A plane and an official vehicle collided on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, authorities said early Monday, forcing a halt to flights at the transport hub. The New York police department told AFP that an Air Canada plane “collided with a port authority vehicle”. Separately, the fire department said it had “responded to a reported incident involving a ...

The global economy is under “major threat” from the energy crisis caused by the Middle East war, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said Monday, warning that “no country will be immune” to its effects. Speaking at the National Press Club in Australia’s capital, Birol compared the current energy crisis to those of the 1970s and the impact of Russia’s ...

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas is showing gradual improvement while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital, according to Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. Speaking on Monday, Zahid said physicians attending Abbas have observed encouraging clinical indicators. “I spoke with the doctors and they confirmed that several parameters are improving. His condition is getting better,” he said, ...

The seven-day government holiday on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr ends on Monday. After this long break, offices, courts, banks, insurance institutions and the stock market will reopen from Tuesday (March 24). Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslim community, was celebrated in the country on March 21.

Thirty-three Bangladeshis have returned home through Benapole check post after serving three years in jail in India. They were handed over to Bangladesh immigration authorities at Benapole on Sunday evening. Officer in-charge of Benapole Immigration Police Syed Mortaza, said they went to India without valid documents in search of jobs with the help of local brokers three years back. Kolkata ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday said no structures will be kept on the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar beach that have been built illegally. He said this while visiting the Sugandha Point of the Cox’s Bazar sea beach this afternoon. He said eviction drives against floating shops and other illegal structures have already begun. Gradually, such eviction operations will ...

Dr Zubaida Rahman, spouse of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, departed Dhaka for London on Sunday morning to take part in a professional medical training programme, according to BNP sources. Airport officials confirmed that she left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport aboard Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 201. The flight is expected to arrive at Heathrow Airport at 9:00 pm local time. ...

The Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners’ Association (BPPOA) has warned that filling stations across the country may shut down at any time due to a fuel shortage. The organization mentioned the matter in a message on its official Facebook page on Sunday (March 22) night. In a statement issued on Sunday night, the association said the situation at filling stations nationwide ...

Agriculture, Livestock and Food Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid has declared to introduce of automatic signal systems at railway crossings passing over highways in the wake of the horrific bus-train collision in the Paduarbazar Bishwa Road area of the district. “Multiple investigation committees have been formed to properly investigate the incident and necessary measures will be taken to uncover the ...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its energy infrastructure, as Tehran launched its most destructive attack yet on Israel. The ultimatum, made just a day after the US leader said he was considering “winding down” military operations after three weeks of war, came ...