Israeli strikes kill 9 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said nine people, including journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes in the north Saturday, an attack Hamas denounced as a 鈥榖latant violation鈥� of the fragile ceasefire...
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Hamas says ready to free hostage, remains of 4 others
Hamas on Friday said it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four other dual nationals, after the Palestinian militants and Israel gathered for indirect Gaza ceasefire talks.
SIBL, FSIBL get add鈥檒 Tk 2,500cr liquidity
The Bangladesh Bank has approved an additional Tk 2,500 crore in liquidity support for the crisis-hit Social Islami Bank and First Security Islami Bank to manage the Eid-ul-Fitr withdrawal pressure...
Mohakhali鈥檚 Sattola Slum fire brought under control
A fire that broke out in Dhaka鈥檚 Mohakhali Sattola Slum on early Wednesday was brought under control after about two hours of relentless efforts...
Ukraine backs US proposal for 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia
Ukraine on Tuesday backed a US proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in turn agreeing to lif restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement said.
Grid collapse causes power cut in Dhaka
Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as the national grid collapsed with one of its critical substations in Aminbazar going up in flames.
Ukraine to propose sky, sea truce at US talks in Saudi: official
Kyiv will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia this week, a Ukrainian official said on Monday as president Volodymyr Zelensky was due to arrive in the kingdom...
Matuail fire calls for modern waste management strategy
A DEPLORABLE failure of urban waste governance has left large parts of southern Dhaka cloaked in toxic smoke for more than two weeks, as a fire at the Matuail landfill continues to spread palls of toxic smoke across densely populated neighbourhoods such as Jurain, Jatrabari, Sayedabad and Maniknagar. The...
Fire that breaks out at Liberation War Museum fully extinguished
A fire broke out at the generator room of the Liberation War Museum in the capital on Monday morning...
Schoolboy dies of smoke inhalation at Raozan
A school boy died of smoke inhalation in a fire that broke out in a neighbouring building at Gani Haji house of east Dabua village under Raozan upazila of Chattogram early Sunday...
US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010
A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was put to death by firing squad on Friday in the first such execution in the United States in 15 years.
Freed hostages urge Netanyahu to fully implement Gaza deal
More than 50 freed Israeli hostages urged prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza ceasefire deal and secure the release of those still held in the Palestinian territory.
Trump鈥檚 鈥楧EAD鈥� threat to Gaza undermines ceasefire: Hamas
Hamas said on Thursday that Donald Trump鈥檚 threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be 鈥楧EAD鈥�...
Bari joins First Finance as CEO
Shah Md Abdul Bari joined First Finance Limited as chief executive officer on Tuesday, said a press release...
BRB Slum fire brought under control
A fire that broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of Dhaka on Thursday morning was brought under control after half an hour of efforts...
Over 150 shanties burnt in Gabtoli slum fire
A fire broke out at the Shahi Masjid slum in the capital鈥檚 Gabtoli area on early Thursday, destroying over 150 shanties before it was brought under control after more than an hour...
Fire safety inadequacy still given short shrift
YET another fire that broke out in a hotel, housed in a multi-use six-storey building, at Shahjadpur in Dhaka on March 3, leaving four boarders dead, brings to the fore some issues that relevant authorities have ignored for years. The authorities appear to be waking up to reality after every such fire but they forget to continue to act on the issues soon after the furore...
Coal power generation up as temp rises
Bangladesh has substantially increased coal-fired power generation over the last several days as temperature starts rising with the arrival of warmest time of the year鈥攖hree-month-long pre-monsoon season.
Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan鈥檚 biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
Four killed in Dhaka hotel fire
Four people were killed as a six-storey multi-use building in the capital鈥檚 Shahjadpur area caught fire on Monday.
Israel suspends aid to Gaza as first phase of truce ends
Israel said on Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with deadly attacks reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire...
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40yrs
Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed the Kurdistan Workers鈥� Party leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.
Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages鈥� bodies
Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal...
Beyond the ceasefire deal
ISRAEL and the聽Palestinian聽movement Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, bringing a pause to Israel鈥檚 ruthless 15-month onslaught on the enclave that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians. The agreement came ino force on January 19. On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president. On January 7, the president-elect Donald Trump...
Fire at Purana Paltan brought under control
The fire that raged through the fourth and fifth floors of a multi-storyed building in Purana Paltan area in Dhaka on early Wednesday was brought under control after two hours of efforts...
Gaza ceasefire faces hurdle but not collapsing yet: analysts
Gaza鈥檚 fragile five-week truce faces a major hurdle with Israel鈥檚 refusal to release Palestinian prisoners, but analysts say the ceasefire is likely to hold as Washington pushes for its extension.
Tourists discouraged from visiting fire-ravaged Sajek for safety reasons
The local administration in Rangamati has discouraged tourists from visiting the fire-ravaged Sajek Valley for safety reasons...
30 resorts burnt to ashes in Sajek
At least 30 resorts and cottages were burnt to ashes in a massive fire which broke out at Sajek, a popular tourist spot in Rangamati鈥檚 Baghaichhari upazila, on Monday.
Munshiganj General Hospital catches fire, no casualty, injury reported
A fire broke out at the fifth floor of the six-storey Munshiganj General Hospital on Sunday night...
150 shanties, 20 garages, sawmill burnt in fire at Karail, Khilgaon
Several hundred people became homeless and a sawmill and about 20 motor garages were burnt in two fire incidents at Karail slum and Khilgaon in the capital of Friday night and early Saturday.