Dhaka, June 16 – The flood in five Upazilas of the northern district of Moulvibazar took a devastating turn on Saturday with flash flood inundating new areas, leaving around 3 lakh people of several hundred villages marooned.
Day: June 16, 2018
Teacher killed in Habiganj road crash
Dhaka- The headmaster of a primary school was killed as a bus ran over him at Uttarbazar in Chunarughat sadar upazila Habiganj on Saturday noon.
Minor killed falling from tree in Panchagarh
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed after falling from a tree at Tulardanga in the district town on Saturday afternoon.
BD President offers Eid prayers at National Eidgah
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayer along with hundreds of people from different strata of the society at National Eidgah in the city on Saturday morning.
BD opposition leaders fail to meet Khaleda on Eid
Dhaka – BNP senior leaders and activists failed to meet their chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Old Central Jail in the capital on the Eid day on Saturday.
Eight killed in road crashes across Bangladesh
Dhaka – At least eight people, including a school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram, Sylhet and Chandpur districts on Friday.
Climate financing by Multilateral banks rises to a 7-year high
Climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a seven-year high of $35.2 billion in 2017, up 28 percent from the previous year.
About 2,000 minors separated from families at US border
Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries. That’s according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Trade war looms as Trump slaps tariffs on Chinese cargo
President Donald Trump brought the world’s two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6.
Bangladesh’s Democracy now well protected: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said democracy in the country is now well protected while its economy is standing on a strong ground.
Two siblings drown in Jashore
Jashore – Two siblings drowned in a pond in Sharsha upazila on Friday morning.
World Cup reality beckons for Gudmundsson, Iceland
Burnley, England,(AP/UNB) – Around the turn of the century, when Iceland was a punching bag in European soccer and its aspiring young players mostly had to settle for gravel fields, Johann Berg Gudmundsson was a fully fledged England supporter when…
Ronaldo scores hat trick, Portugal draws 3-3 with Spain
Sochi, Russia,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo used the World Cup to show everyone he’s the GOAT.
Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated
Dhaka – Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Saturday amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month-long fasting.