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Saudi ‘curbs’ visas for Bangladeshi single male domestic workers
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends recruitment of Bangladeshi single males as domestic worker in three categories.
23 July 2016, 15:09 PM
The lost histories of the Bengali Harlem
Vivek Bald reconstructs the forgotten stories and communities of Bengalis in America from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
22 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Train derails in Moulvibazar, Sylhet rail link cut
A cargo train breaks down and derailed at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sylhet completely.
22 July 2016, 13:14 PM
Illegal structures built on river bank
Illegal structures have narrowed the Done River in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, thanks to mindless encroachment
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Continued flood brings woe to people in districts
The flood situation in Sunamganj is worsening as flash flood and heavy rainfall continue, and in Kurigram, the
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Now the stray elephant moves in Sirajganj shoal
The Indian wild elephant, which was separated from its companions and came into Bangladesh from Assam through
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
India to bring back washed away elephant
India is to bring back a wild elephant which was washed away by the Brahmaputra last month and reached a sandbar in Kurigram district, reports The Times of India.
21 July 2016, 16:11 PM
Train service with Ctg resumes after 10hrs
Rail communication of Chittagong with the other parts of the country including Dhaka has been restored after 10 hours of disruption following a train derailment at Fatehpur rail gait in Feni Sadar upazila in the port city.
21 July 2016, 04:27 AM
Surma crosses danger level, Jamuna erodes embankment
The flood situation in Sunamganj remains serious as the main rivers were flowing above the danger mark at several points, while the Jamuna continues to erode the flood control embankment in Bogra. The situation improved slightly in Lalmonirhat as the Teesta and Dharla rivers were flowing below the danger mark.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Install CCTV cameras in launches: Minister
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan urges owners of all the passenger vessels to set up CCTV cameras and metal detectors to tighten security at all terminals.
20 July 2016, 10:14 AM
Flood worsens in Kurigram, Nilphamari districts
The flood situation is getting worse in Kurigram and Nilphamari as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Teesta rivers are
19 July 2016, 18:00 PM
5 die drinking ‘excessive liquor’ in Rajshahi
Five people including a woman die after allegedly drinking excessive homemade liquor in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi, police say.
19 July 2016, 12:48 PM
HSC admission seekers confine principal
Female HSC admission seekers of Birganj Women's Degree College in Dinajpur's Birganj upazila staged demonstration and confined the
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Villagers repair 2-km road thru' self-help
Taking spades and other tools from their homes, several hundred villagers of Boaldar union under Hakimpur upazila of the district
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat floods worsen further
With the surge of floodwater from upstream in Teesta and Dharla rivers, the flood situation in Lalmonirhat has worsened.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Maya rules out possibility of mega-quake
Relief and Disaster Management minister rules out the possibility of high magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh.
18 July 2016, 13:45 PM
Tk 10 lakh reward for militant who returns to normal life: Rab
Benazir Ahmed, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), announces Tk 10 lakh reward if any activist of militant outfits returns to normal life and gives specific information about their activities.
18 July 2016, 09:55 AM
Missing trader rescued
Police rescued a trader of Naogaon, who had been missing for six days, from Kushtia yesterday. Islam Hossain, 26, of Chawkadheen
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Commuters suffer as bridge wall collapses
Road communications between Rowangchhari upazila and Bandarban district town has remained suspended since July 6 folowing collapse
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
35 return from Indian jail
Twenty-nine Bangladeshi women and six children returned home through Benapole check post on Friday after serving three years' jail in
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM