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PM Sheikh Hasina seeks Australian support in agriculture
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector...
Greece PM urges EU defend consumers against multinationals
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the EU to take on multinationals unfairly restricting the sale of goods in the single market, leading to higher prices for struggling consumers...
Protests expose grievances in Pak-ruled Kashmir
Activists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir say the recent protests over soaring food and energy costs reflect larger problems involving the semi-autonomous region鈥檚...
Floods toll reach 66 in Afghanistan
Fresh floods killed 66 people in Faryab province in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday, in the latest deadly flooding to hit...
3 Spaniards, 3 Afghans killed in shooting
The bodies of three Spanish tourists and three Afghans shot dead while visiting a market in Afghanistan were transported to the capital along with...
Flash floods kill 50 in Afghanistan
Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said on Saturday, a week after hundreds were washed away in the north of the country....
Three Spanish tourists, one Afghan shot dead in Afghanistan
Three Spanish tourists and an Afghan were killed Friday in a shooting in the popular tourism destination of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, local and Spanish authorities said.
鈥楬indu nation鈥� trumps caste in India vote
Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith鈥檚 rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to power next month...
Hasina鈥檚 homecoming day observed
The 44th homecoming day of Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina was observed on Friday.
India opposition slams PM Modi for anti-Muslim jibes
India's main opposition party on Thursday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for anti-Muslim comments in election campaign speeches that have heightened concerns over sectarian tensions in the world's biggest democracy. 聽
14 given citizenship certificates in India for first time under CAA
The first set of citizenship certificates to 14 people was issued under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA on Thursday, nearly two months after the Centre notified it, initiating the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh....
Move on from Afghan trauma, address rising threat: US study
The United States must move on from the 鈥榯rauma鈥� of two decades of war and step up counterterrorism efforts to face growing threats from Afghanistan and...
Rescuers struggle to reach Afghanistan flood-hit areas
Emergency aid and rescue teams struggled on Sunday to reach areas of northern Afghanistan hardest hit by flash floods that killed hundreds...
Hasina invites Italian businessmen to invest in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday invited Italian businessmen to invest in Bangladesh to grab potential of its local markets along with the entire south and south-east Asian markets as her country was in the centre of opportunities....
AI welcomed in Bangladesh, but with protection: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that Bangladesh welcomed artificial intelligence, but it had to take some protective measures....
Explore why boys lag behind girls in exams: PM says on SSC results
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to find out the reasons as to why boys were declining in number and lagging behind girls in their academic results....
Finance minister for reforms in accounting system
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Saturday said that reforms are needed in the country鈥檚 accounting system in order to meet...
Emergency in聽Afghanistan as聽300 die in flood
More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the World Food Programme said on...
Left leader Haider Akbar Khan Rano dies
Left political leader and author Haider Akbar Khan Rano died at a hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka early Saturday. He was...
UNESCO鈥檚 Memory of the World inscribes 鈥楽ultana鈥檚 Dream鈥�
The UNESCO鈥檚 Memory of the World regional register has recently inscribed Bangladeshi feminist thinker, writer, educator, political activist and social reformer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain鈥檚 鈥楽ultana鈥檚 Dream鈥� in recognition of human innovation and imagination...
We can eliminate Kuki-Chin within an hour: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the state has the ability to eliminate Kuki Chin from the country within just an hour.....
Notice asks DCs, SPs to remove 3-wheelers from highways
A legal notice has been served to the district administrations to implement a High Court verdict which asked them to prohibit movement of unauthorised three-wheelers, known as Nasiman or Kariman or Bhatbhati, on highways to prevent road accident...
Hasina expresses gratitude for welcoming her ignoring 1/11 govt鈥檚 ban
Ruling Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed gratitude to her party leaders and activists as well as the mass people for welcoming her at the airport, ignoring the 1/11 government鈥檚 ban while returning home from abroad....
PM to open Hajj activities on Wednessay
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Hajj activities-2024 at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the capital on Wednesday.....
37 lakh cases pending with courts: law minister
Law minister Anisul Huq told Jatiya Sangsad on Monday that the number of pending cases with courts across the country was around 37.29 lakh.
Govt asks hospitals to keep hand fans
The health ministry on Sunday issued a national guideline for safeguarding the health and well-being of people during extreme heat, while asking healthcare providers across the country to keep...
Afghan diplomat in India quits after $2m gold smuggling reports
Afghanistan鈥檚 top diplomat in India resigned days after she was reportedly caught by airport authorities smuggling nearly $2 million worth of gold into the...
Canada arrests three over killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Canadian police on Friday arrested three men over the killing of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver last year, whose death has been linked to the Indian government, local media reported.
CPB urges govt not to increase train fares
The leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the Awami League government not to increase train fares as it would further the sufferings of common people struggling due to price hikes of essential commodities...