Incessant rain causes countrywide havoc
Incessant monsoon rainfall caused havoc in many parts of the country on Friday, triggering flash floods, leaving towns and villages waterlogged and highways swamped.
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BMD predicts rain, thunderstorms across Bangladesh
Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are expected to occur over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to BMD latest weather bulletin on Friday...
Rain causes water stagnation in Ctg
Low-lying areas in the port city went under water on Thursday due to heavy rain since Wednesday night in the city.
Pakistan, India hit by rain, many killed
Pakistan鈥檚 second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets submerged in the metropolis home to 13 million...
49 passenger trains run on Thursday
The Bangladesh Railway on Thursday resumed train services only on short distances, about two weeks after it had stopped the services...
Fresh wet spell over Bangladesh prompts heavy rain, landslide warnings
A fresh wet spell triggered by the active monsoon has set in over Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal, prompting heavy rainfall and landslide warnings for three days until August 3 afternoon...
Melnyk's journey to Olympics embodies Ukrainian fighting spirit
Ukrainian athletes may not win many Olympic medals in athletics but for 400 metres runner Tetiana Melnyk it is a triumph just to be in Paris.
Train services on short distances from Thursday
The Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to resume train services only on short distances from August 1, about two weeks after it had stopped the services...
鈥業t鈥檚 for Ukraine鈥�: Kharlan celebrates special bronze
Ukraine鈥檚 Olga Kharlan may have missed out on the individual Olympic gold medal she craved but she said her bronze in Monday鈥檚 sabre final was 鈥榬eally special鈥�, dedicating it...
Two killed, 20 injured as train derails in India
At least two people were killed and 20 others injured in India after a passenger train derailed and several of its cars overturned on Tuesday,
Fifth Indian killed fighting in Ukraine for Russia
An Indian soldier died fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, one of his relatives said Monday, the fifth confirmed death so far of an Indian citizen in the conflict...
Russia claims capture of another Ukraine village
Russia on Saturday claimed the capture of another village in eastern Ukraine鈥檚 Donetsk region amid heavy fighting as Moscow鈥檚 forces聽 advance towards the city of Pokrovsk...
France suffers train delays after sabotage
Tens of thousands of rail passengers struggled through a second day of cancelled trains Saturday as investigators tracked saboteurs who paralysed the network just ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony...
Travel chaos feared in France this weekend after attack on rail network
French rail officials warned of travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the weekend after saboteurs following a meticulous plan paralysed much of the train network Friday as the Olympic Games started.
EU transfers 1.5b euros raised from Russian assets for Ukraine
The EU on Friday said 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) had been made available to support Ukraine, the first chunk of money earned from profits on Russian...
West is learning wrong lessons
A RECENT article appearing in the US-based Business Insider titled, 鈥楻ussia鈥檚 showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine,鈥� would provide a showcase of the...
Russia captures 2 villages in Ukraine
Russia on Sunday said that its forces captured two frontline villages in Ukraine, Andriivka in the eastern Lugansk region and Pishchane in the northeast Kharkiv region...
No decision made on resuming train services: railway DG
The director general of Bangladesh Railway, Sardar Shahadat Ali, said on Thursday that no decision was made on when Bangladesh Railway would resume its services.
Commuter trains to run on short distances from Thursday
Commuter trains will run on short distances from Thursday, July 25, 2024, additional director general of Bangladesh Railway Md Arifuzzaman said on Wednesday...
Train operation suspended for indefinite period
The authorities suspended railway services across the country for an indefinite period on Saturday due to passengers鈥� safety...
Two dead in India train derailment
An Indian passenger train derailed and overturned several of its cars on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 24 others with rescue and relief efforts ongoing.
Ukraine makes humanitarian flour shipment to Palestinians
Ukraine said Thursday that it had sent flour to the Palestinian territories as part of an initiative to ship free agricultural supplies to poor countries and...
Russian forces kill five in east Ukraine
Russian forces killed five civilians on Thursday in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, where Moscow鈥檚 forces have been slowly gaining ground, regional officials said.
Light to moderate rain likely across Bangladesh: BMD
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions, according to BMD鈥檚 weather bulletin on Tuesday.....
Zelensky for Russia attending second Ukraine summit
In recent months, Zelensky has been appealing to Ukrainian allies to provide more air defence systems. He said on Monday that 25 Patriot air defence batteries or comparable would be enough to defend all of Ukraine, but declined to say how many were already deployed....
Bangladesh may see light to moderate rain over 24hrs
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including in Dhaka division in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Monday...
NATO at war against Russia
THE imperialist war alliance NATO is already engaged in a war against Russia. The war front鈥檚 name is Ukraine...
Russia says US must 鈥榯ake stock of policies inciting hatred鈥�
Moscow called on the United States Sunday to 鈥榯ake stock鈥� of its 鈥榩olicies of incitement to hatred鈥�, while using the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump to denounce support for Ukraine...
Met office forecasts heavy rains in Rangpur, M鈥檚ingh, Sylhet divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions of the country, including heavy showers in three divisions commencing 9:00am on Sunday...