Ex-lawmaker Shimul鈥檚 house vandalised, set on fire in Natore
A group of protesters vandalised the residence of former Natore-2 lawmaker and district Awami League vice-president Shafiqul Islam Shimul and set fire to it on early Thursday...
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Pakistan Taliban kill cop guarding polio team
The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled Monday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year of rising cases...
Farmers block highway demanding withdrawal of increased VAT
Northern farmers on Wednesday staged a protest by dumping tomatoes on the Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway in Natore, demanding withdrawal of the increased value added tax and duty imposed on tomato and mango pulp...
Khalilur urges Rohingyas to raise united voice ahead of UN conference
High representative to the chief adviser on Rohingya crisis and priority issues affairs Khalilur Rahman has urged Rohingyas to articulate their common voice in preparation for the 鈥業nternational Conference on the Rohingya Muslims鈥� to be held in the United Nations (UN) this year.
UN team to meet political parties in Bangladesh: Lewis
UN resident coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis on Tuesday said that they would meet every political party that they could think of in Bangladesh as the need assessment process began in terms of UN鈥檚 technical support to the election commission...
Govt, political parties to decide on national polls timing: UNRC
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, on Tuesday said the timing of Bangladesh鈥檚 upcoming national election would be determined by the interim government and the political parties.
Rangs launches new Kelvinator products
Rangs Electronics Limited, also known as 鈥楽ONY-RANGS鈥�, has recently launched its latest 2025 series Kelvinator air conditioner, refrigerator and washing machine for Bangladesh market, said a press release...
Schoolboy dies falling from rooftop during New Year celebration
Tragedy struck in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Tuesday night as a tenth-grade student fell to his death from the rooftop of a three-story building while celebrating the New Year...
NATO to boost military presence in Baltic
NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance鈥檚 chief Mark Rutte said on Friday.
Two women, truck driver killed in Munshiganj, Natore road accidents
Two unidentified women and a trucker were killed and nine others were injured in separate road accidents amid dense fog in Munshiganj and Natore districts respectively on early Monday, said the authorities...
CA press wing debunks PTI report on killing of Hindu man in Natore
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press wing has termed a news item of Indian news agency Press Trust of India over the killing of a Hindu man at a crematorium in Natore 鈥榤isleading and exaggerated.鈥�
Minor girl killed in Natore fire
A one-year-old girl-child tragically lost her life in a fire that broke out at a house in Shimultala, Baraigram upazila of Natore district, on early Friday...
Zelensky huddles with European leaders
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to discuss 鈥榥ext steps鈥� on Russia鈥檚 war as Donald Trump prepares to take office as US president...
Man stabbed to death in Natore
A grocer was hacked to death in front of his home in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Friday night...
Five arrested over attack on coordinators鈥� car
Five suspects were arrested between Monday and Tuesday, in connection with an alleged robbery and attack on the vehicle carrying eight student leaders of the Student Movement Against Discrimination in Narayanganj鈥檚 Sonargaon upazila...
BADC chairman inspects Pabna, Natore, Sirajganj activities
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Md Ruhul Amin Khan has recently inspected various activities of the BADC in Pabna, Natore and Sirajganj districts...
5 injured in BNP factional clash in Natore
At least five individuals were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists over control of a canal at Bashila village in Naldanga upazila of Natore on Sunday.
Russia supporting N Korea nuclear programme in exchange for troops
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that Russia was giving support to North Korea鈥檚 missile and nuclear programmes in exchange for Pyongyang sending troops to fight in the war with Ukraine...
Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump looms
Ukraine insisted Tuesday that NATO membership was the only 鈥榬eal guarantee鈥� for its security as foreign ministers from the alliance looked set to rebuff Kyiv鈥檚 push for an invite ahead of Donald Trump鈥檚 return to the US presidency.
JU students protest at admission quota, demand reforms
A group of Jahangirnagar University students staged a demonstration on JU campus, calling for reforms to what they described as a discriminatory quota system in university admissions, on Sunday...
Desh Natok stages 鈥楴ityapuran鈥檃t BSA
Theatre troupe Desh Natok staged its production titled Nityapuran at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday...
30 BNP activists sued, prime accused held
A case has been filed against 30 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for allegedly assaulting an Awami League activist in Baraigram upazila of Natore...
NATO chief discusses global security with Trump
NATO chief Mark Rutte held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on the 鈥榞lobal security issues facing the alliance鈥�, a spokeswoman said Saturday.
鈥楬ad to stop the play for visitors鈥� safety鈥�, Shilpakala DG Jamil Ahmed says
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy had to call off the show of Desh Natok鈥檚 theatrical production titled 鈥楴ityapuran鈥� due to a group protesting outside the National Theatre Hall on Saturday.
Why T眉rkiye pursues BRICS membership
AT THIS week鈥檚 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, the presence of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan underscored T眉rkiye鈥檚 longstanding interest in joining the BRICS alliance. As the sole NATO member exploring membership in this predominantly non-Western organisation, T眉rkiye鈥檚 pursuit of BRICS reflects Ankara鈥檚 shifting foreign policy stance toward...
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
40 injured in Tabligh Jamaat factional clash in Bangladesh
Around 40 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Tabligh Jamaat in Natore, Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon.
Two people killed in Natore road accident
Two people were killed and several others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck at Rezu Mor in Baraigram, Natore...
Zelensky defends 鈥榲ictory plan鈥� at EU, NATO
President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies Thursday Ukraine must be in a position of strength before any peace talks with Russia, as he explained his 鈥榲ictory plan鈥� to EU leaders and...
Departing NATO chief warns US against 鈥榠solationism鈥�
Outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday cautioned the United States and Europe against 鈥榠solationism鈥� in his parting speech, as Donald Trump vies to return to the White House.