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$80m deal signed to facilitate Gaza reconstruction

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The United Nations Development Programme and the Arab and International Organization to Construct in Palestine on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) valued at 80 milli... Read More


At least 50 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A bus veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday, killing at least 51 people and trapping survivors, a spokesperson for the city's fire depa... Read More


US lifts pause on food donations for WFP

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the UN World Food Programme said, ending a suspension that an aid watchdog on Monday warned had left 500,000 metric tons of fo... Read More


Oil steady as investors digest new US steel, aluminium tariffs

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as traders digested another round of trade tariffs, this time a 25 per cent levy on all US imports of steel and aluminium, which could weigh on glob... Read More


Hong Kong to file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent US tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade Organization, claiming the US has completely ignored the city's status as a separate custo... Read More


Transport workers block Janopad intersection

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A good number of transport workers blocked Janopad intersection in Sayedabad area of the capital on Monday, protesting against the counter-based bus services. However, they demanded... Read More


Ministry issues 10 directives to tackle abnormal increase in Biman ticket prices

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has issued a 10-point directive to tackle the abnormal increase in ticket prices of Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights. The directives were... Read More


Dhaka-Ctg pipeline may become operative in April

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Dhaka-Chattogram fuel oil transportation pipeline is likely to become operational in April as the project is completed. The 250km pipeline is likely to be commissioned next mont... Read More


Factory catches fire at Dhaka's Kadamtoli; doused after 2 hours

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Fire has gutted valuables at a plastic recycling factory in Dhaka's Kadamtoli area. Warehouse Inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence Anwarul Islam said the fire broke out aroun... Read More


343 hunted down countrywide

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Police have detained 343 persons, including a former member of parliament, during the ongoing 'Operation Devil Hunt' in Gazipur district and elsewhere across the country. Seventy-ni... Read More