- Bangladesh also walks out during Israeli speech at Global Ministerial Conference
- Early wicket loss against India an accident: Razzak
- Attempts being made to hijack revolution to come to power: Amir Khasru
- Zelensky 'not ready' to sign minerals deal with US: source
- BNP’s goal is to establish government of the people: Mintoo
- Hamas hands over 6 hostages to Red Cross
- England makes highest team total as Duckett hits 151 in Champions Trophy
- EC suspends six employees over NID fraud
- CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival
- None can survive by means of corruption: Shafiqur Rahman
- AP sues three Trump administration officials
- Environmental protection will shape our future: Rizwana
- Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers
- Disney’s 'Snow White' live-action remake drops motion poster
- Vietnam govt approves $8.36B railway project to China
- Creatinine levels: the silent indicator of kidney health
- No load shedding during Ramadan, summer, says energy advisor
- Robbery and molestation in bus: 3 arrested in Tangail
- Fakhrul urges democratic forces to build livable Bangladesh
- 'History will not forgive' failure to seal pandemic deal: WHO
Man jailed for attempted murder of Japan’s ex-PM
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of Japans former prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023, BBC reported. Ryuji Kimura, 25, hurled a pipe bomb at Fumio Kishida as he approached a crowd for a speech during an election event in the city of Wakayama. Although...
Anger, chaos take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers across the U.S. responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administrations aggressive effort to shrink the federal workforce. Agencies were ordered to lay off probationary employees who had yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much of the...
Ali Riaz urges constitutional reform to allow removal of PM
Ali Riaz, head of the Constitution Reform Commission, has underscored the need for constitutional reform, saying that currently there is no provision to remove the prime minister from his or her position. The absence of a provision to remove a prime minister in the constitution leads the...
Serbia PM resigns as anti-corruption protests erupt
Serbias populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions following weeks of massiveanti-corruption protestsover the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy. The canopy collapse in November,which killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi Sad, has...
Dhaka tops list of most polluted cities in world on Monday
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, was ranked as the most polluted city in the world on Monday, according to the latest data from the World Air Quality Report. The report, which tracks global air pollution levels, revealed that Dhakas air quality was severely impacted by high levels of particulate...
UK PM in Ukraine to sign 100-year pact
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a landmark 100-year partnership with Ukraine. The pact would formalise economic and military support already pledged to the country, and offers more, BBC reported. It is the British prime ministers first...
Crowd grows at ICCB's garment accessories show
The 22nd Garment Technology Exhibition Bangladesh (GTB 2025) and the 14th Gap Expo 2024 are currently underway at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka. The event showcases state-of-the-art equipment, accessories, and packaging products used in the readymade garment (RMG)...
Canadian PM Trudeau likely to resign this week: Report
The Globe and Mail has reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week amid growing dissent within his Liberal Party. Citing three anonymous sources familiar with the partys internal matters, the report suggests that Trudeau could make the...
Gross forex reserves cross $26b: BB
Bangladeshs gross foreign exchange reserves have crossed US$26 billion. According to the latest data, foreign exchange reserves amount to $26.09 billion, reports BSS. However, the reserve stands at over $21.34 billion according to the BPM-6 calculation standard of the IMF, said Bangladesh...
Pakistan court grants ex-PM Khan's wife Bushra Bibi interim bail in protest case
The District and Sessions Court has granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khans wife Bushra Bibi until January 13 in cases related to the November 26 protest, according to a report by ARY News. Duty Judge Shabeer Bhatti presided over the hearing of her interim bail...
Ex-PMO principal secretary Nazibur sent to jail after remand
Ex-principal secretary to the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) and former National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Nazibur Rahman was sent to jail after end of his three-day remand in connection with killing of BNP activist Makbul in 2022. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed the...
Syrian PM offers cooperation with new leadership amid Assad exit claims
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali said Sunday he was ready to cooperate with any leadership chosen by the people and for any handover process, after rebels said President Bashar al-Assadhad fled the country. This country can be a normal country that builds good relations with its...
How to combat “Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder”
Arjun, a 34-year-old Indian expat, considers himself as enlightened when it came to womens menstrual health. Growing up with four of his sisters, he never shied away from the topic. He said: I had witnessed the impact of cramps, mood swings, hormonal ups and downs on women as my sisters and...
Writ petition filed against integrated energy and power master plan seeking climate justice
A writ petition has been filed in the higher court challenging the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) 2023 in what they said was a historic step towards seeking climate justice. The writ petition was led by Lawyers for Energy Environment and Development Limited (LEED) by its...