Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt
Afghanistan鈥檚 government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a 鈥榖rave decision鈥�.
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Worker killed as IBA canteen wall collapses
A construction worker died after being crushed under a wall collapsed during renovation work at the canteen of Dhaka University鈥檚 Institute of Business Administration on Thursday...
Taliban deny role in US citizen disappearance
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities on Thursday denied involvement in the disappearance of a US citizen in Kabul, after Washington announced a $5 million reward for information on his whereabouts...
Youth beaten to death in Gaibandha
A youth was beaten to death at Palupara under Gobindaganj in Gaibandha allegedly for raping a six-year-old child...
Govt not to observe 鈥楴ew Bangladesh Day鈥� on Aug 8
The interim government has decided not to observe 鈥楴ew Bangladesh Day鈥� on August 8, one of the three days it had previously announced to commemorate the July uprising that toppled the Awami League government on August 5, 2024...
Hazaribagh canal reflects chronic urban mismanagement
THE deplorable condition of the Hazaribagh canal, running through several wards in Dhaka鈥檚 south, is a distressing but unsurprising manifestation of deteriorating urban ecology. A once-functional waterway has been reduced to a choked, festering canal of solid waste. The canal, which connects the Kalunagar sluice gate to the River Buriganga, has not been properly cleaned...
Choked Hazaribagh canal causes health risks
Residents of several wards of the Dhaka South City Corporation continue to suffer as the Hazaribagh canal that flows through the area remains choked with waste, spreading a foul smell...
A misinterpreted equivalence
THIS article builds on the earlier piece 鈥楻iba, Money and Interest Paradox鈥�, which exposed the inconsistency of condemning interest as immoral while simultaneously benefiting from interest-based systems 鈥� such as earning salaries from banks or utilising public infrastructure financed by interest-bearing loans. It highlighted that institutions like the IMF and...
3-member committee formed to probe Rabindra Kacharibari attack
The Department of Archeology has constituted a three-member probe committee to investigate into the attack and damage of the Rabindra Kacharibari under Shahjadpur upazila of the district.
Nation doesn鈥檛 want another 鈥榪uestionable election鈥�: Jamaat ameer
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said that the nation did not want another 鈥榪uestionable election鈥� and stressed that a credible national election would only be possible if justice, reforms, the July Charter and July Declaration are ensured along with a level- playing field...
Flood situation in Sylhet may improve in 72hrs: FFWC
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Thursday assessed that the flood situation in the low-lying areas of Sylhet division, especially in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts, was expected to improve if the decrease in the water level of Surma-Kushiyara rivers continued over the next 72 hours...
Bangladeshi youth shot dead by BSF,聽body taken away
A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force at Dattagram border in Sharifpur union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar on Saturday night.
Japan鈥檚 PM reiterates full support for Bangladesh CA鈥檚 reform initiatives
Japanese prime minister Ishiba Shigeru on Friday reiterated his country鈥檚 full support for Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in its nation-building efforts, reform initiatives, and endeavor towards a peaceful transition in Bangladesh.
Female teacher killed in land dispute attack
A female teacher was killed and three others injured in an attack over a land dispute in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar Monday morning...
100 acres of land in Mirpur Bheribandh reclaimed
The Bangladesh Water Development Board on Wednesday began its drive to remove illegal structures from the land acquired for the flood control embankment in Mirpur Bheribandh...
Taliban arrest 14 for music, singing
Taliban authorities have arrested 14 people in northern Afghanistan for playing musical instruments and singing, activities they restricted since taking power, provincial police said on Saturday.
Teen madrasa student reportedly commits suicide in Khilgaon
A teenage madrasa student reportedly took his own life on Friday afternoon in the city鈥檚 Khilgaon area of the capital.
5 killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed and two others injured in road accidents in Jhalakati, Munshiganj, Naogaon and Netrakona districts on Saturday...
Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff onslaught...
Fugitive bus driver arrested in Gaibandha
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a fugitive bus driver in connection with a fatal road accident that killed two people at Palashbari in Gaibandha in the past year...
Law Adviser refutes allegations of Indian news portal
The office of Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, has strongly refuted a report published by the Indian news portal 鈥楴ews Arena India鈥�, terming it false, defamatory, and irresponsible.
India blows up homes of two attack suspects in Kashmir
Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday blew up the family homes of two men who the police allege were among a gang that carried out the region鈥檚 deadliest attack against civilians for decades.
Clash between 2 groups of villagers leaves 32 injured in Gaibandha
A clash between two groups of villagers triggered by allegations of harassing a woman and her daughter left at least 32 people injured in the remote char area of the River Teesta in Gaibandha on Thursday.
Kabul slams Pakistan鈥檚 鈥榲iolence鈥� against Afghans
The Taliban government condemned on Tuesday the 鈥榲iolence鈥� used by Pakistan in its new campaign to expel Afghans from the country, accusing Islamabad of using the migrants for 鈥榩olitical goals鈥�...
Tea garden workers iterate demand for due wages, rations
Tea workers鈥� union leaders in Moulvibazar on Monday demanded immediate payment of due wages, rations and festival bonuses to the workers at different tea estates...
Lawyer stabbed to death in Moulvibazar
A lawyer was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Moulvibazar town Sunday night...
Gaibandha BNP leader accused of sexual harassment of Mohila Dal leader
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader has been accused of allegedly sexually harassing and threatening to kill a Mahila Dal leader in Gaibandha...
11 killed in drone strikes against Taliban in Pakistan
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in northern Pakistan when the army launched a series of drone strikes against the Taliban -- losses which the provincial government called 鈥榙eeply regrettable鈥�....
Taliban release 2,463 prisoners ahead of Eid
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government released nearly 2,500 prisoners ahead of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the supreme court said on Saturday, in a country where the UN has warned of a growing prison population.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban鈥檚 oppression of women...