Heavy rainfall submerges parts of Dhaka city
Heavy rain on Thursday morning caused immense sufferings to people due to severe water stagnation and traffic congestion in several areas of Bangladesh capital Dhaka...
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BMD predicts light to moderate rain in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rains in parts of Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Five killed as Ukraine, Russia exchange attacks
Ukraine and Russia launched attacks on each other鈥檚 territory early on Wednesday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities on the two sides said...
BARD holds health cadre鈥檚 special basic training concluding ceremony
The 185th special basic training course for BCS health cadre officers was held at the Bangladesh Rural Development Academy in Cumilla on Wednesday...
Systemic failures behind frequent train derailment
FREQUENT incidents of train derailment have become a grim reflection of a declining railway system. Ageing infrastructure, inadequate maintenance and mismanagement have pushed the network to a critical stage, jeopardising passenger safety and crippling connectivity. The derailment of four compartments of the Sylhet-bound Udayan Express on October 7 at Moglabazar...
Ukraine strike on Russia-held part of Kherson region kills four
A Ukrainian strike on the Russia-held part of Ukraine鈥檚 Kherson region killed four people, the Moscow-installed governor said Tuesday, as Kyiv stepped up retaliatory strikes against Russia...
DB nabs 2nd suspect in train roof robbery
The Dhaka railway detective branch police early Tuesday arrested a second suspect in connection with a robbery where passengers were held hostage on the roof of the Mahanagar Express train Saturday night...
India鈥檚 premier Darjeeling tea estates hit by extreme rains
Torrential rains that triggered deadly landslides and floods in India鈥檚 Darjeeling region also destroyed swathes of premier tea estates, officials said Tuesday...
30 women entrepreneurs receive training thru 鈥楢mrai TARA鈥� initiative
BRAC Bank, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Open Source Network, organised a three-day training programme titled 鈥楢mrai TARA鈥� to empower 30 promising women entrepreneurs with knowledge, skills and networks needed to expand their businesses...
Entrepreneurs receive training, loans thru NCC Bank
Entrepreneurs received development training and loans through a month-long programme in Mymensingh organised by the Bangladesh Bank in collaboration with NCC Bank PLC, said a press release...
Rail link with Sylhet restored after three-hours following train derailment
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh was restored on Tuesday morning, three hours after four bogies of a train derailed at Moglabazar in Sylhet district...
Western parts found in Russian drones, missiles: Zelensky
Ukraine has found tens of thousands of foreign parts, including Western-made, in the drones and missiles Russia fired in a weekend air attack on the country, president Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday...
Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine
Russian strikes Sunday on Ukraine killed five people and badly damaged energy infrastructure, temporarily severing power supplies to tens of thousands and prompting neighbouring Poland put ground defence on high alert.
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine railways
The head of Ukraine鈥檚 railways said Saturday that Russia was intensifying a campaign of air strikes on the network in an attempt to isolate frontline communities ahead of winter...
Rains may continue in parts of Bangladesh, predicts Met Office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rains聽 in parts of Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday...
Russia launches largest attack on Ukrainian gas sites
Russia overnight carried out its largest attack on Ukraine鈥檚 gas network since Moscow first invaded in 2022, Kyiv鈥檚 state-owned gas operator said Friday.
Oct rain triggers fear of fresh dengue surge
Fresh spells of rain in October have triggered fears of yet another surge in dengue cases across Bangladesh, particularly in Dhaka city where infections and deaths remain high...
Two killed in Bogura train accident
Two youths were killed and another sustained serious injuries when a train hit a motorcycle at the Chhatiangram level crossing in Adamdighi upazila of Bogura early Thursday...
Russia looking to 鈥榚scalate鈥� war, says Zelensky
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to 鈥榚scalate鈥� its aggression, as he offered his country鈥檚 war-honed expertise to help counter the threat...
G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases
G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago...
Indigenous disaster warnings
EVERY monsoon, the serene beauty of southeastern Bangladesh鈥檚 hills turns into a landscape of peril. For communities in districts such as Bandarban and Rangamati, relentless rainfall is not merely a seasonal event; it is a precursor to a silent, swift killer: landslides. Unlike riverine floods, which offer visible cues, landslides are often unpredictable and instantaneous...
Coach Kanchan announces free training for 1 crore entrepreneurs
Coach Kanchan has recently announced to provide free training to one crore entrepreneurs across the country...
Training workshop on e-traffic fine collection held
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has recently organised a daylong training workshop on simplifying 鈥楨-Traffic Management and Fine Collection鈥� in Rajshahi...
AB Bank holds foundation course
AB Bank organised a training programme on 鈥楤ankers Foundation Course鈥� to enhance the professional skills of the bankers recently...
Ilias Kanchan undergoes surgery for brain tumor
Veteran Bangladeshi actor Ilias Kanchan is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor at a hospital 聽in London, his son revealed while attending a virtual press conference on Wednesday.
Record rainfall submerges parts of Dhaka city
Overnight heavy rainfall brought the capital Dhaka to a standstill on Wednesday, leaving many parts of the city, including the Old Town, submerged and many roads congested with traffic...
Due to rains Dhaka鈥檚 air turns 鈥榞ood鈥� on Wednesday morning
Under the influence of rainfall since early morning, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 84th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 44 at 10:10am on Wednesday morning...
Russia drone strike kills 4 in Ukraine
Ukraine said on Tuesday that a Russian overnight drone strike had killed a family of four in the northeastern Sumy region...
Youth crushed under train in Ctg
A youth lost his life Tuesday morning after being struck by a train at Middle Sonapahar BSRM gate in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram...
Agrani Bank concludes 30-day training
Agrani Bank distributed certificates among the trainees of the 30-day Foundation Course arranged for the 166th and 167th senior officer batches at Agrani Bank Training Institute at the closing ceremony of the training at ABTI on Monday...
