Govt drives against polluters 鈥榗osmetic鈥�: green campaigners
Green campaigners have criticised the Department of Environment, terming its law enforcement against different types of pollution in the past seven months 鈥榠nadequate鈥�.
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Milestone should be relocated: BIP
The Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area is situated within the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport鈥檚 approach area (runway take-off and landing), said urban planners on Friday.
ASK finds gross human rights violations
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra on Friday said that gross human rights violations took place during and after the violence between members of the security forces and leaders and activists of the Awami Leage in Gopalganj on July 16.
Thailand warns of war with Cambodia as 1,38,000 flee fighting
Thailand鈥檚 acting prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned Friday that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 1,30,000 people 鈥榗ould develop into war鈥�, as the countries traded deadly strikes for a second day.
Aid groups warn聽of starving children in Gaza
Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an 鈥榚mergency call鈥� Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.
Taiwan鈥檚 opposition protests ahead of recall vote
Taiwan鈥檚 main opposition protested on Friday ahead of unprecedented recall elections targeting its lawmakers that could tip the balance of power to president Lai Ching-te鈥檚 party.
BAF JET CRASH: Five in critical condition at burn institute
Five injured victims of the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash receiving treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery are in critical condition.
Airport authorities restrict access of passengers鈥� relatives from Sunday
Maximum two persons will be allowed to accompany or receive passengers at the Departure Driveway and Arrival Canopy areas of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, with effect from Sunday, said the airport authorities.
BAF JET CRASH: Two more die, death toll hits 33
The death toll from the July 21 Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area reached 33 as two more victims died on Friday.
Ctg court rejects Chinmoy鈥檚 bail petitions
The Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Thursday rejected Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagran Jote spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari鈥檚 bail petitions in five cases, including the case of killing lawyer Saiful Islam Alif...
Schoolboy drowns in Gaibandha
A schoolboy drowned in a pond at Horin Singha village under Ramchandrapur union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila Thursday afternoon...
Ganatantrik Chhatra Jote launches signature campaign at RU
Ganatantrik Chhatra Jote, a coalition of seven left-leaning student organisations, launched a week-long mass signature campaign, demanding solutions to food, accommodation and healthcare crises faced by students, at Rajshahi University on Thursday...
Russian attacks kill 5, including family, in east Ukraine
Russian attacks killed at least five people, including three members of a displaced family, in separate attacks across Ukraine鈥檚 war-scarred east, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday.
Sonali Bank announces remittance campaign winners
Sonali Bank PLC on Thursday announced the highest remittance recipient and three recipients by lottery for the month of April, May and June under its Remittance Campaign of 2025...
Legal notoriety of cases against hundreds unnamed should end
THE legacy of filing cases against hundreds of unnamed people, as has been by successive governments, including the authoritarian Awami League government, regrettably persists. After the Awami League regime was toppled in an uprising, it was expected that the abuse of legal devices would end. But the legacy, unfortunately, continues apace. In the recent examples, the...
Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets, rockets in deadly border row
Thailand and Cambodia fought their bloodiest military clashes in more than a decade on Thursday, with at least 12 people killed as the two sides battled with tanks, artillery and ground forces over a disputed border zone...
Former national cricketer Mir Belayet dies
Former Bangladesh national cricket team wicketkeeper-batter Mir Belayet Hossain breathed his last on Wednesday evening in Mymensingh.
BAF JET CRASH:聽Bodies of five聽victims identified by DNA tests
The forensic DNA laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Department on Thursday disclosed identities of five charred bodies found in a building of Milestone School and College in the capital鈥檚 Uttara after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into it on July 21.
Bonmati extra-time goal sends Spain into Euro final
Aitana Bonmati netted the only goal of the game late in extra time as world champions Spain edged Germany 1-0 in their Women's Euro 2025 semi-final on Wednesday to set up a title decider this weekend against England.
Biman flight from Dubai returns to Ctg for technical glitch
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 148, arriving from Dubai, landed safely at Shah Amanat International Airport at 7:15am on Thursday with 287 passengers on board...
Ex-CJ Khairul arrested in July murder case
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was arrested by a Detective Branch team of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police at his Dhanmondi house in Dhaka Thursday morning.
Oil painting exhibition portrays female spirituality
Visual artist Liton Kar鈥檚 solo oil painting exhibition portraying female spiritual figures and expression is under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital...
Woman killed after being run over by train in Jhenaidah
A woman was killed after being run over by a train in Babra area under Kaliganj in Jhenaidah on Wednesday...
Nepal, Bangladesh underscore cooperation on mountain, climate agendas
Bangladesh and Nepal on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on mountain-related issues, climate change, and disaster management...
Thailand recalls ambassador, expels Cambodian envoy
Thailand expelled the Cambodian ambassador on Wednesday and recalled its own envoy, after a Thai soldier lost a leg in a landmine blast as a border dispute festers...
AIB completes several internal, external audits
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has recently undergone several internal and external audit assessments on transparency of banking activities, risk management, efficient human resource management and quality of financial reporting, said a press release...
Zubaidur elected Islami Bank chair
M Zubaidur Rahman has been elected chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release...
Rumours spreading on social media over death toll: ISPR director
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate director Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury in a text to media on Wednesday said that rumours were spreading on social media about the death toll in Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Air Force chief calls on Yunus
Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.
Myanmar junta drone crashes over Thailand border
A Myanmar junta drone targeting anti-coup fighters crashed over the border in Thailand, the kingdom鈥檚 military said, prompting an official rebuke over hazardous spillover from the civil war....