AFP: Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left 225,000 people without power in New Zealand on Tuesday, as a national state of emergency was declared. High winds and driving rain lashed the country's populous North Island, in what Prime Minister Chris Hipk ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: Russian forces bombarded Ukrainian positions along the frontlines in eastern Donetsk region yesterday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive as Nato allies met in Brussels to plan stepped-up supplies to the Kyiv government. The Donetsk region city ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Japan government has decided to provide Unicef with $5.7 million assistance for the implementation of child protection, education and WASH interventions for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char, reports The Daily Star. An Exchang ...বিস্তারিত
BSS: Jang Sung Min, the Special Envoy of South Korean President YOON Suk Yeol arrived here yesterday on a two-day official visit to explore ways to improve bilateral relations between Dhaka and Seoul. Min, who is currently serving as Senior Secretary for Future Strategy in ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Bangladesh Railway (BR) has signed a Tk193.64 crore contract with a consortium for their consultancy services for the Railway Connectivity Improvement Preparatory Facility (RCIPF) projectyesterday, reports TBS. The consortiums – Oriental Consultants Global Co ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: The Indian Railway department has issued a notice to Hanuman, a Hindu god, requesting for the removal of "encroachment" on railway property in Madhya Pradesh,reports Dhaka Tribune. However, the notice was removed later when the department realized its mistake, rep ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: Israel struck a Hamas base in Gaza on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the enclave, while one Palestinian died during what the army called a West Bank raid targeting suspects. The latest unrest comes amid a significant escalation in Israeli-Palestinian vio ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said the government will provide free health care services worth Tk 50,000 to some 15 lakh poor families in six districts,reports Daily Sun. “We have expanded the ‘health security programme’ to six districts instead of ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: The ruling Awami League nominated a well-educated, honest, qualified and skilled person for the post of the country's president, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday,reports The Daily Star. "We have nominated someone for the position whose c ...বিস্তারিত
BSS: Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi Bir Protik today stressed the need for strengthening tobacco control law aiming to protect public health. "The priority of public health is above everything else. A stronger tobacco control law is a must to reduce the death ...বিস্তারিত
