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Australian foreign minister Penny Wong to visit Bangladesh

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, Penny Wong, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today on her maiden visit to Bangladesh, said officials in Dhaka...

Australian police arrest 554 in domestic violence crackdown

Police in Australia’s most populous state announced on Monday that they had arrested and charged 554 domestic violence suspects in a four-day operation, as the country reckons with a series of high-profile attacks on women.....

Turkey unveils 3-year austerity plan to slow high inflation

Turkey announced Monday a three-year austerity plan aimed at reducing public spending to calm inflation that reached heights of nearly 70 pe rcent year-on-year in April.

Germany, Italy, Austria call for strong Europe

The presidents of Germany, Italy and Austria called for a strong and united Europe in a joint letter published Saturday ahead of June’s European...

Cate Blanchett to be honoured at San Sebastian film fest

Australian actor Cate Blanchett will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s San Sebastian film festival in September, organisers said Thursday...

16-year-old shot dead by police in Australia

Western Australian police shot and killed a ‘radicalised’ 16-year-old boy with a knife who had stabbed a man in a Perth car park, police and the state premier said on...

Campus protests over Gaza war hit Australia

Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university on Friday, bringing echoes of US college protests and Middle East tumult to...

AUST offers 40 scholarships to students from Gaza

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology will provide full free scholarships to up to 40 female students from Gaza in Palestine, and provide...

Bangladesh remain unchanged in ICC Test, ODI, T20I rankings

Bangladesh national men’s cricket team’s rankings remained unchanged across all three formats since May 2021 as the International Cricket Council updated their annual team rankings on Friday.

Rangnick opts to stay as Austria coach, dealing blow to Bayern

Ralf Rangnick said on Thursday he wished to continue as Austria head coach, with Euro 2024 the immediate goal, delivering a fresh blow to Bayern Munich in their search for a replacement for outgoing boss Thomas Tuchel.

Australia tiptoes around Indian spy scandal

A string of senior Australian ministers on Wednesday refused to confirm reports that a ‘nest’ of Indian spies had been uncovered in the country and expelled, allegations that threaten to damage a burgeoning alliance.

Staff posed as patients during Australian minister's clinic visit

Palestine envoy meets AUST VC

Yousef SY Ramadan, Palestine ambassador to Bangladesh along with Ziad MH Hamad, deputy head of mission, embassy of the State of Palestine, Dhaka, meets with professor Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, vice-chancellor (in-charge) of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology on Thursday...

Kirsten, Gillespie named Pakistan coaches

Pakistan Sunday announced former South African opener Gary Kirsten and ex-Australian paceman Jason Gillespie as head coaches for different formats ahead of the T20 World Cup in June this year.

Australians protest violence against women

Hundreds of people protested in Australian cities on Saturday, demanding more be done to stop violence against women.

Australian ex-PM reveals he was ‘on meds’ for anxiety

Australia’s former conservative prime minister Scott Morrison has revealed he took medication for ‘debilitating’ anxiety while in office, in a media...

7 arrested in Australian ‘terrorism’ raids

Australian police arrested seven teenagers in a wave of anti-terror raids Wednesday, with top officers claiming the network may have been plotting an attack and posed an ‘unacceptable risk’ to the public...

'Serious talent' Fraser-McGurk bonds with Warner to light up IPL

Jake Fraser-McGurk went unsold at auction but the young Australian was snapped up by Delhi Capitals as an injury replacement and has become one of the stories of the current IPL.

Unbeaten Stoinis ton helps Lucknow chase 211

Australia's Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 124 as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.

UCB hosts AUSTRADE commissioner Monica

Universal College Bangladesh had the honour of hosting Monica Kennedy, senior trade and investment commissioner from The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, along with other esteemed officials on its campus in Dhaka...

Mammoth IPL scores won't be replicated at World Cup: Warner

Australia's David Warner says the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies will not see the same mammoth scores built on flat pitches in this year's Indian Premier League.

The judicial torture of Assange

ONLY this month, the near-comatose US president, Joe Biden, made a casual, castaway remark that his administration was ‘considering’ the request by Australia that the case against Julian Assange...

Australia unveils new defence strategy, with eye on ‘coercive’ China

Australia unveiled its first National Defence Strategy on Wednesday, signalling a new focus on deterring China’s ‘coercive tactics’ in a region seen as lurching towards conflict...

Sydney church stabbing called ‘terrorist’ act, teen detained

Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal knife attack during a live-streamed church service was a religiously motivated ‘terrorist’ act, as they urged...

Maxwell takes indefinite 'mental and physical break' from IPL

Australia's Glenn Maxwell will take an indefinite ‘mental and physical break’ from the IPL after struggling for form with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Ex-cricket star Slater collapses after being refused bail

Former Test cricketer Michael Slater reportedly collapsed in an Australian court on Tuesday after being refused bail on more than a dozen charges, including some relating to stalking.

Australia reunites magpie, dog after uproar

Australian authorities on Monday issued a licence allowing a magpie called Molly to reunite with a pet dog, after sparking public outrage by keeping...

Second knife attack in days wounds four at Sydney church

Emergency services said four people are being treated for ‘non-life threatening injuries’ after an apparent stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday.

Shopping mall attack kills six in Australia’s Sydney

Six people were killed and several others injured -- including a nine-month-old baby -- when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre on Saturday.

Quader requests country’s people to maintain austerity

The ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday requested the country’s people to maintain austerity as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call to the nation to do so......