Dhaka, April 18 -- Amid a heatwave baking six out of eight divisions in Bangladesh, Chuadanga district has again recorded the highest temperature of the season at 40.8 degrees Celsius. The number of ... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has opened a separate visa centre amid growing demand and growing business ties and communication between the two countries. Chinese Ambassador to Dhak... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- The government has approved the import of 124,000 tonnes of rice amid rising prices of the food staple. After cutting the import duty in February, it had allowed the importers to br... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- Amid the intense heat wave affecting the nation, people are falling ill with symptoms like colds, fevers, and stomach aches. There is also a higher risk of heat stroke. Doctors advi... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- A Jamuna Express train has derailed in Dhaka's Tejgaon, blocking all incoming rail service to the capital. "The train derailed a little after 8am," said Inspector Ferdous Ahmed Bis... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- The Jamuna Express train carriage that derailed in Dhaka's Tejgaon has been recovered, restoring incoming rail service to Dhaka after nearly two and a half hours. The train deraile... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- Sheikh Hasina has asked her cabinet colleagues to to closely monitor the situation in the Middle East after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone attack on Israel. The prime minister... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police have found that the two brothers of former Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi are 'godfathers' in the drug trade in Cox's Bazar.... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- Flash floods triggered by unprecedented rainfall in the United Arab Emirates have forced airlines to cancel nine flights from Dhaka to Dubai and Sharjah. The flights had been sched... Read More
Dhaka, April 17 -- The Election Commission has announced that 112 Upazilas will hold council elections in the third phase of the polls on May 29. Applications for the council races must be submitted ... Read More