Half of Dhaka trees, 60pc water bodies disappear in 44 years
A recent study has revealed that the Dhaka city has lost half of its trees and 60 per cent of its waterbodies over the past 44 years...
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Rajshahi-C鈥檔awabganj bus services suspended after drivers鈥� clash
Commuters had to endure immense sufferings as bus services on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj route remained suspended since Sunday morning after a clash between drivers from the two districts...
Detroit automakers balk at US-Japan trade deal
Large US automakers have criticised the US-Japan trade deal for setting a lower tariff for Japanese auto exports compared with those from Mexico and Canada, where Detroit automakers operate...
Urgent need for global approach on AI regulation: UN
The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations鈥� top tech chief said this week, warning that fragmentation could deepen risks and inequalities...
Yunus thanks foreign medical teams for treating jet crash victims
A delegation of 21 physicians and nurses from Singapore, China and India, now staying in Dhaka to treat jet crash victims, met with Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday at the State Guest House Jamuna.
Woman raped in Tangail, 3 arrested
A 22-year-old woman was raped allegedly by three drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Tangail early Saturday...
Sony buys stake in 鈥楪undam鈥�
Sony has bought a strategic 2.5 per cent stake in Japanese game franchise giant Bandai Namco, which owns 鈥楪undam鈥� and arcade classic 鈥楶ac-Man鈥�, with a view to growing its anime business...
Relief but no surprise in Japan as US cuts tariffs
In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected.
Indian govt school roof collapse kills seven children
Part of the roof and walls of a government-run school collapsed in western India, killing at least seven children and injuring 26 others on Friday, police said.
Bank Asia, Apollo Imperial Hospitals Ctg sign deal
Bank Asia PLC on Sunday signed an agreement with Apollo Imperial Hospitals Chattogram, said a press release...
bKash app users can now recharge with single tap
bKash app customers can now recharge their registered mobile numbers with a single tap from the app, said a press release...
BADC signs memo with FELCRA Niaga for importing TSP, DAP
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture is going to import triple super phosphate and diammonium phosphate fertilisers from Malaysia under a state agreement...
Police, admin neglect responsibilities: citizen probe
An 11-member citizen probe team has found evidence of negligence in the responsibilities of the local police and administration in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl from the Tripura ethnic community in Khagrachari Sadar upazila...
Speculation swirls about Japan PM鈥檚 future
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba denied discussing his resignation with party elders on Wednesday, as media speculation about his future intensified after a weekend election debacle...
Trump declares 鈥榤assive鈥� Japan trade deal
US president Donald Trump has announced a 鈥榤assive鈥� trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice-premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline...
EU, Japan vow joint push for 鈥榝air鈥� global trade
The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a 鈥榝ree and fair鈥� trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies...
Pro-BNP lawyers oppose SC judge appointment council
Pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers on Wednesday demanded the abolition of the newly formed Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, calling it 鈥榗ontroversial鈥�, 鈥榰nconstitutional鈥� and 鈥榤otivated by the interim government鈥�...
SC verdict on Mobarak鈥檚 appeal set for July 30
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set July 30 to deliver its verdict on the appeal filed by Mobarak Hossain, a former Jamaat-e-Islami member and an expelled Awami League leader, challenging his death sentence for committing war crimes during the country鈥檚 liberation war...
NUS holds workshop on gender policy in Nachol
A workshop titled 鈥楪ender policy and prevention of sexual harassment, abuse, and violence鈥� was organised by Nari Unnayan Shakti, a women-led NGO, in Nachol upazila of Chapainawabganj on Monday...
Power crisis hits north
Multiple problems hit the publicly-owned 525MW coal-based Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant, accounting for almost half of the installed power generation capacity to meet the electricity demand in Rangpur zone, with its production dropping below 50 MW on Tuesday...
HC summons Cumilla SP over failure to update about probe, provide safety to victim
The High Court on Tuesday summoned the Cumilla district superintendent of police to appear before it on August 12 for failing to comply with its earlier order to submit a progress report on the investigation into the rape of a housewife in Muradnagar...
Legal notice challenges 鈥榩ick and choose鈥� interview
Two Supreme Court lawyers on Monday served a legal notice on the government and the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, accusing them of conducting interviews for High Court judge candidates on a biased and selective basis...
Education proposals in white paper to move forward: adviser
Education adviser Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Monday said that education-related proposals proposed in the white paper would be taken forward as much as possible...
AFC fines BFF $1500 for delayed Bangladesh- Singapore match
The Asian Football Confederation has fined the Bangladesh Football Federation $1,500 for a two-minute delayed kick-off of the Asian Cup 2027 qualifier match between Bangladesh and Singapore at the National Stadium in Dhaka on June 10...
Japan PM hangs on after election debacle
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in the upper house, as painful new US tariffs loom...
Tajikistan鈥檚 apricot farmers grapple with climate change
Tajik apricot farmer Uktam Kuziev is worried about the future now that climate change is threatening Central Asia鈥檚 vital fruit harvest...
Stock markets mixed, yen firms as Japan PM vows to stay
Stock markets diverged on Monday as investors eyed a busy earnings week and awaited fresh developments in US trade deals before an August 1 tariffs deadline...
From Auschwitz to Gaza鈥檚 鈥榟umanitarian city鈥�
The starvation and genocide in Gaza and Israel鈥檚 unconstrained colonial and imperial arrogance have reached a point beyond redemption. Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 endless wars now bleed into Syria, attacking the heart of Damascus with absolute impunity. Meanwhile, the United States, supposedly the world鈥檚 leading superpower, remains tragically mired in subservience to...
SC gets two chamber judge courts
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday nominated justice Md Rezaul Haque as judge-in-chamber-1 and justice Farah Mahbub as judge-in-chamber-2, forming two chamber judge courts to dispose of emergency matters at the Appellate Division...
2nd shift of radiotherapy service for cancer patients launched at BMU
The second shift of radiotherapy service for cancer patients using latest technological treatment methods was launched at the department of clinical oncology of Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Sunday...