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2,400 still missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods; 586 deaths confirmed so far

AFP, Kathmandu Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the

Saudi factory fire: Bodies of 9 Bangladeshi workers arrive home

TDS Desk: The bodies of nine Bangladeshi workers, who tragically died in a devastating fire at a sofa factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, arrived in Dhaka on Thursday. The government

Opposition MPs continue protest after home minister withdraws remarks; Speaker says he will review them TDS Desk: Opposition MPs erupted in protest today after Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed compared their

Nepal flood death toll rises to 359 as search continues for over 1,000 missing

Rescuers search debris-strewn valleys and hillsides as helicopters deliver emergency supplies to thousands cut off by the disaster. TDS Desk: The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has risen

Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills 22, 384 tourists missing

Reuters, Kathmandu/Beijing A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the

42 Private Banks on the brink: Directors suck Tk 2.08 tr in credit scheme

Golam Mostafa Jibon: In a brazen violation of corporate governance laws and central bank mandates, nearly 500 board directors across 42 private commercial banks have systematically siphoned off Tk 2.08