At least 26,659 incidents of fire were reported in the past year in which 140 people, including two firefighters were killed and 341 people were injured, according to a report by the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence...
A total of forty Bangladeshi firms are set to take part in a five-day trade show titled 鈥楢mbiente 2025鈥� scheduled to be held from February 7 to 11 at Frankfurt am Main in Germany...
The First Division cricket league, originally scheduled to start on January 20, will now commence on January 30 after being derailed due to the Dhaka-based clubs鈥� protest over the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
JUST two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel this week launched a large-scale incursion of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank...
An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.
The number of dead after a fire that engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday rose to 66, the interior minister said.
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.
TWINNING the terms 鈥榗easefire鈥� and 鈥楪aza鈥� seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have been reached so much earlier by all the concerned parties. But will was lacking in Washington to force Israel鈥檚 hand, and Israeli prime minister...
Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California鈥檚 governor slammed 鈥榟urricane-force winds of misinformation鈥� surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people.
At least 30 readymade garment workers were injured in a boiler blast in a factory in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Monday morning...
A fire that broke out at a Bata showroom near Prashika Moar in the city鈥檚 Mirpur-6 area sparked panic in the area; but no casualties were reported, the authorities said on Monday...
Sheriff鈥檚 deputies on horseback fanned out through charred brush on Friday, hunting for the remains of people who perished when huge wildfires raced through Los Angeles.
ISRAEL, going back decades, has played a duplicitous game. It signs a deal with the Palestinians that is to be implemented in phases. The first phase gives Israel what it wants 鈥� in this case the release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza 鈥� but Israel habitually fails to implement subsequent phases that would lead to a just and equitable peace. It eventually...
THE recurrence of fires in Rohingya camps is gravely concerning. More than 200 fire broke out in Rohingya camps in Cox鈥檚 Bazar in two years that left dozens dead and many injured, with hundreds of shelters having been destroyed. In the latest fire, a five-year-old child died and at least 100 houses were burnt in the Nayapara Mouchani camp early...
A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin Sunday morning, mediator Qatar said on Saturday after Israel鈥檚 cabinet voted to approve the truce and hostage-prisoner release deal.
Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to toxic materials.
First Security Islami Bank launched a month-long special customer service campaign with the motto 鈥楴ew Dimension in Customer Service, Will Ensure Progress鈥� at its head office on Wednesday, said a press release.
Israel鈥檚 security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister鈥檚 office said.
A fire that broke out at warehouses in the capital鈥檚 Hazaribagh area on Friday was doused after about five hours of effort by 11 firefighting units.
As ministers weighed whether to approve the fragile agreement, new Israeli strikes on about 50 targets in Gaza killed dozens of people on Thursday...
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles got a break on Wednesday as dangerous winds dropped, giving hope to weary firefighters still battling to snuff out deadly blazes...
After news of a ceasefire agreement sparked mass rejoicing in Gaza, residents woke up Thursday to columns of smoke, rubble and more deaths following new Israeli air strikes...
THE announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza is reminiscent of the last days of the Carter administration, a time when American hostages were released with Reagan (and his behind-the-scenes machinations) taking credit for ending the hostage impasse.聽 Be on the look-out for Trump to take 95 per cent of the credit...
The first patient in Bangladesh diagnosed with the human metapneumovirus died while undergoing treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Mohakhali, Directorate General of Health聽 Services confirmed the information on Thursday...
Powerful winds forecast for Wednesday threatened to whip up massive fires still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening an inferno that has killed at least 25 people...
At least 148 people were killed in gunfire by the members of law enforcement agencies and the then ruling Awami League leaders and activists on July 19, 2024 during the student movement for quota reform...
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation has announced its decision to sell two vessels, MT Banglar Jyoti and MT Banglar Sourav, following fire incidents that rendered them unserviceable....
At least 26 rooms of three Eco-resorts at Galachipa on Saint Martin鈥檚 Island were gutted in a fire which broke out early Tuesday...
Hot, powerful winds on Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America鈥檚 second biggest city forever...
Firefighters were battling massive wildfires on Monday that have ravaged Los Angeles and killed at least 24 people, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that could whip up the blazes further.