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47 dead in Nepal as rains trigger landslides, floods

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Landslides and flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, have killed at least 47 people, blocked roads and washed away bridges in Nepal. Thirty-five people were killed in separate land... Read More


Almost 1,000 trapped on Mount Everest by blizzard

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday to clear access to campsites on Tibet's eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 people have been trapped by a blizzard that has block... Read More


Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate people

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Typhoon Matmo intensified as it approached southern China, leading authorities to evacuate around 347,000 people from Guangdong and Hainan provinces ahead of Sunday's landfall. The s... Read More


Int'l journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's army

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- An Israeli army vehicle rumbles through the empty streets of a shattered neighborhood in Gaza City, and with help from a video camera, a soldier spots people standing inside a blasted... Read More


Indonesia restores TikTok's operating license

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Indonesia has reinstated TikTok's operating license after the Chinese-owned social media platform complied with a government request for data related to its live streaming activity du... Read More


India probes possible cough syrup link to deaths of at least 9 children

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Indian authorities say they are investigating whether contaminated cough syrup caused the deaths of nine children, all aged below five years, in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajas... Read More


5 killed in large Russian missile, drone attacks, says Zelensky

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Five people have died and tens of thousands have been left without power in Ukraine after intense Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky h... Read More


Man's body recovered from Dhanmondi Lake

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Police have recovered the body of a man from Dhaka's Dhanmondi Lake. Identified as 18-year-old Omar Faruk, police said, he had been scolded by his family the day before for not helpi... Read More


World Teachers' Day observed

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- World Teachers' Day was observed in the country on Sunday through various programmes as elsewhere in the world. This year, World Teachers' Day was celebrated under the theme 'Recasti... Read More


Housing fair today

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- A two-day housing fair will begin today at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in the capital, marking World Habitat Day 2025. The fair is being jointly organis... Read More