Monsoon arrives on near-dry day: Met cites trough for lack of showers
GB Today – The rain that happened the day before and the change in the wind pattern prompted the Met…
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Half the ICUs at Bangabandhu Medical are out of order
·There are 101 ICU beds. Of these, 20 are for newborns and 20 for children ·42 of the…
NBR loses hope of receiving returns from 40% of TIN-holders!
– Currently, there are 1.4 crore TIN-holders in the country, but a significant number of them – about…
Khaleda Zia admitted to hospital after she falls ill
Dhaka Office: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka early today after she suddenly…
What’s Really Happening in Myanmar’s Northern Arakan?
।। Paul Greening ।। Many people claim to know what’s happening in northern Rakhine State, but judging by…
Manas National Park temporarily closes for tourists
PATHSALA: Manas National Park in Assam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has officially closed its gates to tourists…
Govt to retrieve allowance with interest from fake freedom fighters
Dhaka Office: The government will retrieve allowances along with interest from people who have enjoyed the perks entitled…
Bangladesh forex reserves increases by $318m to reach $19.53b thanks to additional remittances
– Bangladeshi expatriates have sent about $1.65 billion as remittances in the first 14 days of this month…
Flood displaces 38,000, maroons 14.5 lakh in greater Sylhet
Bangladesh News Desk: Gushing waters from upstream areas in northeast India accompanied by downpours continued to inundate fresh…
Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally
International Desk: The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday,…
India to host Bangladesh for two Tests and three T20I matches in September
Sports Desk: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the much-anticipated home series after…
Enforcement Directorate quizzes Rituparna Sengupta over ‘ration scam’
– Senior ED officers said that Sengupta’s questioning was necessitated after they stumbled upon “alleged transactions”, amounting to…
Greater Nicobar project a threat to tribal communities
Referring to the environment clearance given for diverting over 13,000 hectares of forest land, Congress media in-charge Jairam…
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in hajj climax
More than 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat in soaring temperatures on Saturday, in the high-point…
Lightning kills 4 in Rangamati
Bangladesh News Desk: Four people, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Langadu…
Humidity and heat cocktail makes Kolkata second worst among metro cities, shows CSE report
Study also points out clear correlation between increase in built-up area and decline in green cover with the…
Cabrera & Co leave for Qatar
Sports News Desk: Bangladesh national football team left for Qatar on Friday to take part in their final…
Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on June 17
Dhaka Office: The moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was sighted in the skies of Bangladesh on…
Ray portrayed people’s crises, conflicts in films: discussion
Entertainment Desk: Discussants at a programme said that the Academy Awards-winning legendary Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray portrayed crises…
Exhibition showcases vintage collectables, books
Dhaka Office: Book-selling platform Boiyer Jahaj lifted the curtain on an exhibition displaying rare and vintage collectables at…