13 die, 16 missing as stone quarry collapses in India
A stone quarry has collapsed on Tuesday in India鈥檚 northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a tropical storm, killing 13 quarry workers, officials said....
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Rain triggers water stagnation in Ctg
Chattogram experienced heavy rainfall since Monday morning, triggered by cyclone Remal, resulting in low-lying areas of the city submerged under water...
Daylong rain causes suffering to city people聽
Thousands of people from all walks of life, mostly school going children and office goers suffered immensely from water stagnation in the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall following the cyclone Remal...
Taiwan continues toward US-engineered 鈥榰kraine-isation鈥�
The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political control over it and transform it into a geopolitical 鈥榖attering ram鈥� against the rest of China...
Spain pledges 1b in military aid to Kyiv as Zelensky visits
Spain on Monday pledged one billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security deal in Madrid....
Metro rail services halted for about 2.5hrs for rain, power problem
The services of metro rail remained suspended for about two and half hours on Monday morning due to technical problems and rain, said officials of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited...
Zelensky invites Biden, Xi to attend Ukraine peace summit
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged US president Joe Biden and China鈥檚 president Xi Jinping to attend a peace summit in Switzerland next month...
Keep on rockin鈥� in free world
ON THE evening of May 14, US secretary of state Antony Blinken climbed onstage at Barman Dictat in Kyiv, Ukraine, to pick up an electric guitar and join the Ukrainian punk band 19.99. Ukrainians, he said, are 鈥榝ighting not just for a free Ukraine, but for a free world鈥�...
Ukraine says has 鈥榮topped鈥� Russia in Kharkiv, now pushing back
Ukrainian forces have 鈥榮topped鈥� Russia from advancing further into the northeastern Kharkiv region and are now counter-attacking, but Moscow is intensifying its assault on other parts of the front, Ukraine鈥檚 army said on Friday...
Fatal strikes rock Kharkiv as Russia claims fresh advances
Russian strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 second-largest city Kharkiv killed at least seven people, authorities said on Thursday, as Moscow claimed fresh advances on the front line...
Russia jails 20-year-old student over partisan leaflets
A 20-year-old student in Russia who agreed to post leaflets on behalf of a pro-Ukraine partisan group has been handed 13 years jail for treason....
Draft rail law allows private train service
The railway authorities have prepared the draft Bangladesh Railway Bill, 2024, by keeping a provision for letting private companies own rolling stock to carry passengers, goods, and parcels...
Tk 4,226cr project not concluded in 14 years
People still wait for train services to establish between Khulna and the Mongla port as the project undertaken 14 years ago in this regard has yet to...
3,000 Ukrainian inmates seek to join military
Thousands of Ukrainian inmates are seeking to join the military, Kyiv said on Tuesday, following a decision by lawmakers enabling some categories of prisoners to join the armed forces...
One killed by Russian shelling in Kherson
Russian shelling killed one person in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, regional authorities said on Monday, after the country intercepted a swarm of Iranian-designed drones launched by Russia overnight...
Russian shelling kills ten in Ukraine
Repeated Russian shelling on Ukraine鈥檚 Kharkiv region on Sunday killed at least 10 civilians, said authorities in the border area facing a new Russian offensive...
Met office predicts rain at many places across Bangladesh
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over six divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places...
Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine to intensify
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned Kyiv only has a...
Floods in parts of northern Europe after heavy rains
Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands overnight into Saturday, swamping streets and buildings and sparking...
BMD predicts rains in Dhaka, four other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rains or thundershowers in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...
Muslim professionals quit 鈥榟ostile鈥� France in silent brain drain
After being knocked back at some 50 interviews for consulting jobs in France despite his ample qualifications, Muslim business school graduate Adam packed his bags and moved to a new life in Dubai....
Ukraine accuses Russia of detaining, killing civilians in Kharkiv
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of detaining and killing civilians in the border town of Vovchansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces launched a ground assault last week...
BTI to hold training on financial management
The Training Institute of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation will organise training on financial management scheduled to be held from May 26 to May 30...
Special mango train on C鈥檔awabganj-Dhaka route to start June 10
A special mango train on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route will be launched from June 10.....
16 Lankan citizens killed in Ukraine fighting
At least 16 Sri Lankan mercenaries have been killed fighting in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the island鈥檚 deputy defence minister said on Wednesday...
Putin hails Russian advances
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Russian advances in the Kharkiv region and the recapture of a symbolic town further south that was one of the only prizes of Ukraine鈥檚 underwhelming counteroffensive last summer...
US tells Ukraine 鈥榓id on its way鈥� as Russia claims advances
Secretary of state Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured Ukraine that US military aid was 鈥榦n its way鈥�, as Russia claimed a 鈥榙eep鈥� advance into Ukrainian defensive lines in a new offensive...
Youth killed after being hit by train in Dhaka
An 18-year-old student died after a train hit him at the railway line in Dhaka鈥檚 Gulbagh area on Monday night...
Russia attacks Kharkiv region
Russia on Monday pummelled more than 30 towns and villages in Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a surprise ground offensive over the border last week, the local governor said...
Putin removes defence minister
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia鈥檚 military leadership more than...