2 killed in fire at JL leader鈥檚 house
Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at Moulvibazar district Juba League vice-president Sheikh Rumel Ahmed鈥檚 house in the early hours of Sunday...
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Jiban Bima okays Tk 600cr in bonuses, settlements
Jiban Bima Corporation on Thursday approved policy bonuses and claim settlements worth Tk 600 crore at different rates in favour of policyholders, said a press release.
Flower trader killed being hit by bus, 2 arrested
The police arrested the driver and the assistant of a Shyamoli Paribahan bus that killed a flower trader by hitting him at Shahbagh in the capital on Thursday...
UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women鈥檚 medical training
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider a reported plan to ban women from attending medical training institutes, in the latest move to restrict women鈥檚 education...
Tokyo to propose 4-day workweek for govt staff
Tokyo鈥檚 governor wants to introduce a four-day workweek for government staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to encourage parenthood...
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time...
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches under Taliban: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest...
Annual urs of Shah Sufi Syed Ahmad Ullah held
Khanqueh-e-shaheed at Mia Saheb's Maidan Sharif at Luxmibazar in Dhaka organised religious discussion, Fateha Khwani, zikir azker, milad and doa mahfil marking the holy annual urs after Maghrib prayers on Tuesday, said a press release...
Tea workers continue strike demanding arrears, rations
Tea workers from 12 gardens under the National Tea Company in Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet district have been on strike for over a month, demanding three months鈥� unpaid wages and rations...
Juba Dal leader dies after clash with JCD
A Juba Dal leader died under treatment on Wednesday, five days after he was stabbed during a clash with the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Hazaribagh in the capital on November 15...
About 15 injured in Jamaat-BNP clash in Gaibandha
More than 15 people were injured in a clash between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the vacant acting chairman position of Mohdipur union parishad at Palashbari in Gaibanda district on Wednesday.
Afghan teen wins children鈥檚 prize for rights fight
A teenager who narrowly escaped after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan three years ago, on Tuesday won the prestigious KidsRights Prize for her fight for women鈥檚 rights...
8 soldiers killed, 7 policemen kidnapped in Pakistan
Eight soldiers were killed and seven police officers kidnapped in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan, police and intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
Taliban score successes with embassy closures, COP attendance
Afghanistan embassies in Britain and Norway loyal to the pro-Western authorities ousted by the Taliban in 2021 discreetly shut down this autumn, as the West seeks a more pragmatic approach to the country鈥檚 Islamic rulers...
Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
Taliban eye aid at their first UN climate talks since 2021 takeover
The first Afghan official to attend UN climate talks since the Taliban came to power said on Monday that his country hopes to benefit from a global finance deal under negotiation at COP29 in Baku.
City buses to operate on 42 routes
Transport companies can apply to operate under Nagar Paribahan, an initiative aimed at bringing discipline to Dhaka鈥檚 mass transport system, until November 30.
Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
Support sinks for Japan coalition after election blow
Support has sunk further for Japan鈥檚 embattled ruling coalition, a new poll showed Wednesday, after prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 party suffered its worst election result in 15 years.
Support sinks for Japan coalition after election blow
Support has sunk further for Japan鈥檚 embattled ruling coalition, a new poll showed Wednesday, after prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 party suffered its worst election result in 15 years...
Bruised Japan PM scrambles for support
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 ruling party was reportedly locked in talks to form new alliances Tuesday after losing its parliamentary majority in an election debacle.
Afghanistan spreads 鈥榣iving things鈥� images ban
Afghanistan鈥檚 morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country said...
Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle
Japan鈥檚 prime minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party鈥檚 ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009...
22 held in Gaibandha for proxy in DC office exam
Twenty-two individuals, who were posing as proxy candidates during the oral examination for office assistant positions at Gaibandha deputy commissioner鈥檚 office, were held and later handed over to police...
Legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali鈥檚 ex-wife in Afghanistan to build stadium
A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a country where women are barred from sports.
Pakistani Taliban attack kills 10 police in northwest
Ten police were shot dead at a check post near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban.
Jibanananda Das 70th death anniv today
The 70th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das will be observed today.
Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced...
Three involved in Tantibazar incident placed on one-day remand
A Dhaka court on Friday placed three alleged snatchers on a one-day remand in a case filed over the robbery near the puja mandap in Tantibazar area, Dhaka.
11 killed in Pak tribal clash
At least 11 people were killed and eight were injured in shooting incidents in Kunj Alizai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa鈥檚 Kurram district, hospital and local officials said on Saturday...
