Niger floods toll increases, 53 dead, 18,000 affected: UN

Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the west African country grapples with the effects of climate change, a UN agency announced on Wednesday. An earlier interior ministry toll published on June 20 recorded 21 deaths and nearly 6,000 people affected

Blockades, hartals take toll on economy

In an interview with the UNB former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman has explained how the current spate of blockades and burning of vehicles are taking a toll on the economy and suggested ways for reaching a solution. Dr Atiur, currently honorary professor at Department of Development Studies in

Elevated Expressway: Tk 5cr toll collected in first 3 weeks

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway has been witnessing higher traffic than targeted, allowing the authorities to collect tolls more than Tk 5 crore in tolls since it was opened to the public on September 3. Till 6am on Sunday (September 24), a total of 621,152 vehicles, mostly private cars, used the Dhaka