NATO looks to boost drone defences in face of Russia
NATO said Wednesday it was testing new anti-drone defences on its eastern flank, as the alliance scrambles to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions.
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Three people killed, three others injured in Natore road accident
Three people were killed and three others were injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Natore-Pabna highway at Gunaihati in Baraigram upazila of Natore district on Monday...
Hindu Mohajot Natore unit鈥檚 president found dead at home
Advocate Bhaskar Bagchi, president of the Natore District Hindu Mohajot, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Saturday night...
Long-route bus services from 3 northern dists resume after 4 days
Long-route bus services from Rajshahi, Natore and Chapainawabganj districts resumed on Monday, four days after the transport owners suspended the operations...
NATO flexes muscle in North Sea amid Russian threat
NATO flexed its muscles in the North Sea this week in a display of military might, as Russia allegedly tested the alliance鈥檚 defences on its eastern flank.
NATO warns Russia to stop air violations over eastern members
NATO on Tuesday warned Russia to stop an 鈥榚scalatory鈥� pattern of airspace violations along its eastern flank, after the alliance held urgent talks about a jet incursion over Estonia last week.
Rajshahi region transport workers go on strike
Long-route bus services from Rajshahi, Natore and Chapainawabganj districts remained suspended on Monday as transport workers enforced an indefinite strike for the second time in September, demanding a hike in wages and allowances.
Trump demands NATO halt Russia oil purchases before US sanctions
US president Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to sanction Moscow, but on the condition that all NATO allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions...
Poland warns of escalation, holds NATO talks
Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks on Wednesday after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, prime minister Donald Tusk said, warning that the situation was inching closer to 鈥榦pen conflict鈥�...
Suspected thief beaten to death by mob in Natore
A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at village Nepaldighi village in Natore Sadar upazila early Sunday...
Two people killed in Natore road accident
Two people, including a van driver, were killed as a speeding bus crashed into a van on Natore-Bogura highway in Natore on Saturday night...
Youth hacked to death by father in Natore over drug abuse dispute
A 30-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his father at Singra upazila in Natore on Saturday night following a family feud over his drug addiction...
US proposed NATO-style defence guarantees for Kyiv
The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to鈥攂ut separate from鈥攖he collective defence agreement between NATO member countries, Italy鈥檚 prime minister and a diplomatic source said on Saturday...
Canada PM pledges billions in defence to meet NATO target
Canada鈥檚 prime minister Mark Carney on Friday announced a multi-billion-dollar military spending package, affirming his government鈥檚 plan to hit NATO鈥檚 two per cent defence spending target this year.
From coordinators to cronies
YOU could almost hear the plastic of the television screen bending from the weight of it. Names. Three of them. Bright as blood under fluorescent lights. Allegations. Extortion. Corruption. One crore taka, just like that 鈥� enough to make you choke on your morning tea...
Eight killed in Natore road accident
An elderly couple, their four female relatives along with another woman and the driver of the microbus they were travelling on were killed in a head-on collision with a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway at Baraigram upazila in Natore on Wednesday...
US, Iran to hold nuclear talks next week: Trump
US president Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would hold nuclear talks with Iran next week, teasing the possibility of a deal even after boasting that recent US strikes had crippled the Islamic republic鈥檚 atomic programme.
NATO chief dubs Trump 'Daddy' as president calls Iran, Israel fighting kids
He's already the world's most powerful man, but US President Donald Trump got a new nickname on Wednesday from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte -- the 鈥楧addy鈥�.
Trump sees 鈥榩rogress鈥� on Gaza ceasefire
US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that 鈥榞reat progress鈥� was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began more than 20 months since the start of the conflict...
US president sows doubt on defending allies ahead of NATO summit
US president Donald Trump cast doubt on his commitment to protect Europe as he headed on Tuesday to a NATO summit to get allies to pledge more defence spending, after rounding on Israel and Iran for breaching a truce.
Natore rawhide traders distressed by 10-day entry ban into Dhaka
The government鈥檚 recent decision to ban rawhide-laden vehicles from entering Dhaka for ten days following Eid-ul-Azha has cast a shadow of anxiety over Natore, home to the country鈥檚 second-largest rawhide market...
Couple found dead at house in Natore
Bodies of a man and his wife were found at their house at village Kachua under Lalpur upazila in Natore on Monday morning...
Child dies as wall collapses amid nor鈥檞ester in Natore
A 12-year-old child died after a wall collapsed during nor鈥檞ester at Baraigram in Natore on Thursday...
BNP activist held for extortion in Natore
Law enforcers arrested an activist of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on various charges, including extortion and land grabbing, at Singra in Natore on Sunday night...
Palak sued in Natore over licensed firearms
A case has been filed against former state minister for information and communication technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, under the Arms Act for failing to surrender his licensed firearms within the government-mandated deadline...
Pakistan gunmen kill two聽 cops guarding polio vaccinators
Gunmen killed two Pakistani police officers guarding polio vaccinators in the turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Wednesday, the second attack since the launch of a nationwide inoculation drive this week...
Gas price increase for industries unjustified, discriminatory
AN INCREASE of 33 per cent in prices of gas for use as raw materials and captive power in the industrial sector that the Energy Regulatory Commission announced on April 13 with an immediate effect is worrying for industries that plan to get new connections or expand their consumption. The plan is discriminatory. The increase will force factories seeking to use gas for...
Man stabs woman in Natore after failed rape attempt
A 28-year-old woman was stabbed allegedly by a man after his failed attempt to rape her in Natore鈥檚 Gurudaspur upazila on Thursday.
4 officers withdrawn as JCD leader snatched from police
The Natore district police on Wednesday withdrew four police officials, including officer-in-charge Nazmul Haque, from the Lalpur police station over the incident of snatching a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the youth front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, from the police station by fellow leaders and activists Tuesday afternoon...
Two BNP activists arrested for beating college teacher in Natore
Law enforcers arrested two Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists on charge of beating a college teacher in Chandrakola bazar are at Natore Sadar on Sunday...
