South Korea rain kills 17
Heavy rain in South Korea has killed at least 17 people in recent days, government records showed Sunday, while 11 remain unaccounted for in the intense downpours...
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Typhoon Wipha hits HK with strong winds, heavy rain
Hong Kong was battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha skirted along China鈥檚 southern coast, with fallen trees and collapsed scaffolding spotted across the city...
Bangladesh face Nepal in title decider today
Defending champions Bangladesh will face Nepal in the title-deciding match of the four-team double round-robin format SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship 2025 at the Kings Arena Training Ground in the city today...
Russian strikes kill 3 across Ukraine
Russian strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, authorities said, while Moscow had to briefly suspend trains in its southern Rostov region after an overnight drone attack by Kyiv...
Ukraine evacuates 43 held at Russian-Georgian border
Ukraine said Saturday it had evacuated 43 of its citizens recently deported from Russia who were being held in Georgia in dire conditions, accusing Moscow of 鈥榳eaponising鈥� deportations...
5 dead after torrential rain in South Korea
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain swept into South Korean villages on Saturday, killing at least five, the national fire agency said...
3 cops killed in US training facility explosion
Three people died Friday in an explosion at a police training facility in Los Angeles, in what one local official called an accident...
Heavy monsoon rain leaves 54 people killed in 24 hours in Pakistan
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government's disaster agency said on Thursday.
Russia captures villages in three separate areas of Ukraine
Russia said Thursday it had captured Ukrainian villages in three separate areas of the front line, expanding its summer offensive despite US calls to end the fighting.
Three killed as S Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years
At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, officials said, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began.
Russia fires hundreds of drones at Ukraine
Russia fired hundreds of drones, artillery and a ballistic missile at Ukraine between late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Ukraine said, defying calls by Donald Trump to reach a peace deal.
Four northern dists on flood alert
Low-lying areas in four northern districts may get flooded due to heavy to very heavy rainfall by today, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center鈥檚 special bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon...
US will send Ukraine Patriot air defence systems: Trump
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin soured...
MBPLC MTOs begin month-long foundation training
Mercantile Bank Training Institute has organised a month-long foundation training programme for 14th batch management trainee officers of Mercantile Bank PLC, said a press release...
Monsoon, depression trigger heavy rain spell again
Parts of coastal and southwest Bangladesh received heavy to very heavy rain on Monday as weather conditions became favorable for yet another rain spell through the end of the week...
Train communication with Dhaka, north halted as truck gets stuck on rail track
Train communication with Dhaka and northern parts of Bangladesh remained suspended for about an hour after a goods-laden truck got stuck on a rail track in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Monday morning...
Month-long basic course by ABTI begins
Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) has inaugurated a month-long foundation course for the 92nd and 93rd batches of cash officers...
Russian drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight killing four people, Ukraine said Saturday, calling for fresh sanctions on Moscow to halt its record barrages...
RUET holds training on firefighting, earthquake
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology held training and drilling titled 鈥榃hat to do during firefighting and earthquakes鈥� at the RUET on Saturday...
Moscow blames sanctions for Russia-UN food deal
Russia said Saturday that its agreement with the United Nations to facilitate exports of Russian food and fertilisers had collapsed due to Western sanctions over Moscow鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine...
Russia, US hold 鈥榝rank鈥� talks on Ukraine war
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held 鈥榝rank鈥� talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow鈥檚 lack of 鈥榝lexibility鈥�.
Food situation improves in Feni after pause in rainfall
Flood conditions have started to improve in Parshuram upazila of Feni district as rainfall and river water levels subside, locals and authorities said on Friday.
People move to shelters as rain, floods rage
Scores of people moved to shelters as flash floods and water stagnation gripped vast swathes of the coastal belt, including major coastal towns and cities, with torrential rain continuing over most of Bangladesh for the third consecutive day until Wednesday...
Ukraine detains Chinese father, son for alleged espionage
Ukraine鈥檚 SBU security service said Wednesday it had detained a Chinese father and his son who had allegedly tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country...
Indonesia signs energy, grain deals with US: minister
Indonesia鈥檚 state oil company and agricultural firms have signed deals to increase their purchases of US goods, the country鈥檚 chief economic minister told AFP on Wednesday, as Jakarta lays the groundwork to avoid the worst of president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Toddler dies after falling into drain amid rain
A three-year-old girl died after falling into an open drain in the Halishahar area of Chattogram city on Wednesday afternoon.
US to send more weapons to Ukraine: Trump
President Donald Trump has said the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, triggering Russian criticism after Moscow claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbour...
Extreme rain, high tides wreak havoc
Extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by high tides and heavy wind lashed the entire coast of Bangladesh, leaving vast swathes of land swamped and claiming at least one tourist鈥檚 life in Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
Russia claims new foothold in Ukraine region
Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine鈥檚 central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a psychological blow for Kyiv as its worries mount...
Landslide, heavy rain warned as monsoon remains strong
A heavy to very heavy rainfall warning is in effect for today for the coastal region due to active monsoon, triggering a landslide warning for the hilly regions in Chattogram division.