- Foreign Affairs Adviser calls on UN Secretary General
- May no one dare to commit such crimes in future: Tarique Rahman
- Huawei linked to EU Parliament bribery scandal as police raid Belgium, Portugal
- UK tightens visa rules for care workers
- Azerbaijan, Armenia reach historic agreement on peace deal
- NATO planning underwater attacks against Russia, says Putin aide
- Turkiye's 2,000-year-old Roman bath reopens after restoration
- Pakistani model Zara Ahmed in Bangladeshi film
- Former DU vice-chancellor Arefin Siddique passes away
- No place for autocracy in Bangladesh: Moin Khan
- The Power of Sisu
- BNP to review Reform Commission proposal and provide opinions: Salahuddin
- Asiya laid to rest, entire village engulfed in grief
- CA asks to stay ready for facing LDC graduation challenges
- FAO, Bangladesh to work jointly for fostering food security
- India's statement on Bangladesh elections unwarranted: Foreign Ministry
- Simeone stays positive after another defeat by Atletico against Madrid
- UN Secretary General arrives in Dhaka
- South Africa-EU summit centers on boosting trade and diplomatic ties
- Saif Ali Khan resumes work after stabbing incident
Four dead, several missing after India avalanche
Authorities said that at least four people have died and several others are missing after an avalanche hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, reports BBC. A rescue operation has been under way after the avalanche swept away road construction workers in the village of Mana, which shares a...
Bangladesh committed to ensure justice for Pilkhana massacre
Notifying that the interim government is working to ensure justice for Pilkhana massacre, chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus said: Bangladesh as a state is committed to ensuring justice for this brutality. He made this statement in a message released on Tuesday on the occasion of National Martyred...
Hasina led Pilkhana Carnage for 2 days: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of leading the Pilkhana massacre, which unfolded over two days, reports UNB. Speaking on Tuesday morning at the military cemetery in Banani, Dhaka, after laying wreaths at the graves of the martyred...
February 25 declared as 'National Martyred Soldiers' Day'
The government has declared February 25 as National Martyred Soldiers Day. It was declared in a circular from the governments Cabinet Division on Sunday. Deputy secretary Tania Afroz signed the circular. The circular states, The government has declared February 25 every year as National...
Exiled Belarus opponent slams Lukashenko's 'fake' win
Belaruss exiled opposition figurehead Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Monday dismissed as fraudulent a presidential election that sawAlexander Lukashenkodeclared the winner. Western observers saySundays votewasneither free nor fair, with independent media in the former Soviet state banned and...
IHC notifies FIA on Imran, Bushra’s acquittal pleas in Toshakhana case
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) concerning acquittal pleas filed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the Toshakhana case, reads a DAWN report. The couple stands accused of retaining a Bulgari jewellery set...
4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal
Kanchanpur police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of a pistol from Ward 6 of Bhimdatta Municipality on Wednesday night. The suspects were intercepted near Mahendranagar market while traveling in a vehicle with an Indian registration plate, reports Kathmandu Post. The arrested...
Over 300 BDR members being freed on bail
Over 300 members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) are being freed on bail after 16 years in jails in an explosive case over the BDR carnage at Dhakas Pilkhana, reports UNB. The prisoners started coming out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj and Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Thursday morning....
Man who stabbed Saif Ali Khan detained: Report
Finally, the main attacker of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been arrested. According to Mumbai Police, he was apprehended early Sunday morning from the Thane area of Maharashtra, according to Indian media outlets. The reports state that around 1 am on early Thursday, an unidentified person...
Sacked BDR men block Shahbagh demanding reinstatement
Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officials who were sacked following the Pilkhana carnage have blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital, demanding reinstatement in the force. Family members of those imprisoned following the carnage have also demanded their immediate release. The...
Moeen breaks silence
The true story behind the 2009 BDR mutiny remains shrouded in mystery even after 15 years. The brutal killings that unfolded on Feb 25 and 26 at the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, have yet to be fully understood. While the former people in power have provided a one-sided account of the...
Turkiye raises minimum wage by 30% for 2025
Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Isikhan announced that Turkiyes minimum wage will rise to TL 22,104 ($630.36) in 2025, reflecting a 30% increase from the previous year. The decision followed the fourth meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, held on Tuesday. On Tuesday...
Full-fledged commission formed to probe BDR carnage
The government on Tuesday announced a seven-member national independent investigation commission led by former director general of BGB, A L M Fazlur Rahman, to re-investigate into the BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) massacre at Pilkhana on February 25 and 26, 2009. The Cabinet Division...