- ’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
China’s ‘metal storm’ weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute, scientists claim
Chinese scientists are developing a machine gun capable of firing bullets at an unprecedented ratepotentially the fastest in history. The weapon, which is described as a metal storm, consists of five or more barrels, each capable of firing 450,000 rounds per minute. The resulting barrage has an...
French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido
French officials have increased the death toll in Mayotte to 39, up from 35, following the destruction caused by a powerful cyclone about 10 days ago. Authorities have said thousands may have died in Storm Chido when it hit the islands, a French overseas region off the coast of East...
Schools closed in India as severe storm nears Tamil Nadu coast
Schools in southern India have been closed, and hundreds of residents relocated to storm shelters as a powerful cyclonic storm approaches the region. Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall in Tamil Nadu on Saturday afternoon, bringing sustained winds of 70-80 kilometers per hour, according to...
4 Children dead, 4 missing in SL
Sri Lankan rescue teams reported on Thursday that they had recovered the bodies of four children who drowned in a flash flood, while four others remain missing. The floods were caused by torrential rains from a powerful, slow-moving storm now heading toward India. Over 250,000 people in Sri...
Ukraine reportedly fires UK 'Storm Shadow' missiles into Russia
Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported Wednesday, after being given the green light from London. Several missiles were launched against at least one Russian military target, The Financial Times said, citing an unidentified...
Honduras declares emergency warnings for tropical storm Sara
The government of Honduras declared emergency warnings Thursday in four Caribbean departments as Tropical Storm Sara brought heavy rains. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm was slowly churning westward off the Honduran coast and would bring life-threatening and potentially...
New storms and flooding threaten Spain's flood-stricken Valencia
New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 peopleand destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday...
Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to landslide and flood risks
Authorities in western Japan have urged nearly 200,000 people to evacuate due to the risk of landslides and floods caused by the remnants of a tropical storm. The Japan Meteorological Agency said warm, moist air... was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan partly due to...
Storm “Trami” killed at least 82 people in Philippines
Tropical Storm Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 82 people dead in landslides and extensive flooding, reports AP. To tackle the situation and save thousands of terrified people, who were trapped, some on their roofs, authorities deployed more rescue...