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Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones pays a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban in

Minister links opposition labour group to garment unrest

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has accused a labour organisation linked to an opposition party of leading garment-sector unrest.Speaking

Sonia Gandhi's turbulent journey in Indian politics

 On the morning of 31 October 1984, Sonia Gandhi was a young wife and mother, living in the prime

Italy evacuates over 300 schools due to bomb alert

Children had to leave their primary school in Rome as a result of one of the threats sent on

'BADC seed supply project gains momentum'

 The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is making progress in strengthening country's seed supply and distribution network through its

Bangladesh pitches golden fiber as climate solution at COP31

Bangladesh brought jute to the center of the climate conversation at COP31 yesterday, hosting a session at its Jute

Gopalganj BNP politics in doldrums

The politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Gopalganj is getting complicated day by day due to intra-party feud,

Russia, Ukraine resume peace talks

Senior officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will reconvene on Wednesday for a second day of talks.   

'Govt ready to thwart any plot to destabilise country'

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday assured Parliament that the government would not allow any conspiracy - whether hatched

Dengue claims eight more lives in Bangladesh

Eight more people died from dengue and 1,595 patients were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in

Modi aims to broker Black Sea food corridors

Zelenskyy and Modi talk before a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June

HC grants bail to Shawkat Aziz Russell

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted six months’ bail to Partex Group chairman Shawkat Aziz Russell, 10 days

Govt rebuilding collapsed democratic institutions: President

A delegation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) pays a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban

Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record

From Western Europe to Indonesia, countries have battled wildfires throughout 2026 following record heat from climate change and El

Bangladesh, Singapore discuss joint assistance to combat transnational crime

Bangladesh and Singapore have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in combating transnational crime and money laundering through joint investigations, a

IFRC urged to tap global network to sustain Rohingya assistance

Highlighting the growing humanitarian needs of Rohingyas and host communities amid declining resources, State Minister for Foreign Affairs HumaiunKobir

Bus 'catches fire' near Farmgate metro station

A bus was set on fire beneath the metro rail station in Dhaka's Farmgate area on Monday evening.     -

Tk 4mn ransom fails to free two friends in Libya

Two friends who left Bangladesh seeking better lives in Europe are being held in Libya, where their families say

'Cop31 must deliver climate progress'

Finding a path away from polluting fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas will once again be on the

Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be 'like slaves' in China

Uyghurs are taken away for questioning in 2014 in Thailand after crossing to southeast Asia through China's border.   

Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, killing 21

Migrants queue to be registered after disembarking from a Spanish coastguard vessel at the port of La Restinga, on

'Rohingya crisis now a security concern for Bangladesh'

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday said the Rohingya crisis has become a security concern

Six blasts hit Dhaka University, three held

Crude bomb blasts have rocked the Dhaka University campus in the evening, with explosions reported at six locations.The

Dhaka, Khulna bear dengue's heaviest toll

Bangladesh has reported the deaths of three more dengue patients in a 24-hour count, while 2,333 patients were admitted

Russia pounds power facilities around Kyiv

Employees standing amid the ruins of a kindergarten hit by a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on

Business owners panicked at random bank accounts seizures by NBR

Business owners across Bangladesh have become increasingly concerned over reports of random bank accounts seizures by the National Board

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