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13th parliamentary polls: Hearing on appeal petitions to restore candidature was held at the EC Secretariat on Sunday for

Ali Riaz calls for 'Yes' vote to prevent return of enforced disappearances

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, Professor Dr Ali Riaz on Sunday called upon the citizens to vote 'yes'

Son of Iran's toppled shah seeks a role as protests expand

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation

Net FDI jumps over 200pc in Q3

Bangladesh recorded a robust rise in net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during July-September 2025, reflecting positive investor confidence amid

BD backs Somalia's sovereignty at OIC Meet

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain addresses the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC

Govt cuts Tk 12,000cr from top dev projects over slow progress

The interim government is slashing allocations for several major development projects in the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP), cutting

Iran declare 'red line' on security

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a "red line" and the military vowed to protect

Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan could prove tricky for China

Some Chinese online users are calling for a lightning Venezuela-style snatch of Taiwan's leaders as a prelude to taking

New US envoy stresses strengthening BD-US relations

Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has laid emphasis on enhancing the relations between Bangladesh and the

Police trying to come out of past disgrace: IGP

IGP Baharul Alam on Saturday speaks to journalists after participating in a special welfare meeting with police officers at

Leftist parties deplore US attack on Venezuela

Leaders and activists of different leftist political parties organized a rally in the capital Dhaka city yesterday and the

'Bangladesh makes key progress in US trade ties'

Bangladesh has achieved an 'important step forward' towards strengthening its mutually beneficial trade relationship with the United States, opening

Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik

Face masks 'inadequate' and should be swapped for respirators: WHO

Surgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks -

US leaves global anti-extremism organisation

A global organisation dedicated to preventing violent extremism said on Friday the US had made a mistake in

India-US trade deal stalled

US President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, DC, US,

GIFCT keen to work with Bangladesh

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has expressed a strong interest to collaborate with Bangladesh's public and

Cancellation of Hasnat Abdullah's nomination sought

BNP candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi has filed an application seeking the cancellation of National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser

'Ensuring minority rights key to a civilised state'

A state cannot be regarded as civilised unless it ensures the rights and protection of minorities and vulnerable groups,

Govt to cap prices of 295 essential medicines

The interim government on Thursday decided to fix the prices of 295 essential medicines in Bangladesh, making it mandatory

Crackdown on Christians in China intensifies

 An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders were arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown

Cold wave sweeps over 24 districts

People suffer due to ongoing cold wave. The photo was taken from capital's Rayerbagah area on Thursday.   

DB arrests 3 Chinese nationals with 363 iPhones, liquor

 Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested three Chinese nationals with 363 iPhones, foreign-made liquor and

Salman F Rahman faces more embezzlement charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved a new case against Salman F Rahman, his brother, and their sons, for allegedly

US seizes Russian oil tanker

A US Coast Guard member observes the Marinera in a photograph released on Wednesday.     -CollectedThe US has

Jamaat urges CCTV installation at polling centres

Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said the installation of CCTV cameras at polling

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