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UK to announce significant hike in visa sponsorship fees

The UK Home Office is planning substantial increases in fees for immigration services, including the cost of issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), a requirement for hiring foreign workers on Skilled Worker visas. Currently, UK employers must provide a CoS for each overseas worker they hire....

July mass killing trial could be completed before election

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday hoped that the trial of the July mass killings could be completed before the next national election as the interim government is committed to ensuring justice to brutal, inhuman killings committed during the July-August uprising, reports UNB. Though this is a...

Ex-president Abdul Hamid sued over July uprising killings

Former president and Awami League politician Abdul Hamid has been accused for the first time in a lawsuit over July-August 2024 uprising killings. The defendant Tahmul Islam, 27, is a BNP activist in Kishoreganj and claims to be officially recognised as an injured in the student-led anti-fascist...

Military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake' in Nigeria

At least 16 civilians in Nigerias north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs, BBC reported. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed...

Israeli attacks kill 70 children in Gaza in just five days

The Palestinian civil defense service reported on Sunday that Israel has killed at least 70 children in Gaza in just the last five days. The agency did not provide details on the age of the victims, only saying that they died in attacks targeting several areas across the Palestinian enclave,...

Plane crash in Kenya kills 3 on ground

A light aircraft crash-landed in Kenya s coastal Malindi County on Friday, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said. The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was killed when the plane burst into flames on impact in the town of Kwachocha along the...

Bullet from Indian side kills youth along Sunamganj border

A Bangladeshi youth was killed by bullets allegedly fired from the Indian side along the Chinakandi border in Bishwambharpur Upazila, Sunamganj, on Wednesday. The deceased Md Saidul Islam (24) son of Joynal Abedin was from Dhanpur Union, reports UNB. Sunamganj Battalion 28 BGB Commander AKM...

Latif Biswas sent to jail in police killing case

A Sirajganj court has sent former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to jail in connection with a case regarding the killing of 15 policemen at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 4, 2024. Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Mohammad Bellal Hossain...

Three Israeli settlers killed, six hurt in retaliatory shooting operation

At least three Israeli settlers have been killed in a retaliatory shooting operation in the northern part of the West Bank, as tensions have flared up in the occupied territory since the beginning of the Tel Aviv regimes genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Press TV reported. Eli Bin, head of the...

Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire

A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male...

71 students punished in Abu Sayed murder case

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Showkat Ali announced on Sunday that punitive action has been taken against 71 students involved in the murder of martyr Abu Sayed. He stated that the Begum Rokeya University Central Students Union (BRUCSU) elections would...

Three soldiers killed as Army vehicle falls into gorge in Kashmir

Three soldiers were killed and two others injured in a road accident in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Saturday. An Army spokesperson said a vehicle on duty in Bandipora district skid and fell into a gorge due to inclement weather and poor visibility, The Hindu reported. The injured...

Fire at Dallas shopping center kills over 500 animals, mostly birds

A fire at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday morning killed over 500 animals, mostly small birds, according to authorities. The 579 animals in the pet shop at Plaza Latina in Northwest Dallas died from smoke inhalation, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said in a statement, reports...

Highest price for war: Russia lost 4,30,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Russias gradual, grinding advance in parts of Ukraines eastern region of Donetsk succeeded in wresting away 4,168 sq km (1,609 square miles) of fields and abandoned villages in 2024 equivalent to 0.69 percent of the country. That was the assessment of the Institute for the Study of War, a...

India must stop border killings: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on India to stop border killings, saying that the BNP has always made this demand. Border killings can never be accepted, he made the remark while responding to reporters questions at Osmani International Airport during his visit to...

Fire kills dozens of dogs in Japan’s island

A fire early Wednesday killed dozens of dogs at a breeding facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish the blaze that began around midnight, resulting in the death of 34 small dogs of various breeds, said a fire station official at...

JCD leader killed in BNP factional clash in Rupganj

A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a clash between two factions of Narayanganjs Rupganj upazila BNP unit on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Pavel Mia, 30, son of Idris Ali and a former convener of the Kanchan municipality Chhatra Dal in Rupganj. Sources...

5 bodies recovered from cargo ship in Meghna

Five bodies have been recovered from a cargo ship in the Meghna River in the Harina Ferry Ghat area of Chandpur. However, the cause of the deaths and identities of the killed people are not known yet. The dead bodies were found around 3:15 pm on Monday. It is thought that they were killed...

Salman, Anisul, 6 others shown arrested in fresh cases

Eight people, including Salman F Rahman, AnisulHuq and Hasanul Haque Inu, on Monday were shown arrested in fresh cases lodged over themurders that took place during the student-led July-August mass uprising. The other people, who have been shown arrested, were Rashed Khan Menon,Zunaid Ahmed...

40 receive certificates after completing training at Bashundhara Language and Skill Center

40 participants received certificates after successfull competition of training at Bashundhara Language and Skill Development Center (BLSDC) in South Keraniganj of the capital. They received their certificates after undergoing 60 days of practical training under the Comprehensive Rural...

Israel kills 21 Palestinians within 24 hours

At least 21 Palestinians were killed, and 61 others injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, the enclaves Health Ministry reported on Saturday, Tasnim News Agency reported. Israeli forces killed 21 people and injured 61 others in three massacres of families in the...

16 soldiers killed, 8 injured in terror attack in Pakistan

Sixteen soldiers died and eight others were injured as terrorists attacked a security check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan early Saturday. The terrorist attacked Lita Sar check post in Makeen in South Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan. This is one of the...

At least 2 killed, 60 injured as car crashes into German Christmas market

A car rammed into a bustling outdoor Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Friday evening, leaving at least two people dead and over 60 injured in what authorities believe to be a deliberate act. The driver was arrested soon after the incident, having driven into the market around 7...

11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested

Eleven people were killed in a fire at a café in Hanoi on Wednesday night, and the police have arrested a man believed to have started the fire, according to Vietnams Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, reports Reuters. The police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using...

Experts call for diversified exports, investment in human capital to boost global competitiveness

Political and social stability, along with diversified export markets, are key to attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) and ensuring Bangladeshs global competitiveness, experts said on Tuesday at a public lecture at Dhaka. From his extensive experience with the Asian Development Bank...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 40 Palestinians

Gazas civil defence agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed at least 40 people, including several children, an Al Jazeera TV cameraman and three rescuers. Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera said its cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed in an Israeli...

Five killed in France shootings

Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police. Four people - including two security guards and two men staying in the camp - were fatally shot in Loon-Plage, a stretch of coastline near Dunkirk, the...

'Intellectuals' killings were anti-liberation forces’ most heinous revenge'

The killing of intellectuals in a planned and brutal massacre during the Liberation War was the most heinous act of vengeance by anti-liberation forces after their defeat, remarked Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus. In a message issued on Friday marking the occasion of...