Bangladesh to adopt Sri Lankan model to combat dengue
Bangladesh is set to implement the Sri Lankan model to combat and eliminate dengue.
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Thrilling PSG home in on elusive Champions League trophy
Paris Saint-Germain's achievement in reaching the Champions League final is vindication for the club's decision to abandon its policy of amassing superstars and instead put faith in a hungry young team led by Luis Enrique.
Five killed in Munshiganj road crash
Five people, including three members of the same family, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed into a stationary ambulance on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Nimtoli area of Munshiganj early Thursday.
Defiant Arteta says Arsenal were best team in Champions League
Mikel Arteta defiantly insisted Arsenal were the best team in the Champions League this season despite their semi-final exit against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
PSG are deserving finalists: Enrique
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted his team deserved their place in the Champions League final and were determined to go on and lift the trophy after winning their last-four tie against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Case filed against Hasina, former CECs over past elections
A case has been filed at the Narayanganj District Judge Court against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, several former chief election commissioners and high-profile individuals, accusing them of holding voter-less national elections.
India says it destroyed Lahore air defence unit
India said on Thursday that it had retaliated to destroy an air defence system in Lahore after Pakistan launched an overnight air attack using 鈥榙rones and missiles鈥�.
BIDA announces $800m investment in Laldia container terminal
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Thursday announced that an $800 million investment would be made centring existing container terminal at Laldia Char on the south-east bank of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram...
Ex-President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Thailand
Former president Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Bangkok for medical treatment by a flight of Thai Airways from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Thursday.
Second black smoke, cardinals to vote again for new pope
Thick black smoke billowed on Thursday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church...
Int鈥檒 flights connecting Dhaka continue avoiding Pakistan airspace
Majority of the international flights connecting to Dhaka are continuing to shunning the Pakistan airspace for the second consecutive day on Thursday as situations between India and Pakistan remained highly volatile and evolving...
SC to deliver verdict on Azhar鈥檚 death sentence review on May 27
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set May 27 for delivering its verdict on the review petition filed by condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam challenging his death sentence.
China not involved in Rakhine corridor issue: envoy
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said his country is not involved in the issue of humanitarian corridor through Bangladesh to the Rakhine State, initiated by the United Nations, to provide assistance to the conflict zone of Myanmar.
Bangladesh, China set to elevate trade ties to new level: ambassador Yao
Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said the visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese minister of commerce Wang Wentao later this month would send a 鈥榮trong signal鈥� of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit, and will elevate the Bangladesh-China economic and trade relations to a new level...
North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korea鈥檚 military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship...
Dhaka becomes 4th most polluted city with AQI score of 155
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 155 at about 9:10am on Thursday morning...
India, Pakistan exchange overnight gunfire after deadly attacks
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged small arms and artillery fire overnight along the de facto border in contested Kashmir, the Indian army said Thursday.
PSG finish off Arsenal to reach Champions League final
Paris Saint-Germain clinched a place in the Champions League final as goals by Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi gave them a 2-1 win over Arsenal in the second leg of their last-four tie on Wednesday, securing a 3-1 aggregate triumph.
GED against IMF-prescribed market-based exchange rate
General Economics Division member Monzur Hossain on Wednesday said that they did not support a more flexible exchange rate policy as suggested by the International Monetary Fund under its current $4.7 billion loan programme...
3 burnt in Mohammadpur gas cylinder blast
Three members of a family, including an 11-month-old child, suffered burn injuries in a cylinder gas explosion at a house at Chandrima Udyan of Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka early Wednesday...
Hamas insists on 鈥榗omprehensive鈥� deal to end Gaza war
Hamas insisted on Wednesday on a 鈥榗omprehensive鈥� agreement to end its war with Israel, as rescuers said Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed at least 26 people amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe...
World鈥檚 richest 10pc caused two thirds of global warming: study
The world鈥檚 wealthiest 10 per cent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Wednesday...
Tk 100cr allocated for 18 new DNCC wards
The Dhaka North City Corporation has allocated Tk聽100 crore for the development of drainage networks and roads in 18 newly added wards to alleviate public sufferings, said DNCC administrator Mohammad Azaz on Wednesday...
Appoint no judge in non-transparent manner: pro-BNP lawyers
Pro-BNP lawyers鈥� leader Zainul Abedin on Wednesday alleged that most of the law officers appointed during the interim government remained absent from the movement that ousted the Sheikh Hasina regime on August 5, 2024...
Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest in July
Miss Universe Americas as well as Miss Peru 2024 Tatiana Calmell on Wednesday announced the Miss Universe Bangladesh 2025 contest scheduled to be held in July...
UGC seeks EU support to expand higher education opportunities
University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has urged the European Union to expand higher education opportunities in various universities in Europe, including scholarships and joint research, for Bangladeshi students...
Your Campus service to be launched at BUET
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology is going to launch a service named 鈥榊our Campus鈥� to provide modern and technology-based services to students of the university...
Protest at rape, murder of Kheyang woman continues
Protests demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators in the alleged rape and murder of a woman from the Kheyang community in Bandarban continued on Wednesday...
Seven cops injured in attack during drive in Jashore
An officer-in-charge of a police station and his six colleagues were injured in an attack while they were conducting a drive to arrest an accused in a case in Jashore on Wednesday...
Bangladesh declares 2 wetlands as wildlife sanctuaries
The Bangladesh government on Wednesday declared two ecologically significant wetlands in Rajshahi district as 鈥榃etland-Dependent Wildlife Sanctuaries鈥� for the first time...