- Electoral Reform Commission’s term extended
- Rangpur Riders make it 3 out of 3 defeating Barishal comfortably
- Suicide soars among Israeli soldiers since genocidal war on Gaza
- Injured in mass uprising withdraw blockade upon Sarjis’s assurance
- Section 144 withdrawn from Ijtema ground
- Rohit to miss Sydney Test, Bumrah to lead
- Ministry to reconsider applications of excluded 43rd BCS candidates
- Kazi Nazrul gets state recognition as ‘National Poet’
- Rival South Korea camps face off as president holds out
- Bangladesh, India to exchange 185 detained fishermen Sunday: Foreign Advisor
- Rangpur opt to bowl first in high-voltage clash against Fortune Barishal
- ACC to investigate allegations of 'corruption' in installing sculptures, murals of Bangabandhu
- Excluded candidates from 43rd BCS demand fresh gazette by Jan 5
- SCBA president demands withdrawal of false cases against ex-Chief Justice Sinha
- Several cold waves expected in January: Met Office
- Myth and truth behind celebrities dying at 27
- Taskin, top-order help Durbar Rajshahi clinch comfortable victory against Dhaka
- ACC to investigate financial scam of Munni Saha, her husband
- Five killed in firework chaos in Germany
- Bangladesh may face severe foreign exchange crisis, fears BNP
Iran says 2025 'important year' for nuclear issue
Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming U.S. President Donald Trumps maximum pressure policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important year for its nuclear issue. Trump in 2018 reneged on a deal struck by his predecessor Barack Obama in 2015 in which Iran agreed to curb...
Japan, US announce strengthened guidelines for Extended Deterrence
Japan and the United States have unveiled updated guidelines for Extended Deterrence, addressing mounting strategic and nuclear threats in the Indo-Pacific region. The guidelines reaffirm the nations commitment to bolstering deterrence and preserving regional stability amid an increasingly complex...
Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers
Iran is set to meet on Friday with France, Germany and the United Kingdom for talks on its nuclear programme after the three governments joined with the United States to have Tehran censured by the UN atomic watchdog, reports AFP. Last weeks chiding prompted a defiant response from Tehran, but...
Russia begins production of nuclear-resistant mobile bomb shelters
Russia has started serial production of mobile bomb shelters that can protect against a variety of threats including shockwaves and radiation from a nuclear blast. The emergency ministrys research institute said the KUB-M shelter could offer protection for 48 hours against these and other...
UN reports Israel's warfare tactics in Gaza align with genocide definition
The UN Special Committee investigating Israeli practices in Gaza released a new report on Thursday, stating that Israels military actions in the region align with the characteristics of genocide. The report highlights the mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions deliberately imposed...
Putin was 'hours' away from detonating a nuclear weapon in Ukraine: Report
Vladimir Putin was so close to launching a nuke in Ukraine in October 2022 that Britain was preparing for the fallout, it is understood. Former Prime MinisterLiz Trussreportedly spent her final days in office examining weather maps and preparing for UK radiation cases after American spies raised...
Japanese nuclear reactor restarts after 13 years, then shuts down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor, which restarted last week for the first time in over 13 years after surviving a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that severely impacted the nearby Fukushima plant, was shut down again on Monday due to an equipment issue, according to its operator. The No. 2...
Russia begins nuclear drill as West plans response
Russias nuclear forces on Thursday began a special exercise after orders were received from President Vladimir Putin. The move comes at a critical point in the Ukraine war after senior officials in Moscow termed it the most difficult phase. This is the second such military exercise initiated by...
How to build a nuclear tomb to last millennia
Nuclear waste remains toxic for thousands of years. How do you build a storage facility that will keep it safely buried for millennia? It is a chilly day early in the summer. But 1,500ft (450m) beneath the rolling hills of the Champagne region in northeastern France, it feels much warmer....
Google to use nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs
The tech giant Google recently signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors as a means of meeting the heavy energy needs to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, reports BBC. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and...