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USS Juneau's final mission: After serving in Vietnam, the Gulf War and disaster relief, a Japanese torpedo sends this piece of history to the Pacific seabedThe USS Juneau, a veteran amphibious transport dock with a distinguished 40-year career, has been deliberately sunk in the Pacific Ocean du...
Earthquake aftershock rocks Bangladesh as death toll rises to 10A low-magnitude tremor hit Bangladesh on Saturday, the national meterological service said, a day after a powerful earthquake struck outsid...
Bangladesh Earthquake: Eight dead and over 300 injured as 5.5 quake rocks DhakaA powerful earthquake hit central Bangladesh on Friday morning. The tremor registered 5.5 magnitude. At least eight people died and over 30...
16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in BangladeshA devastating fire at a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives and injured several...
Creation of Bangladesh wasn't good for Assam, Indira Gandhi missed chance to solve key issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, criticized Indira Gandhi's role in Bangladesh's creation, citing unresolved issues for Assam. ...
Mamata Banerjee urges officials in north Bengal to remain alert for cross-border threatsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed officials in the northern part of the state to be vigilant against cross-border t...
'Heard he donated to see me lose': When Trump made his displeasure with Muhammad Yunus clearBangladesh US ties: Bangladesh's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has had a tainted past with Donald Trump. Yunus had upset Trump in 2016 when ...
Death toll from flood climbs to 59 in Bangladesh, over 5.4 m people affectedBangladesh is crisscrossed by more than 200 rivers, 54 of them being trans-boundary rivers with upper riparian India, in four major basins....
Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coast as authorities evacuate over 8 lakh peopleSevere cyclonic storm 'Remal' made landfall in Bangladesh, prompting the evacuation of over 800,000 people. The storm crossed the West Beng...
Nipah virus: Samples of 61 high-risk contacts test negative, situation under control: Kerala Health MinisterThe Health Minister said that the State health department had sought the help of the police to attain mobile tower locations of the decease...
Cyclone Mocha updates: Wind speed of up to 175 kmph, NDRF deployed in Bengal, Indian Coast Guard issues warningDue to the impact of cyclone Mocha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tripura & Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and south Assam are likely see heavy ra...
Death toll rises to 64 in Bangladesh boat capsizeThe devotees, including women and children, were heading towards the Bodeshwari Temple on the occasion of Mahalaya, the auspicious start of...
View: Europe's floods proved one thing. India sells disaster differentlyIn the middle of July, I started getting messages from people I knew and people I didn’t. ‘Are you okay?’ Was I okay? I was better than oka...
Bangladesh economy registers growth notwithstanding pandemic, says Awami LeagueIn addition to the economic growth, the country adeptly stepped up its efforts on the health ground to tame the Corona monster, while many ...
Cyclone Amphan considered even more destructive than Cyclone Aila: UNCyclone Amphan, the strongest to hit the region in nearly two decades, made landfall on Wednesday evening.It has battered several parts of ...
Bangladesh braces for cyclone 'Fani', evacuates over 5 lakh people from coastal areasThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified 'Fani' as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm".
Hurricane Harvey: Google, Facebook get generous, pledge $1 mn donation eachTech giants lend a helping hand in the flood relief operations in India, Nepal and Bangladesh to victims of the hurricane.
- 50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacua...
- Death rains in Bangladesh
Hundreds of people died and tens of thousands were left homeless after a powerful cyclone smashed impoverished Bangladesh with huge waves, ...
- Severe cyclone kills 150 in Bangladesh: Officials
A powerful cyclone smashed into Bangladesh killing more than 150 people as it uprooted trees, destroyed homes and forced tens of thousands ...