- UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
- Capital market taskforce recommends modernization of 'Margin Rules, 1999'
- ‘Regional unity only way to confront terrorist Israeli regime’
- Nahid Rana regains full pace after break
- Direct flight between Dhaka and Hanoi discussed
- 607 arrested in 3rd day of 'Operation Devil Hunt’
- Canada vows swift retaliation to Trump tariffs
- Sudan war is world's 'worst humanitarian crisis': AU
- Adviser Farida for developing vaccines locally
- Verdicts of 3-4 cases related to July killings by Oct: Law adviser
- Bangladesh 2nd most experienced team in Champions Trophy
- Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce: Hamas
- EU chief announces 200-bn-euro AI investment push
- World Bank renews support for Bangladesh reformations
- Fiorentina blast racist abuse of Italy striker Moise Kean
- Ireland wants to help Bangladesh in democratic transition
- DSE records year’s highest turnover
- Esports Olympics to debut in Saudi Arabia later than expected in 2027
- CA seeks continued US support for key projects, reforms
- Former Habiganj MP Majid Khan lands in jail
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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer to map lunar surface in 2025
NASAs Artemis II mission is scheduled to send astronauts back to the Moon by April 2026 at the earliest, with the last lunar visit occurring during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Artemis II will use NASAs Space Launch System, a powerful rocket designed for human space exploration beyond Earths...
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Entry banned to secretariat building, officials and employees waiting at gate
Since Thursday morning, law enforcement officials have not allowed anyone to enter the Bangladesh Secretariat due to the fire incident. As a result, officials and employees have been waiting at the gate of the secretariat. Many have been waiting there since dawn following the incident. By 8:45am...
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8th, 9th floors mostly damaged by secretariat fire
The 8th and 9th floors have been most severely damaged by the secretariat fire incident. It is believed that the documents stored there may have been damaged by the blaze, said Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal, director general of the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence, on Thursday...
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6 rescued as fire engulfs restaurant in Uttara, Dhaka
A fire broke out at Love Leen restaurant in Dhakas Uttara on Friday morning, prompting a rapid response from the Fire Service. The blaze started at 10:45 AM, and the fire service received the first report of the incident at 10:38 AM. Nine firefighting units from Uttara, Tongi, Baridhara,...
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Israeli strikes persist; Hafez al-Assad’s tomb set ablaze
In a significant symbolic move, Syrian fighters set fire to the tomb of Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in the town of Qardaha in northern Latakia. The incident marks a pivotal moment following the toppling of Bashar al-Assads regime. Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the...