Severe flooding hits 7 districts
Over two lakh people have been marooned, hundreds of houses damaged and fishes of ponds washed away as severe flooding has hit seven districts of the country’s east and south-eastern regions.
Eight killed in Rangamati landslides, three missing
At least eight people were killed while three others remained missing in separate incidents of landslides in Boro Pool, Shikolpara and Hatimara areas of Naniarchar in Rangamati early Tuesday amid heavy rains in the district.
Rain wreaks havoc in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
A rain-triggered landslide killed a two-year-old Rohingya infant and injured his mother early Monday when met office forecast more rain.
Tk 2 crore reward for women cricketers
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced Tk two crore cash reward for women’s national team for their title winning feat in the just-concluding Women’s Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament.
Lailatul Qadr tonight
Muslims across the country will observe holy Lailatul Qadr tonight with due religious fervour and solemnity.The holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on this night to show mankind the path of worldly and eternal emancipation.
PM urges Canada to deport Sheikh Mujib's killer Nur Chy
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh.
Khaleda to be taken to BSMMU for check-up: HM
Home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Sunday that the jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia would be brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for check-up
EC plans EVM use in next general elections
The Election Commission is planning to use electronic voting machines in the next general elections in Bangladesh to be held before January 28, 2019.
Bangladesh girls stun India
Bangladesh women’s cricket team created a new history when they edged six-time champions India by three-wicket in the final to clinch their maiden Asia Cup title at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Jailed Khaleda suffers a mild stroke: personal physician
The jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia recently had a ‘mild stroke’, a personal physician of the BNP leader said on Saturday after visiting her.
