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Travel chaos after power outage closes Heathrow airport

Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe’s busiest air hub....

Consensus Commission to hold talks with two parties today

The National Consensus Commission will hold talks with Khelafat Majlish and Bangladesh Labour Party on Saturday as part of its ongoing dialogue with political parties to build a national consensus on the reform initiatives taken by the interim government....

Young man hacked to death at Pallabi

A young man was hacked to death in Mirpur’s Pallabi area in the capital Dhaka Friday evening allegedly over previous enmity....

BSF hands over two Bangladeshi nationals

India’s Border Security Force handed over two Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh following a flag meeting at Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah Friday morning....

BOU VC attends conference in Nepal

Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University ABM Obaidul Islam attended a three-day international conference titled Recent Trends in Science, Technology and Innovation concluded in Pokhara, Nepal on Friday....

Two decomposed bodies recovered

Police recovered the decomposed bodies of two persons from a pond in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj, five days after they went missing....

Court sends ex-home ministry PRO to jail

A Chattogram court on Friday ordered to send Md Sharif Mahmud, ex-public relation officer of the home ministry to jail after rejecting his bail petition....

EXPRESSWAY OVER PANTHAKUNJA: Protest on, govt firm on park use

People from various strata have protested for months against the Tejgaon–Plassey Crossing segment of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway that destroys Panthakunja and part of Hatirjheel, but the government remains resolute about the project....

Four magnetic coin gang members held in city

Police in separate raids on Friday arrested four members of a fraudulent ‘magnetic coin’ gang along with Tk 19.50 lakh in cash in Dhaka’s different areas under Adabar police station....

1,659 factories discharge waste to Dhaka rivers

At least 1,659 industrial units in a recent count have been found discharging untreated wastewater into canals, rivers and other open waterbodies, aggravating the condition of the already heavily polluted waterbodies....

Pahela Baishakh to celebrate inclusivity: govt

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, will be celebrated this year at the national level ensuring the participation of all ethnic communities in the country, including Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Manipuri, and Garo....

Kishoreganj, BKSP reach Women’s Dev Cup Hockey final

Kishoreganj District and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan advanced to the final of the Women’s Development Cup Hockey after securing victories in the semi-finals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Friday....

Women’s camp starts Saturday 

The Bangladesh national women’s team will begin their training camp today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium ahead of the World Cup Qualifier, starting on April 9 in Lahore, Pakistan. ...

50TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY: Kazi Mohammad Idris’s ethical journalism

KAZI Mohammad Idris is a notable name in the journalism and literature of Bangladesh. He was born on November 11, 1906, in Munshipara, Rangpur city, and died on March 22, 1975, in Dhaka. His journalism deeply reflected political awareness, secular outlook, and humanitarian ideals....

What Guterres’ trip means for Bangladesh

The recent four-day visit of United Nations secretary-general António Guterres to Bangladesh carries immense diplomatic and humanitarian significance. At a time of internal transition and complex regional dynamics, Guterres’ presence......

Mother tongue based education for indigenous community

IMAGINE you are in a grade one or two classroom of a government primary school in a hilly district where children from Bengali, Chakma, Marma and Tripura communities are actively engaged in learning under the guidance of a teacher from......

Trump’s hypocrisy: peacemaker in Ukraine, genocide enabler in Gaza

EARLIER this month I wrote that Benjamin Netanyahu’s resumption of the war of genocide in Gaza was never a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when.’ The early morning massacres of over 1000 injured or murdered civilians on March 18 and 19 was described......

Govt should have woken up to conserve rivers long ago

SAVING rivers is, no doubt, an uphill task. In a situation, where rivers are encroached on, choked and strangled in all the manners that an absence of concrete plans to save the rivers allow, with all quarters, even......

Price ceiling should be priority health reform agenda

AS THE government discusses the reform strategy for the health sector, it should take into account findings of the Bureau of Statistics survey on public health services that reflect people’s demands and expectations. The survey report......

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