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Tourist express engine detaches, leaves 19 coaches behind in Ctg's Patiya

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- A major accident was averted at Potiya in Chattogram on Monday night when the engine of Dhaka-bound Tourist Express train detached, leaving 19 compartments stranded at Komolmunshir H... Read More


Six to testify against Hasina as Rajuk plot case hearings enter third day of testimony

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Six witnesses are scheduled to testify today (2 September) in three separate corruption cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wa... Read More


Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at 'unprecedented level'

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday that their countries' ties were at an "unprecedented level" during talks in Beijing ahead of a massive milita... Read More


Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people. The 6.0-magnitud... Read More


31 dead in Gaza strikes, Israel accused of genocide

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according to health of... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul condemns attack on JAGPA president

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly condemned and protested the terrorist assault on Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (JAGPA) Presid... Read More


Powerful earthquake kills 800 in eastern Afghanistan, over 2,500 injured

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people. The 6.0-magnitud... Read More


ICT-3 may be formed to expedite trial of crimes like enforced disappearance: Law Adviser

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the government may form International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-3 to expedite trials of crimes, including enforce... Read More


Padma swallows Paturia terminals amid administrative standoff

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The mighty Padma River has already swallowed half of three ferry terminals and the entire launch terminal at Paturia in Manikganj, yet urgent protective measures remain stalled amid ... Read More


Woman stabbed to death 'by husband' in Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- A 33-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Dakkhin Khan area of the capital on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Aklima Akter... Read More