NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are so weak they do not cry.
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Europe powers move to reimpose Iran sanctions
France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme signed a decade ago.
268 officers promoted to deputy secretary
A total of 268 officers have been promoted from senior assistant secretary to deputy secretary in the administration - the public administration ministry confirmed on Thursday.
Death penalty for forced disappearance
The government on Thursday approved a draft of the Enforced Disappearance Prevention, Remedies and Protection Ordinance 2025 in principle, which proposed the death penalty and other severe punishments for committing the crimes.
Afghanistan have no 'specific targets': Rashid
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan says his team have no 鈥榮pecific targets鈥� despite producing groundbreaking performances in recent ICC global events, ahead of a T20 international tri-series starting Friday.
City Bank sells 5,000 Guardian鈥檚 policies through bancassurance
City Bank, in partnership with Guardian Life Insurance Limited, has achieved a major milestone by selling 5,000 insurance policies through its bancassurance channel, says a press release.
Alcaraz races into US Open third round as Djokovic, Sabalenka advance
Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance.
Pilot signalling system at seven intersections in Dhaka from Aug 30
Bangladesh interim government is going to operate a signalling system at seven intersections in Dhaka for two weeks from August 30.
Something has to change, says Amorim after United humiliation
A furious Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said 鈥榮omething has to change鈥� within the team after the pressure mounted on him following a humiliating League Cup loss to Grimsby.
Govt forms working group to review demands of engineering students
The committee, formed to resolve the ongoing movement of the engineering students, on Thursday formed a 14-member working group to work on the demands of the students...
Bangladesh interim govt shuts 3 land ports, suspends operations of another one
Bangladesh interim government on Thursday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border.
Polluted air costs Bangladeshis on an average 5.5 years of life: AQLI
The average Bangladeshi people could live 5.5 years longer if particulate pollution met the World Health Organisation guideline of 5 碌g/m, said a new report on Thursday...
Kings placed in Group B of AFC Challenge League
Five-time Bangladesh Premier League champions, Bashundhara Kings, have been placed in Group B of the forthcoming AFC Challenge League, scheduled to take place in October.
United suffer shock League Cup exit to fourth-tier Grimsby
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side were 鈥榗ompletely lost鈥� during an embarrassing League Cup exit to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday that heaped more pressure on the Portuguese coach.
Seven fishermen kidnapped in Sunderbans
Seven fishermen were allegedly kidnapped by forest robbers from separate places under Satkhira range in the Sunderbans...
BSF repeats promise to end border killing in talks with BGB
The Indian Border Security Force has once again promised to bring down the border killing to zero by adopting extra precautionary measures while the Border Guard Bangladesh has renewed its call for an end to such violence against Bangladeshi nationals on the frontier.
BMD predicts rains in Dhaka, seven other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rain or thunder showers in all divisions, including Dhaka, in next 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Latif Siddique detained amid chaos聽at Mancha 71鈥檚 prog
Police detained former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and several others after chaos during an event organised by a newly formed freedom fighters鈥� platform, Mancha 71.
Khalilur to attend China鈥檚 Victory Day military parade
Bangladesh鈥檚 national security adviser Khalilur Rahman, also the chief adviser鈥檚 high representative on Rohingya affairs, will attend the military parade on September 3 in the Chinese capital
Complete shutdown at all engineering universities starts today
The students of all government and non-government engineering universities across Bangladesh started observing a complete shutdown from Thursday...
UGC signs agreement with univs to implement HEAT鈥檚 151 sub-projects
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh at a programme in Dhaka on Wednesday signed agreements with 43 public and private universities to implement 151 selected sub-projects under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...
FPAB employees demand dues pending for 21 months
A group of employees of the Family Planning Association of Bangladesh staged a sit-in and protest rally on Wednesday, demanding 21 months of unpaid salaries for the current staff and gratuity for all former employees...
National poet鈥檚 death anniversary observed
Different cultural organisations and educational institutions observed the 49th anniversary of the death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam organising different programmes on Wednesday.聽聽聽聽聽..
Protesters block Cumilla-Sylhet Highway for its repair
Locals on Wednesday morning staged demonstrations and blocked several points of the busy Cumilla-Sylhet Highway, demanding its immediate repairs and long-awaited plan to upgrade the route into a four-lane one...
10 injured as BNP, Jamaat activists clash in Ctg
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami during a recruitment event of Islami Chhatra Shibir at a madrasa in Banshkhali upazila Tuesday evening...
CUET holds seminar on remote sensing of earth鈥檚 ionosphere
A seminar titled Remote Sensing of the Earth鈥檚 Ionosphere was held at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology in Chattogram on Tuesday...
Planners for no amendment to DAP under realtors鈥� pressure
Dhaka鈥檚 existing civic crises will worsen if the government once again amends the Detailed Area Plan under the pressure of real estate companies, the Bangladesh Institute of Planners warned on Wednesday...
Two brothers gouge out another brother鈥檚 eyes over dispute
Two brothers, following their father鈥檚 order during a family dispute, have gouged out the eyes of their another brother in front of their father at Muladi in Barisal...
BARI holds innovative technology exhibition for young entrepreneurs
The training and communication wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has arranged an innovative technology exhibition and exchange of view for young entrepreneurs at the institute鈥檚 Kazi Badruddoza auditorium in Gazipur on Wednesday...