National,Country, Districts
UNB, Mymensingh: Train services on Dhaka–Mymensingh route have remained suspended since early Monday after two bogies of Agnibina Express derailed in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district due to the removal of a section of the railway tracks by miscreants.No casualties were reported in the ...
World
At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a train derailed in southern Mexico, authorities said, disrupting service along the rail line linking the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.The Interoceanic Train, which connects Oaxaca and Veracruz, went off the tracks on Sunday while ...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Russia has successfully placed three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, marking the second such launch this year, according to Iranian state television.The report said a Russian rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia on Sunday, carrying the satellites into a rou...
North Korea on Monday said it launched long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea as part of efforts to verify the effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent, days after revealing apparent progress in building its first nuclear-powered submarine.The missile launches on Sunday marked Pyongyang&rsq...
The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia began two days of discussions in China on Sunday as Beijing moves to bolster its role in easing tensions between the two neighbors following the signing of a new ceasefire agreement.The ceasefire aims to end weeks of clashes along the disputed border th...
China’s military on Monday announced it would deploy air, naval and missile forces for joint exercises around Taiwan, describing the move as a strong warning to separatist elements and what it termed “external interference.”The announcement followed Beijing’s sharp criticism ...
Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled for an expected meeting on Monday with U.S. President Don...
The number of monthly births in the Gaza Strip has fallen by 40 percent as health officials warn of a surge in miscarriages linked to malnutrition and the breakdown of medical services.Munir al-Bursh, director general of the Gaza-based health authorities, said in a statement on Sunday that the numbe...
National,Politics
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday claimed that the electoral alliance with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is strategic not ideological.Speaking at an emergency press conference at the NCP's temporary office in the capital's Banglamotor, Nahid said the decision to join t...
Mahfuj Alam, former adviser to the interim government, on Sunday said that that he would not join the National Citizen Party (NCP) and saying that he has rejected an offer to contest the national election from a Dhaka seat under the Jamaat-NCP alliance.In a Facebook post today, Mahfuj said maintaini...
UNB, Bhola: Five candidates, including BNP Standing Committee member Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed, have filed their nomination papers for the Bhola-3 constituency to contest the upcoming February election.Major (retd) Hafiz submitted his nomination papers to Lalmohan Upazila Nirbahi Officer an...
Times of India, New Delhi: Security agencies in Meghalaya of India on Sunday rejected claims by the Bangladesh Police that the killers of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had entered the state. They termed the allegations as unfounded and misleading."There is no evidence to suggest that any ind...
The current cold wave sweeping parts of the country will continue for two to three more days, according to Bangladesh Metrological Department.Bangladesh is experiencing an intensified cold spell, with dense fog and chilly winds affecting daily life across the country.Shahanaz Sultana, a meteorologis...
BSS, Thakurgaon: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that a vested quarter is hatching conspiracies from behind to destabilise the country.Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a view-exchange meeting with the Islamic scholars (Alam-Ulemas) a...
Election Commission (EC) in a letter sent to all returning officers on Sunday informed that it is not mandatory to provide income tax-related information of a candidate’s spouse and dependents, including children, in the nomination paper for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.In the let...
National
Six people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Bhola and Cumilla districts on Sunday.In Bhola, three people were killed and three others injured when a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Bhola-Charfasson road at Manikar Hat in Borhanuddin upazila on Sunday.Th...
A growing number of countries have rejected Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, Somalia’s breakaway region, as an independent nation, a day after Israel became the first country in over three decades to do so.The reason behind Israel’s move remains unclear, and it is not known whet...
Like many other parts of the country, winter has tightened its grip on the capital as dense fog shrouded Dhaka from early Sunday morning.The sun remained hidden even at noon while cold winds blowing from the north and northwest intensified the chill, disrupting normal life. Photo: Tahiat Nazifa...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
A launch was damaged after it collided with a cargo vessel amid dense fog on the Padma River in Chandpur's Amirabad area early Sunday.The incident occurred around 6:30am when the Muladi-bound passenger launch from Dhaka, MV Maharaj-7, was anchored due to poor visibility and a nearby cargo vessel...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
BNP-nominated candidate and Vice Chairman of the party’s National Executive Committee Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday submitted his nomination papers for Patuakhali-1 constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election.The BNP leader, also a former minister, submi...
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