Afghanistan, Pakistan confirm dozens killed in border clashes
Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday they killed dozens of each other鈥檚 troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries.
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Panic, neglect and need for awareness
ANTHRAX has been detected in Gaibandha after Rangpur, which has rung an alarm among public health and livestock officials. What began as an isolated infection at Pirgachha in Rangpur has spread to neighbouring districts, showing systemic gaps in rural health care and a persistent neglect of zoonotic disease surveillance in Bangladesh鈥檚 north...
Railway engineer dies in road accident in Moulvibazar
An engineer of the Bangladesh Railway was killed in a road accident Tuesday night at Kulaura in Moulvibazar while he was returning home after a rescue operation of a derailed train at Moglabazar in Sylhet...
Kathin Chibar Dan to be celebrated today
Kathin Chibar Dan, one of the most significant religious festivals of the Buddhists, will be observed across the country today...
Afghan Taliban FM to visit India for 1st time
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN security council committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul鈥檚 foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Saturday...
Passenger bus set ablaze in Dhaka
Unidentified gunmen intercepted a passenger bus in Dhaka Friday morning by firing blank shots before leading all passengers out to set the bus on fire.
Sunamganj land office SUV kills college employee in Moulvibazar
An executive magistrate鈥檚 motor vehicle ran over and killed a college employee on Wednesday at Rajnagar upazila in Moulvibazar...
Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
The United Nations called on Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and telecommunications in the country, 24 hours after a nationwide blackout was imposed...
Nationwide communications blackout hits Afghanistan
A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent 鈥榲ice鈥�...
3 students receive Habiba Khatun Trust Fund scholarship
Three students who achieved the highest CGPA in groups A, B and C of the postgraduate examination of the department of Islamic history and culture of Dhaka University have been awarded the Professor Habiba Khatun Trust Fund scholarship...
Alibaba teams up with Nvidia on AI robot tech
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a 鈥榤ilestone collaboration鈥� in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots.
Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities
The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment, reports BBConline.
Afghanistan Taliban extend crackdown on internet access
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities expanded their crackdown on internet access Wednesday, severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces in what officials said was a campaign against 鈥榲ice鈥�...
12 soldiers killed in Pakistani Taliban attack
At least 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Pakistani Taliban in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, local government and security officials told AFP...
US envoy agrees to prisoner swap: Taliban govt
Washington鈥檚 special envoy Adam Boehler made a rare visit on Saturday to Kabul, where he said the United States would move forward with a prisoner exchange, according to the Taliban government...
Alibaba.com joins 24th Textech expo
Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business e-commerce, has announced its participation in the 24th Textech Bangladesh 2025 International Expo in the capital, said a press release...
Japanese prime minster Ishiba says he will step down
Japan鈥檚 prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he would step down after less than a year in power, during which he lost his majority in both houses of parliament.
Prajnananda Mahathera felicitated
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College and Banophool Adibashi Foundation Trust jointly organised a programme to felicitate Buddhist monk Ven Prajnananda Mahathera at the college in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Pakistani Taliban kill 2 border troops as presence increases
The Pakistani Taliban shot dead two border troops in a remote border region next to Afghanistan, an official said Thursday, after the militants scrawled graffiti throughout villages.
JU students seize 28 buses
The Students of Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday night seized 28 buses of the private operator Capital Paribahan after a female student was allegedly pushed off a moving vehicle by the driver鈥檚 assistant, leaving her injured...
First Afghan families allowed into Germany from Pakistan
A group of 45 Afghans who fled the Taliban arrived in Germany on Monday after months of waiting in Pakistan until聽German court rulings forced Berlin to offer them refuge.
Central Asia softens on Taliban as economic ties grow
In a new customs-free zone on the dusty Uzbek-Afghan border, Taliban representative Sayed Zaher Shah is pleased with his country鈥檚 rapidly growing trade links in the region.
Long-awaited pension payments relief for Afghan retirees
After a four-year suspension, the Taliban government has announced it would resume pension payments for Afghanistan鈥檚 nearly 150,000 retired military and civil servants.
13 Rohingyas among 16 pushed into Bangladesh
The Border Security Force of India pushed at least 16 more people, including 13 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday morning...
Bibartan Dhaka children stage Rother Roshi at BSA
Theatre troupe Bibartan Dhaka鈥檚 child wing have staged Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 鈥楻other Roshi鈥� at the studio theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
Tk聽21 lakh of Shilaidaha Kuthibari Dev Project traceless
A Tk聽90-lakh tourism development project at Shilaidaha Rabindra Kuthibari has come under scrutiny after Tk聽21 lakh went unaccounted for, raising concerns about financial irregularities.
Pro-Jamaat union leader killed in Gaibandha
A local leader of Sramik Kalyan Federation, the labour wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha Saturday night...
India pushes one more Rohingya man, another into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force on Friday pushed two more people, including a Rohingya man, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar district...
Minor boy electrocuted in Gaibandha
A minor boy died from electrocution at Majhipara village under Lakhsmipur union of Gaibandha Sadar on Friday morning...
Taliban mark 4th year in power in Afghanistan, now officially recognised
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday, buoyed by Russia鈥檚 first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow...
