- ’18 crore people won’t let India occupy even an inch of land’
- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
- Danish have hygge, Irish have the craic, Welsh have hwyl’
- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
US, Nigeria strengthen tech partnership with $2m broadband study grant
The U.S. and Nigeria have taken a major step to deepen their technological collaboration with the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Technology Dialogue, held on January 10 in Washington, D.C. Led by U.S. Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy...
21 government-backed fighters killed in Bandits ambush in Nigeria
At least 21 government-backed fighters have been killed in an ambush by bandits in Nigerias northwest Katsina State. Katsina police spokesman Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu told the AFP news agency on Saturday that a convoy of pro-government fighters was returning from paying condolences to the family of...
BGB detains Nigerian national for illegal intrusion from India
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a Nigerian national for intruding into the country from India through Parshuram border of Feni early Sunday, reports UNB. BGB members detained Gilbert Aphe along with some medicines, a watch, a mobile phone set, and other valuables, said Lt. Col Mohammad...
67 died in Nigeria after deadly stampedes
Nigerian police said at least 67 people have died after three stampedes within days of each other, reports Sky News. On Saturday, 32 people were killed, including at least four children, during Christmas charity events as crowds surged forward while food was being handed out. Of those killed,...
35 children killed in stampede at Nigerian school fair
Thirty-five children have died during a stampede at a schoolfairin southwesternNigeria, according to the estimation of local authority. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday expressed hisprofound sadness over the tragic incident and offered his condolences to the families of the victims....
Gunmen kidnap at least 50 in Nigeria
Kidnapping has become a serious problem in northwest Nigerias Zamfara state over the last weekend as gunmen abducted at least 50 people, reports UNB. Confirming this matter, local police said on Tuesday: Gunmen abducted at least 50 people including women and children. The latest mass...
Nigeria seeks South Africa's support to join G20, BRICS
The Nigerian government on Monday signaled their expectation for South Africas endorsement to join theG20andBRICSgroups of leading and emerging economies. Nigerias Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, officially made the request on a trip to Cape Town for bi-annual...
54 dead, dozens missing as boat sinks in Nigeria
At least 54 bodies have been recovered from Nigerias River Niger after a boat capsized in the early hours of Friday, reports BBC. The toll is feared to rise higher as dozens of the passengers are still missing. Citing the Nigerian authority, the media reported the boat was carrying more than 200...
27 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria
At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers from the state of Kogi to a food market in the neighbouring state of Niger when it capsized late on Thursday, with more than half reportedly missing, according to...
Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark crowned Miss Universe
Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe, reports AP. Kjær, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss Nigeria at the end of the 73rd edition of the competition in Mexico City. Miss Mexico placed third. It is the first...
29 children may be sentenced to death in Nigeria
A number of twenty-nine Nigerian children could be facing the death penalty as they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the countrys record cost-of-living crisis, reports AP. Four of them collapsed in court due to exhaustion before they could enter a plea. 76...