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.
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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...
Throat-slit body of JCD activist recovered in Moulvibazar
The throat-slit body of an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was recovered from his home under the Kamalganj police in Moulvibazar on Saturday morning...
Shahjibazar power station fire plunges Habiganj into darkness
The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant Thursday night...
BAGHC observes environment day
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College celebrated the World Environment Day 2025 with a series of events under the theme 鈥楴o more plastic pollution, it鈥檚 time to stop it鈥�, reaffirming its commitment to environmental protection and sustainability on July 24...
ONE Bank opens Pallibazar sub-branch
ONE Bank PLC formally inaugurated Pallibazar Sub-Branch under its Joypara branch at Muksudpur of Dohar in Dhaka on Thursday...
Tongibari association holds general meeting
With the motto, 鈥楲et鈥檚 build a bright Tongibari together鈥�, the general meeting of Tongibari Upazila Development and Welfare Association, Munshiganj was held at the Pushpa Dam Convention Hall of the Krira Parishad Bhaban in the capital on Saturday with the presence of more than a hundred members and distinguished guests...
Schoolboy drowns in Gaibandha
A schoolboy drowned in a pond at Horin Singha village under Ramchandrapur union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila Thursday afternoon...
Taliban committing rights violations against Afghan returnees: UN
The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
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...
Taliban says detained British couple receiving medical care
An elderly British couple detained for months in Afghanistan are receiving medical care, the Taliban government鈥檚 top diplomat said Wednesday, after UN experts warned they were at risk of dying...
Banophool holds reception for meritorious students
Banophool Adibashi Green Heart College has organised a reception programme for the meritorious students, who passed the SSC examination this year, at the college in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur...
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...
Election drubbing projected for Japan PM
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 coalition lost its upper house majority in elections on Sunday, local media projected, in a debacle that could end his short premiership...
Taliban deny arresting or monitoring Afghans after UK data leak
The Taliban government said Thursday it had not arrested or monitored Afghans involved in a secret British resettlement plan after a data breach was revealed this week.
Prime Bank, DU鈥檚 IBA sign deal on entrepreneurship development
Prime Bank PLC and Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka on Sunday signed an agreement, said a press release...
Four tea garden workers die from septic tank poisoning
Four workers died and another one fell ill after they went down into a septic tank at a tea garden at Srimangal upazila in Moulvibazar early Thursday...
Stop attempts to evict Santals from cropland, say rights activists
Thirty-two citizens released a joint statement on Wednesday urging an immediate stop to efforts aimed at evicting Santal farmers under the pretext of setting up an Export Processing Zone in the Bagda Farm area of Gobindaganj, Gaibandha...
Arrest of Taliban leaders over women persecution ordered
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
Sylhet transport strike begins today
Sylhet Zila Sarak Paribahan Malik-Sramik Oikya Parishad, a combined platform of the district road transport owners and workers, on Monday announced that they would go on a transport strike for indefinite period in the district from today...
City Bank, IBA partner for executive leadership training programme
City Bank and Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University recently signed an agreement on strategic partnership to launch an executive Leadership development programme designed to bolster the leadership capabilities of City Bank鈥檚 emerging and senior leaders on the IBA premises, says a press release.
Couple found dead in Moulvibazar tea garden
A couple was found dead in their home in a tea garden under Juri upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday...
Alibaba launches e-commerce subsidies of $7b
The online retail platform of Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced Wednesday that it will issue $7 billion in subsidies for certain purchases, providing a much-needed boost for a country struggling with sluggish spending.