Primary and Mass Education Ministry Joint Secretary Ranjit Kumar Sarker was crushed under the wheels of a train at Mymensingh Railway Station on Monday. Mymensingh Railway Police Officer-in-charge Abdul Ahad Khan told a news agency that Ranjit Kumar, 55, hailing...
Three people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident at Pahorchanda in Chakaria upazila on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway on Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Kamol Talukdar, 45, hailing from Satkania upazila, UNB reported. Officer-in...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to extend the income tax return deadline from September 30 to October 31. In separate letter to the ministry of finance and the...
Greece's coast guard says it has rescued 922 people over the past three days as they attempted to reach eastern Aegean islands clandestinely from the nearby Turkish coast. The coast guard said the migrants and refugees were picked up in...
German prosecutors have begun an investigation against former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn. The probe will look at "allegations of fraud in the sale of cars with manipulated emissions data," the prosecutor's office said. Mr Winterkorn quit last week after...
India has launched its first dedicated space laboratory Astrosat from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The multi-wavelength observatory has a five-year lifespan and will "study celestial objects" 650km (404 miles) above earth. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Dhaka-New York route will resume once the legal problems in this regard are resolved. "Biman now has got enough modern Boeing aircraft. But, there’re some legal complexities top...
Hundreds of Taliban fighters have seized parts of the strategic northern Afghan city of Kunduz, reports say. There is fierce fighting after militants launched a surprise attack from several directions. There are casualties on both sides, police say. Taliban fighters...
The World Bank has denied reports that it might return to fund the 6.15-km Padma rail-road bridge project. “Bangladesh has withdrawn its funding request,” South Asia spokesman Alex Fergusson told bdnews24.com on the sidelines of the three-day regional economic conclave...
Around 50 houses, including a kindergarten, were gutted by a fire that broke out at a tin-shed colony in Bhogra Bypass area of Gazipur city on Monday noon. Deputy Assistant Director of Gazipur Fire Service Md Aktaruzzaman said the fire...
Ranking member of the US Congress Yvette Diane Clarke on Monday called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a "global pride" saying she must get support of her countrymen. "Sheikh Hasina is not only your (Bangladeshis) pride, she also are our...
The World Heart Day will be observed in Bangladesh on Tuesday like other countries in the world for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Heart Federation, heart disease and strokes are the world's leading causes of...
An air strike in Yemen has hit a wedding party, killing at least 27 people, according to reports. The attack happened in the village of Wahijah, near the south-western Red Sea port of al-Mokha. At least eight children were reported...
Thousands of people have been evacuated and tens of thousands of troops are on standby ahead of Typhoon Dujuan's arrival in Taiwan. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau upgraded Dujuan to a "strong typhoon" on Sunday - also known as "super typhoon"...
Remittance inflow to the country rebounded in September, with 2.64 percent rise over the amount that the expatriate Bangladeshis sent home in August. With the increased inflow in September, the country received a total of $3.97 billion in remittance in...
Three members of a Bangladeshi family were found among the 769 pilgrims who died in the Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia on September 24. They are Mahib Uddin Ahmed, 71, a retired food inspector and a resident of Uttar Bazar...
Police arrested a couple from Medina Market area of Sylhet city on Monday on charge of torturing their domestic help. The arrestees were identified as Foyez Ahmed, 38, and his wife Tofa Begum, 28, of Dargah Mahalla in the city....
Catalan separatist parties say their victory in regional elections on Sunday gives them a mandate to push for independence from Spain. The Madrid government has reaffirmed its opposition to a vote on secession, noting that nationalists failed to get a...
The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (Haab) on Monday said a total of 18 Bangladesh nationals were identified among those killed in the Mina stampede on September 24. Haab President Ibrahim Bahar confirmed the latest death toll to UNB over...
A doa mahfil was held at the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban after Maghrib prayers today marking her 69th birthday. On the occasion, a special munajat was offered seeking good health and long life of Prime...
Unidentified assailants have shot and killed a foreigner at Gulshan diplomatic zone in Dhaka, police say. Gulshan Zone Assistant Deputy Commissioner Abdul Ahad told bdnews24.com that the incident took place at Road 90, Gulshan-2 on Monday evening. An official at...
Scientists have found the first evidence that briny water may flow on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer months, a paper published on Monday showed. Although the source and the chemistry of the water is unknown, the discovery...
Bangladesh Bank has asked six directors of private banks to explain why they are simultaneously holding the posts of directors in other financial institutions in breach of rules. AFM Asaduzzaman, General Manager of the Governor's Secretariat, said the show-cause notices...
Assam Police late Thursday night arrested six more suspected militants allegedly having links to Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). With this, the total number of persons arrested in this connection has risen to 10. The kingpin is one Ashique, and he is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said information is an important tool for empowering people and the role of 'Right to Know' is crucial for ensuring good governance, flourishing democracy and building a corruption-free society. In a message on the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, are the world's number one killers, claiming 17.5 million lives a year globally. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, which groups 11 countries including Bangladesh, cardiovascular diseases...
A new report prepared by an independent global media communication agency is upbeat about Bangladesh's prospect of becoming a middle-income country by 2021 when the country will be celebrating its golden jubilee of independence. "Located at the heart of a...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all moneychangers to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines to help combat money laundering and terror financing. Similar to those for commercial banks and non-banking orgnisations, the BB recently issued anti-money laundering guidelines to the...
The Bangladesh consulate General in Jeddah has so far confirmed the death of four Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims in the stampede in Mina on Thursday. The Saudi authorities have released photographs of about 650 pilgrims who died in the stampede and...
An unidentified young man was killed when he was hit by a speedy train at the level crossing near Sainik Club of Banani in the city on Sunday. Kamalapur Railway Police Station Sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam told UNB that the train...
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