- No shortage of goods during Ramadan: Finance adviser
- Two-day Zakat Fair begins in Dhaka Saturday
- Evidence of Alep raping enforced disappearance victim’s wife found
- 'Bangladesh Secretariat Entry Policy, 2025' formulated
- Dr Atiur, Dr Barkat among 23 sued by ACC
- India still ahead despite Hridoy's ton
- China to back Bangladesh for its economic prosperity: Sun Weidong
- Big blow for Pakistan as Fakhar out of Champions Trophy ahead of India match
- 21 ex-DCs sent into forced retirement
- China begins repatriation of over 1,000 online scam workers from Myanmar via Thailand
- Dynamics of Trump-Musk relationship: Will it last?
- NBR reduces VAT on biscuits by half
- Senate pushes toward confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director
- Ukraine war enters year 3: Russia holds the advantage as talks begin
- Titanic chandelier from first-class smoking lounge heads to museum
- Trump accuses Zelensky of treating US envoy 'rudely'
- We are now stronger: CA
- Meghan Markle faces criticism for lifestyle brand name
- Rain expected in Dhaka and four other divisions: BMD
- Bangladesh opt to bat first against India
Five killed, 10 hurt in Feni road crash
Five people were killed and 10 injured in a collision between a covered van and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highways Hafezia area of Feni on Monday evening. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter, Bogdadia police outpost in-charge Mizanur...
'Most wanted' Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europes most wanted criminals and once reportedly faked his own death has been murdered in Mexico, an official said Friday. Marco Ebben(32), was shot on Thursday in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality about 25 kilometers from the capital Mexico City....
Plane crash in Sao Paulo kills two on busy road
Two people died and six others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy Sao Paulo avenue in Brazil on Friday morning, the local fire department said. The two bodies were found charred in the fuselage of the Beech F90 King Air aircraft that took off from Sao Paulo bound for...
30 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s hospital
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudans Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening led to the destruction of the hospitals building where emergency cases were treated. It was not immediately...
Building a skilled workforce is the core challenge
While global demand for skilled workers continues to rise, Bangladesh faces a significant challenge in developing and exporting skilled labor. Currently, half of the countrys workforce remains unemployed, and 30 percent lack the education and training needed to secure jobs. Over the past four...
One Israeli soldier killed, 4 others hurt in West Bank
An Israeli reservist soldier has been killed and four others wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reported. The blast occurred in the town of Tammun, located 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of Nablus, on Monday. The soldiers...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...