Russian drone strikes on Ukraine hit all-time record in July
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have hit an all-time high, an AFP analysis showed Friday, as Kyiv held a day of mourning after one of the deadliest attacks on the capital left 31 dead.
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Heathrow unveils 拢49b expansion plan for 3rd runway
London鈥檚 Heathrow Airport on Friday unveiled a 拢49-billion ($65 billion) expansion plan, including the costs of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling.
Thai-Cambodian cyberwarriors battle on despite truce
Thailand and Cambodia may have reached a ceasefire to halt their bloody border clashes, but cyber warriors are still battling online, daubing official websites with obscenities, deluging opponents with spam and taking pages down.
One killed as boarding bridge wheel blasts at Sylhet airport
A technician was killed and another was critically injured as a wheel of a boarding bridge blasted at Sylhet Osmani International Airport about Thursday noon.
Zulkarnain Saer attempted military coup: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday alleged that journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan and his associates on the night of August 2, 2024 attempted a military coup to allow a section of military officers to take over...
Cambodia urges Thailand to return soldiers
Cambodia called on Thailand Thursday to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbours鈥� bloodiest border clashes in decades...
Pattachitra exhibition observes Global Tiger Day
A week-long solo pattachitra exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain, observing the Global Tiger Day, is under way at the Zainul Gallery of faculty of fine art on the Dhaka University campus...
SEBPLC MD Sadeque resigns
Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain has resigned as managing director of Southeast Bank Limited, citing health issues...
Beijing officials admit 鈥榞aps鈥� in readiness after rains kill dozens
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, killing 44 people and leaving nine still missing.
Karmasangsthan Bank hosts entrepreneurship dev training
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 loan and advance department on Thursday hosted an entrepreneurship development training programme at Upazila Livestock Office and Veterinary Hospital at Gouripur in Mymensingh, said a press release...
Airtel launches 5-say lucky hour campaign
Airtel, a brand of Robi Axiata PLC, has launched a 5-day Lucky Hour offer starting from August 1, said a press release...
A death-defying Maherin Chowdhury
THE most heart-rending accident of a BAF training fighter jet鈥檚 crashing into a city school and catching fire has caused irrecoverable losses to the nation as it has so far left dead 35 learners who had a long way to bloom in life as better human beings than us. It is a disaster beyond enduring limit for the parents bereaved of their most loved ones in life. It is not to...
HC to rule Sunday on plea to remove images of Uttara plane crash victims
The High Court will give its order on Sunday on a petition seeking the removal of images and videos of the victims of the July 21 fighter jet crash at a building of the Milestone School and College in Uttara.
Tait鈥檚 advice key to Khaled鈥檚 recent success
鈥楰eeping things simple and not being confused鈥� was the message for him from Shaun Tait, said Khaled Ahmed on Thursday while talking about his recent T20 success.
Met Office predicts heavy rains likely in 3 divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and moderate rains in other parts of the country in 24 hours from 9:00am on Thursday...
3 arrested for trying to smuggle raisins at Ctg port
The port security department of Chattogram Port has arrested three people on charge of their involvement in smuggling imported raisins in the NCT of the port...
Kaptai hanging bridge submerges, tourists movement suspended
Rangamati district administration has restricted the movement of tourists on Kaptai Lake鈥檚 hanging bridge in the district as it went under water following the rise in water level in the lake amid heavy rain...
Naogaon potato growers demonstrate demanding fair prices
Potato growers in Naogaon formed a human chain on Wednesday and also dumped potatoes on the road, demanding fair prices for the crop, similar to paddy and wheat...
Fundraising for July prog at RU sparks criticism
Fundraising for a July uprising programme at Rajshahi University has come under heavy criticism after the move went viral on social media...
Thailand, Cambodia trade allegations of truce breaking
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire deal which has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier...
11 DU students receive Kazi Motahar Hossain award
Eleven students of Dhaka University鈥檚 statistics and Institute of Statistical Research and Teaching who secured 1st place in the master鈥檚 examinations from 2017 to 2023 received the Kazi Motahar Hossain awards at a programme at the auditorium of DU Teachers-Students Centre on Wednesday...
Shanghai evacuates 2,83,000 people as typhoon nears
Shanghai has evacuated almost 2,83,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May approaches, bringing lashing rains and high winds, state media reported Wednesday...
WaterAid shares study on WASH鈥檚 role in combating AMR
WaterAid Bangladesh organised an event to disseminating the findings of a study titled 鈥業mpacts of WASH on AMR and strategies to control AMR through WASH Interventions鈥� at a city hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Cambodia, Thailand truce holds after shaky start
An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding Tuesday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok鈥檚 allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes...
Dubai airport logs record travellers in H1
Dubai International Airport welcomed a record 46 million passengers in the first half of this year, authorities said on Tuesday, despite disruptions due to the Iran-Israel war...
Spanish growth picks up despite US tariff uncertainty
Spain鈥檚 economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, driven by a rise in exports despite trade tensions sparked by rising US tariffs, preliminary data showed Tuesday...
Railway authorities should put in efforts to improve safety issues
YET another train collision in Lalmonirhat lays bare the appalling state of railway safety, constrained by mismanagement and institutional negligence. Two air-conditioned compartments of the Lalmoni Express derailed after it had collided with the Burimari鈥揚arbatipur commuter train in the BDR Gate area on July 28. The incident left at least eight passengers injured, two of...
England's Lionesses return to heroes' welcome after Euro 2025 glory
England's Lionesses returned to a heroes' welcome on Monday, less than 24 hours after their dramatic penalty-shootout victory against world champions Spain in the Euro 2025 final.
Heavy rain kills 30 in Chinese capital Beijing: state media
Heavy rains in the Chinese capital Beijing have killed 30 people, state media said Tuesday.
Bangladesh Biman鈥檚 Dammam flight returns from mid-air on alert
A Dammam-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight returned to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Monday afternoon after the pilot detected a technical alert related to cabin pressure mid-air, airline officials said.