Rain brings relief, but lightning kills 10
Light to moderate rain brought relief to parts of Bangladesh on Thursday, while temperatures fell slightly in some other parts after extreme heat in...
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Schools, offices shut as heavy rain returns to UAE
Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change...
Impotence of Antony Blinken
ANTONY Blinken was in China for his second such journey as secretary of state and his third encounter with senior Chinese official. This is our news as April marches towards May...
BMD predicts rain in Dhaka, four other divisions
The met office forecasts rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in parts of five divisions in the next 24 hours from 9:00am on Thursday...
Ukraine dismantles Soviet monument
Kyiv authorities on Tuesday began taking down a Soviet-era monument celebrating friendship with Russia 鈥� more than two years into an invasion by Moscow which has cost tens of thousands of lives...
Ukraine resists attacks in east amid Russian advance
Ukraine said Monday it had foiled 55 Russian attacks in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after it admitted to a worsening situation on the front line...
Unidentified youth killed being hit by train in Dhaka鈥檚 Khilgaon
A 25-year-old youth was crushed under the wheels of a train in Khilgaon rail gate area in Dhaka on early Monday...
Ukraine warns battlefield situation 鈥榳orsened鈥�
Ukraine鈥檚 army leader admitted on Sunday that Kyiv鈥檚 position on the battlefield has worsened after Russian forces captured another village in the east, pressing their advantage in manpower and ammunition...
Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in 鈥榤assive鈥� attack
Russia launched a 鈥榤assive鈥� missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country鈥檚 energy supply...
Ukraine probes doctors for helping men dodge military draft
Ukraine said Friday it is investigating several doctors in the western region of Lviv for taking bribes to illegally issue medical documents to men trying to evade military service...
Ukraine stops issuing passports to young men
Ukraine has stopped issuing new passports abroad to some military-aged men, according to legislation published on Wednesday, as part of measures to push them to return home amid manpower shortages in the army...
Oman, UAE deluge 鈥榤ost likely鈥� linked to climate change, scientists say
Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions 鈥榤ost likely鈥� exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman in the past week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said on Thursday.....
De-dollarization and BRICS鈥� ascendancy
IN THE aftermath of the prolonged conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the aggravating Middle East crisis, where escalating humanitarian crises compound existing tensions, the global landscape has undergone...
Sunak, Scholz vow support for Ukraine for 鈥榓s long as it takes鈥�
The leaders of Britain and Germany pledged on Wednesday to back Ukraine in its war with Russia for 鈥榓s long as it takes鈥�, but the German chancellor doubled down on his refusal to deliver long-range Taurus missiles to Kyiv...
Two members of same family killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in M鈥檚ing
A 60-year-old man and his 40-year-old niece were killed when a train hit an auto-rickshaw while crossing Natun Bazar level crossing in Mymensingh district town on Tuesday night...
BADC holds training on biotechnology
The training programme on 鈥楺uality seed-potato and horticultural crop production techniques through biotechnology鈥� and 鈥楬ydroponics and aeroponics management at...
Railway authorities mustn鈥檛 increase train fares
THE Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 decision to increase fares on long routes is worrisome as people are already burdened with unprecedented inflation. The authorities have decided to increase the fares by cancelling the distance-based rebate...
Kyiv warns situation on front will worsen in May
The situation for Ukraine on its front line is likely to steadily deteriorate in coming weeks, Ukraine鈥檚 head of military intelligence said in an interview published on Monday...
Anu Muhammad shifted to SHNIBPS
Health and family welfare minister Samanta Lal Sen on Monday said that former Jahangirnagar University economics professor Anu Muhammad, now under treatment after a train accident severing his toes, requires 鈥榗ombined operations鈥�...
US passes $95b in aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved long-delayed military aid to Ukraine in a rare show of bipartisan unity, while also bolstering Israel and Taiwan defences and threatening to ban Chinese-owned TikTok...
Govt food grain stock two years low
A meeting on Sunday by the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee decided to speed up the collection of food grain in pipeline as the overall food stock has reached the lowest level in two years, said officials...
Professor Anu Muhammad鈥檚 toes severed in train accident
Anu Muhammad, a former professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his toes were severed in a train accident at the Khilgaon level crossing in the capital on Sunday morning...
Civilians killed as Ukraine, Russia trade strikes
Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Russia in the early hours of Saturday, setting a fuel depot ablaze, officials said, as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on...
8 killed in Russian strikes in Ukraine
Russian strikes against Ukraine on Friday killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time...
Caught in a quagmire
EVEN in the post-Covid period, the Bangladeshi economy was going to take a turn-around, with macroeconomic indicators posting positive signals. However, the Russia-Ukraine war began to cast a gloom by disrupting...
Dubai airport, roads still plagued by floods
Dubai鈥檚 airport, one of the world鈥檚 busiest, witnessed major disruption for the third day in a row on Thursday after the heaviest rains on record drenched the desert...
Dubai in chaos after record rains in 75 years
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gridlocked on Wednesday, a day after the heaviest rains on record.
Russian troop losses in Ukraine hit 50,000, says BBC
Over 50,000 Russian military personnel have died during the Ukraine conflict, the BBC reported Wednesday, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers....
Scores of flights delayed, diverted as Dubai reels from floods chaos
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains.
Jamuna Express train derailed at Dhaka鈥檚 Karwan Bazar
A coach of Dhaka-bound Jamuna Express train derailed in the Karwan Bazar area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka Wednesday morning.....