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BERC sets price hike for LPG cylinder

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : Although Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) had set the price of a 12-kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder at Tk.1270, many consu... Read More


NATO shows strength in North Sea amid Russian threat

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- NATO flexed its muscles in the North Sea this week in a display of military might, as Russia allegedly tested the alliance's defences on its eastern flank. F-18 fighter jets lined ... Read More


Greek PM warns Israel risks losing friends

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a key partner of Israel within the European Union, warned Friday that Israel risked losing remaining friends with its destructive war in Ga... Read More


UN sanctions on Iran loom after vote to delay fails

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- United Nations sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed on Saturday, Britain's UN envoy said on Friday after a Russian and Chinese Security Council resolution to delay them failed,... Read More


100 feared dead in Nigeria gold mine collapse

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria's Zamfara State, survivors and residents said on Friday. The pit at the Kadauri mining si... Read More


Trump's $4bn foreign aid freeze approved

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Friday to freeze for now more than $4 billion in foreign assistance appropriated by Congress. The conservative-dominated co... Read More


Sudan Gurung to contest Nepal elections

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The leader of Nepal's recent youth-led protests that toppled the government within days has announced he will run in the country's March general elections, saying his movement will ... Read More


Thailand floods kill 7

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The death toll from floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand rose to seven, authorities said Saturday, as relief efforts continued. More than 260,000 people across sever... Read More


Another earthquake jolts as third this month

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Bangladesh experienced its third earthquake this month on Saturday, with the epicenter in Monirampur, Jashore.The tremor measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. According to the Meteoro... Read More


Bank official hacked to death at Lalbagh

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A bank official was hacked to death by allegedly his wife and mother-in-law in his house in Lalbagh area of the capital on Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Nazrul Islam, 4... Read More