At least 11 persons were killed and dozens others injured as a nor’wester lashed different districts in the country on Saturday afternoon. Of the dead two were from the capital, three each in Bogra and Rajshahi, and one each in…
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7 killed, 6 injured in first thundershower of season
The first major thundershower of the season on Wednesday claimed seven lives in lightning strikes in five districts, according to respors received in Dhaka. The thundershower however brought relief from swealterning heat of the past several weeks. Of the seven…
Oil spills in Karnaphuli as oil tanker hits barge
Chittagong, Dec 30: At least 500 liters of oil spilled into the estuary of Karnaphuli River after an oil tanker collided with a barge beside Bangladesh Navy`s Boat Club near Chittagong Port on Sunday morning.