area early Sunday...
Bangladesh govt asked to hire top int鈥檒 law firm for power deal review
The National Review Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources on Sunday requested the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist in its review of major power generation contracts signed during the Sheikh Hasina regime between 2009 and 2024...
Justice remains elusive
Justice has remained unfulfilled in the past 12 years since the devastating Tazreen Fashions factory fire that took 119 lives on November 24, 2012.
Official recognition of flag hoisting day demanded
Politicians, youth leaders and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday demanded the official recognition of the day of the first national flag hoisting before the beginning of the war of independence in 1971...
Fire at 7-storey building in Dhaka鈥檚 Farmgate area put out
The fire that broke out at a building at Farmgate in the capital on Saturday morning was brought under control after seven hours of effort by the fire fighters...
Union Bank, FSIB sack 456 officers over S Alam Group connections
Union Bank PLC and First Security Islami Bank PLC have dismissed a total of 456 officers, allegedly appointed under the influence of controversial S Alam Group bypassing established recruitment protocols...
FSIB withdraws 194 officials over corruption related to S Alam Group
First Security Islami Bank has taken decisive action against officials implicated in money laundering and issuing fraudulent loans to S Alam Group. The bank has withdrawn 194 officials, including 24 branch managers from its Chattogram region, in a sweeping move to address the irregularities...
Fire at Fresh tissue warehouse in N鈥檊anj under control
A fire that broke out in the warehouse of a tissue manufacturing factory in Meghnaghat, of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on early Monday, was brought under control after nearly four hours of frantic efforts, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence...
10 newborn babies killed, 16 critically injured in Indian hospital fire
A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said Saturday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine...
Khulna godown fire destroys 10 shops
At least 10 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a godown of jute sacks in Borobazar Barmashil area of Khulna city, said authorities on Friday morning.
It hurts, but don鈥檛 hold any grudges: Farhad
Farhad Hossain, a domestic giant who scored more than 9,000 runs in first-class cricket, has recently retired from the format. The 37-year-old never got the chance to play for the national team despite having scored a heft of runs. Speaking to 抖阴精品鈥檚 Saifullah Bin Anowar, he talked about his retirement, Bangladesh鈥檚 domestic cricket...