Fire service DG Jahed Kamal takes charge
Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal has taken charge as director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
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Coal power plants charge astronomical costs for fuel
Coal-fired power plants enjoy free rein to unfairly influence the cost of its fuel on the one hand, while on the other, they burn coal having quality far less than the one the government has paid...
Six of a family burnt asleep in Sunamganj
A couple and their four minor children were burnt to death as a house of an Ashrayan Project in village Shimer Khal under Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj...
Petroleum-carrying vessel catches fire after explosion in Karnaphuli
A fire broke out after an explosion in a petroleum-carrying vessel at Patenga in the River Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Monday morning...
Bullets from Myanmar hit Teknaf Land Port, activities suspended
Activities at Teknaf Land Port were suspended since 2:00pm on Wednesday, about half an hour after three bullets fired from Myanmar hit three places at a time in the port area...
Ex-IGPs Benazir, Shahidul sued for killing BNP activist in 鈥榗rossfire鈥�
A case was lodged on Thursday with a court in Chapainawabganj against five people including former inspectors general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque and Benazir Ahmed for killing an...
Factory set on fire as unrest on
Ongoing labour unrest in the readymade garment sector led to the shutdown of 114 factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas on Wednesday, while agitating workers set fire to a factory in Kashimpur following a clash between two groups of workers...
53 firearms recovered, 25 arrested in joint drive: PHQ
The Police Headquarters on Saturday said that law enforcers had recovered 53 firearms and arrested 25 people in the ongoing joint operations from midnight past Wednesday till Saturday morning...
Eight arrested, 11 firearms recovered in joint drive
At least eight people were arrested and 11 firearms, including a shotgun from Noakhali-4 constituency lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury鈥檚 family graveyard in the district were recovered...
Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 children
At least 17 young children were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, officials said Friday, leaving...
Joint drive to recover illegal arms begins
A joint operation began across the country in an effort to recover illegal firearms Tuesday midnight.
Gazi tyre factory fire not fully doused in 3 days
The fire that broke out at Gazi Auto Tyres Factory in the Rupganj area of Narayanganj on Sunday night was yet to be completely doused after nearly three days...
Gazi tyres factory fire yet to be doused completely, building at risk of collapse
The fire that broke out at Gazi Auto Tyres Factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday night was yet to completely douse after burning for nearly 44 hours on Tuesday, leaving the factory at risk of collapse...
Fectory fire doused after 21hrs, 174 missing
The fire that broke out at Gazi Auto Tyres Factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Sunday night was brought under control on Monday evening through 21 hours of...
Fire breaks out at Gazi Tyre Factory in N鈥檊anj
A fire broke out at Gazi Auto Tyres Factory in Narayanganj鈥檚 Rupganj upazila on Sunday night...
Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages
Hopes were dwindling on Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement...
Three injured in Dhanmondi building fire
A fire broke out at the eighth floor of a 12-storey residential building at Road no 5 of Dhanmondi on Wednesday morning...
Thou shalt not commit genocide
THERE is only one way to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It is not through bilateral negotiations. Israel has amply demonstrated, including with the assassination of the lead Hamas negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, that it has no interest in a permanent ceasefire...
Hamas rejects US 鈥榙iktats鈥� in Gaza truce push
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed 鈥楢merican diktats鈥� in negotiations...
Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Doha
Gaza ceasefire talks resumed in Doha on Thursday as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory鈥檚 health ministry said has killed 40,000.
Israel pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks
Israeli air strikes targeted Gaza on Wednesday ahead of ceasefire talks that the United States hopes will stop Iran striking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader...
Greece battles deadly wildfire for third day
Greek emergency services battled a massive wildfire threatening Athens for a third day on Tuesday after finding the first victim and thousands of people were kept away from their homes by the flames.
Gunfire erupts as prisoners try to stage jailbreak in Chattogram
Gunfire erupted when a section of prisoners tried to escape from Chattogram Central Jail on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Hawaii announces $4b settlement in wildfire lawsuits
A $4 billion settlement has been reached to end thousands of lawsuits filed in the wake of devastating wildfires on Maui nearly one year ago, the governor of Hawaii...
The murder of Ismail Haniyeh
THE 62鈥搚ear-old chairman of Hamas鈥檚 Politburo, murdered during an official visit to Iran, was the organization鈥檚 chief negotiator in talks intended to produce a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages Hamas holds and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel鈥檚 jails...
Gunfire exchanged across Lebanon border amid calls for restraint
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged deadly fire on Tuesday, following a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Golan Heights that killed 12 children over the weekend and sent regional tensions soaring...
Fire at Bangabandhu Hall of Rajshahi University
A fire broke out at Bangabandhu Hall of Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday afternoon during demonstrations of students demanding quota system reform.
At least 16 killed in China shopping centre fire
A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported Thursday.
10 people killed in Uruguay nursing home fire
All 10 elderly residents of an Uruguayan nursing home died on Sunday after an early-morning fire from which the lone caretaker was the only person to escape, authorities said...