- Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid’s concert abruptly postponed
- Trump calls US participation in G20 meetings in S. Africa into question
- 'Fascist’s Effigy' burned at DU: Farooki blames Hasina’s ‘allies’
- BNP to leave seats for like-minded parties
- Litton Das returns home from PSL after injury
- Floating hospital brings hope to Meghna Char residents in Chandpur
- 28 sacks of cash found in Pagla Mosque donation boxes
- Crowds begin arriving at Suhrawardy Udyan
- Major nations agree on global fee on greenhouse gases emitted by ships
- Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkup
- Iran says seeks 'real and fair' deal in nuclear talks with US
- Kolkata erupts in protest against Waqf Bill
- Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil "can be deported"
- 10 of a family killed in Israel strike
- Fire engulfs ‘Face of Fascism’ sculpture at Charukola
- Tesla halts new orders in China for two US-made models
- Dhaka ranks 78th in air quality
- Dhaka set to hold ‘March for Gaza’ rally today
- UN to cut humanitarian office staff by 20%
- Bangladesh seeks Slovak investment, worker visas
WHO chief warns of inevitable new pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that another pandemic will occur sooner or later and this is not a theoretical risk but an epidemiological certainty. Speaking at the opening of the resumed Thirteenth Meeting of the Intergovernmental...
Myanmar junta seeks to talk with Dr Yunus
Myanmars junta chief Min Aung Hlaing expressed his will to join talks with Prof Mohammed Yunus during the BIMSTEC summit scheduled to be held in Bangkok on April 3-4. Min Aung Hlaing, is seeking a high-level bilateral meeting with Prof Mohammed Yunus during the regional leaders summit, Reuters...
Army chief hands over financial assistance to family of martyr Abu Sayed
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday handed over a cheque of financial assistance to Mokbul Hossain, the father of Abu Sayed, a martyr of the July-August uprising. Abu Sayed, a student of Rangpur Begum Rokeya University, was martyred in police firing during the anti-discrimination...
Pentagon chief slams judge for halting transgender ban
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined the mounting criticism of federal judges by President Donald Trump and others in his administration on Saturday, mocking the judge who blocked a ban on transgender troops in the U.S. military and suggesting she had exceeded her authority, reports The...
ARSA chief Jununi, 9 members arrested
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, 48, the chief of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from Siddhirganj in Narayanganj. A team of RAB-11 captured Ataullah and five other members of the ARSA a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern Rakhine State,...
UN 'shocked' by Israeli strikes on Gaza
UN chief Antonio Guterres is shocked by Israels renewed airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and urged that a ceasefire be respected, a United Nations spokesman said Tuesday, AFP reported. The secretary-general is shocked by the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza... he strongly appeals for the ceasefire to be...
Ex-army chief Iqbal details Ziaul’s notorious rise
Former army chief General (Retd) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan recently published a six-part facebook write-up revealing some never-before-heard stories of rogue army officer Ziaul Ahsan and the armys involvement with Awami League-era criminal security agencies. In the write-up, Iqbal Karim reflects on...
Protect us from misinformation: CA to UN chief
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday sought the support of the United Nations (UN) to combat misinformation. We need your blessings, we need your support, particularly in one thing misinformation that is killing us, he said. He made the appeal at an iftar party hosted at...
UN rights chief expresses concern over new US political direction
Basic human rights in the US are under threat as the countrys new administration rolls back previous policies to combat discrimination, UN High Commissioner forHuman RightsVolker Türksaid on Monday. Türks remarks to theUnited Nations Human Rights Council come as second-timeUS PresidentDonald...
UNHCR chief to reach Dhaka today
UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi will arrive in Dhaka today (February 27) for a three-day tour. During the tour, the UN refugee agency chief will meet Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, and his high representative Khalilur Rahman. He is scheduled to visit the Rohingya refugee camps in...
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan shifts back to nuclear power
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japans stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing demand for AI, reports AFP. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japans efforts to...
EU military chief wants European troops in Greenland
The European Unions (EU) military chief General Robert Brieger has said that it would make sense to station European troops in Greenland following US President Donald Trumps repeated calls for acquiring the autonomous Danish territory. In my view, it would make perfect sense not only to station...
Trump removes US Coast Guard chief
The Trump administration has fired US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. US former president Joe Biden nominated Fagan to lead the Coast Guard, which...
Israeli military chief of staff resigns
Israels military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack. In a letter to Israels prime minister and defense minister released by the military, Halevi said: As a result of my responsibility for the IDFs...
DIG Golam Rasul becomes SB chief
The responsibility (current responsibility) of the head of the Special Branch (SB) of Bangladesh Police has been assigned to deputy inspector general of Police (DIG) Md. Golam Rasul. Golam Rasul has also been working in the Special Branch. The appointment was made in a notification signed by...
Shayan F Rahman joins corruption controversy amid Tulip scandal in UK
Amid growing controversy in the UK over corruption allegations involving Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq, the niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, attention has now turned to Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman. He is the son of Salman F Rahman, Sheikh Hasinas adviser and a business tycoon, and...