The rescue operation took place 12:15am onwards on Thursday in the Kodalia area of Mollahat upazila in Bagerhat district
Senior Judicial Magistrate Asad Uddin Md Asif issued the warrants after taking into cognisance a charge sheet submitted by the Department of Environment (DoE)
Mayur river, a major lifeline in Khulna that has long been plagued by encroachments and pollution, still remains on the brink of death despite two excavation projects to revive it over the past decade.
Hundreds of residents in Dubail and Gabra villages under Delduar and Mirzapur upazilas of Tangail have long been suffering after an earthen road was severely damaged in floods.
Today is the 14th death anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of the late MA Samad, founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC, said a press release.
St Peter’s Basilica opened its doors again on Thursday after a brief closure in the early hours to welcome crowds of worshippers from around the world lining up to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.
The United States Trade Representative (USTR), the US government’s chief trade negotiation body, wants to see Bangladesh’s work plan on narrowing the bilateral trade gap before the Trump administration makes a call on reciprocal tariffs.
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the LGRD and sports ministries, has issued a public apology after it was revealed that his father had obtained a contractor’s licence.
Based on private electricity producers’ request, the Power Development Board (PDB) asked Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to nearly triple its import of furnace oil to around 500,000 tonnes a month so that the electricity demand in the summer can be met.
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said reforms that are urgent before the next election and within the Election Commission’s jurisdiction will be implemented by the EC itself.
Doctors must ensure transparency in their engagements with pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic centres to regain public trust and restore the image of the profession, senior physicians and officials said yesterday.
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has assured that the Gulf nation will provide all possible help to rebuild Bangladesh.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has postponed his scheduled visit to Bangladesh on April 27-28.
Five students of Chittagong University (CU), who were abducted a week ago, have been released, according to a statement issued by the Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), an organisation representing students of ethnic communities.
One of the gravest human rights violations taking place in North Korea is the practice of forced abortions. North Korean women, in search of a better life, cross the border into China. However, if caught and repatriated, they face a brutal and heartless fate. Among the most horrifying aspects of this fate is the treatment of pregnant womem-something that reveals the depths of human cruelty
India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures yesterday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.
In North Korea, women are referred to as "one wheel of the revolutionary cart." A popular song titled "Women Are Flowers" describes women as "the flowers of the nation." The country commemorates November 3rd as "the Day" to further emphasize the role and significance of women. Propaganda claims that women in the so called paradise of the people enjoy a life of unparalleled hapiness
My name is Eun-hye Choi, a 27-year-old woman who was born and raised in North Korea and now lives in South Korea. Until now, I have lived quietly, almost in hiding, always fearing that my defection and life in South Korea might bring harm to the family I left behind in North Korea
Just as the Russia-Ukraine war, initiated by Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was entering its fourth year, the international community was shocked by reports alleging that the North Korean regime has refused to repatriate the bodies of its soldiers who were unlawfully deployed and subsequently killed on the battlefield at Kurst, instead seeking to preserve them though a controversial "freeze-drying" technique known as "promession"
Says Pakistan PMO after Shehbaz meets top military officials
The announcement from the Pakistan Prime Minister's Office followed a meeting of the National Security Committee, a day after India said there were cross-border elements to Tuesday's attack
The shooting in the tourist hotpot of Pahalgam was the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory since 2000
Donald Trump yesterday called on Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine, in a rare rebuke of the Russian leader after Moscow fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, killing at least 10 in the deadliest attack on the capital in months.
Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli air strikes killed at least 36 people yesterday, including a family of six whose home was struck in Gaza City.
President Emmanuel Macron yesterday said during a visit to Madagascar he wanted to work toward “forgiveness” for France’s colonisation of the Indian Ocean island, including with the return of cultural artifacts.
India said it would immediately suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan as part of measures to downgrade diplomatic ties with its neighbour after militants attacked tourists in Kashmir, killing 26 men.
An international summit on the future of energy security opened in London yesterday with stark opposition from Washington, which called policies to phase out fossil fuels “harmful and dangerous”.
Trump tells Putin after a ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 10, injures more than 90
‘Treaty suspension may be first step toward full abrogation,’ says expert
"Due to the tariffs, many of our customers in China have indicated that they will not take delivery," CEO Kelly Ortberg said during a first quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
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Abdul Aziz, acting president of the Lakshmipur Merchants' Association, allegedly harassed young and elderly individuals for eating during daylight hours in Ramadan
Private security personnel deployed in residential areas, markets and shopping malls will now serve as members of the “Auxiliary Police Force” with the authority to make arrests.
India said it would immediately suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan as part of measures to downgrade diplomatic ties with its neighbour after militants attacked tourists in Kashmir, killing 26 men.
A woman was killed as a truck overturned on her roadside shanty in Bhuapur, Tangail yesterday.
President Emmanuel Macron yesterday said during a visit to Madagascar he wanted to work toward “forgiveness” for France’s colonisation of the Indian Ocean island, including with the return of cultural artifacts.
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said nearly 12,000 acres of forest land in Cox’s Bazar, previously allocated to different agencies, are being reclaimed and returned to the Forest Department.
Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli air strikes killed at least 36 people yesterday, including a family of six whose home was struck in Gaza City.
A woman was killed in an attack by an elephant yesterday in Fasiakhali union under Lama upazila of Bandarban.
Tanvir Salehin Emon, superintendent of police (basic training-2) at Bangladesh Police Academy in Rajshahi’s Sardah, who was arrested in a murder case linked to the July uprising, has been suspended.
St Peter’s Basilica opened its doors again on Thursday after a brief closure in the early hours to welcome crowds of worshippers from around the world lining up to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.
The Bangladesh Army, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, arrested 204 individuals during joint operations conducted across the country between April 18-23.
Today is the 14th death anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of the late MA Samad, founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC, said a press release.
