Govt appoints new press ministers in London, Delhi
The interim government has appointed press ministers to the foreign missions in New Delhi of India and London of the United Kingdom...
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Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity
IT鈥橲 official now. America鈥檚 closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu鈥檚 war crimes and...
Starmer鈥檚 economic, foreign policy
IN THE first four months of his stint as UK prime minister, Keir Starmer has shown mixed results. His early tenure has already been tested by the August riots, a stark and unsettling episode triggered by the tragic murder of three young girls in Southport. The unrest has exposed underlying tensions 鈥� economic fragility, social divides, and the brittleness...
Ten killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan
Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan鈥檚 northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Dhaka likely to raise extradition of Hasina during FOC with India聽
Dhaka is likely to raise the issue of extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter on August 5 facing a student-led mass uprising, in the Bangladesh-India...
Reforms without behavioural changes unsustainable: seminar
Academics of public administration discipline expressed their concerns over the implementation and sustainability of the state reform procedures without citizens鈥� behavioural change...
Railways secretary made OSD, positions of 3 more changed
The government on Wednesday made railways ministry secretary Abdul Baki an officer on special duty at the public administration ministry, while also changing the positions of a senior secretary and two more secretaries...
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...
Education must foster creativity : Professor Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 education system must foster creativity to create a generation of entrepreneurs in the country...
Golam Mortoza appointed press minister at Bangladesh mission in Washington
Journalist Golam Mortoza has been appointed the minister (press) in the press wing of the Bangladesh mission in Washington, the United States of America on a two-year contract...
UK, India to resume stalled free trade talks
Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leaders met at the G20 summit in Brazil...
Farmers target PM in protest against new UK tax rules
Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government鈥檚 decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...
Govt to distribute new books by January: adviser
Adviser to the primary and mass education ministry, Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder, on Sunday said that there would be a slight delay in printing the books due to changed circumstances, but the new books would reach the students by January 2025.
Nistelrooy says he will 'cherish' Man Utd memories in farewell message
Ruud van Nistelrooy said Friday he would 鈥榗herish the memories鈥� of his time at Manchester United in an emotional farewell message days after he left the Premier League club.
Ex-minister Mujibul鈥檚 nephew arrested in Cumilla
The police have arrested former railway minister Mujibul Haque鈥檚 nephew in a case over killing eight bus passengers in a petrol bomb attack...
Strengthening security of Apostille platform, personal information stressed
Academicians at a workshop at the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday suggested strengthening the security of the Apostille platform and personal information used for online attestation of certificates of students seeking higher education and employment abroad...
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...
Short cut to feminism: How an assault changed Korean woman's outlook
Aspiring South Korean writer On Ji-goo never considered herself a feminist but changed her mind after being physically attacked by a man for having short hair.
Pub admin reform commission鈥檚 questionnaire questioned
Citizens have criticised the survey questionnaire the public administration reform commission has put online seeking citizen opinion, saying the questions are too generic and...
Bangladesh suffer yet another series loss to Afghanistan
Bangladesh conceded the three-match ODI series to Afghanistan after suffering a five-wicket defeat in the series deciding third game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Superb Mahmudullah rescues Bangladesh
Mahmudullah hit a superb run-a-ball 98 to rescue Bangladesh from a precarious position of 72-4 to lift them to 244-8 in the series-deciding third ODI against Afghanistan at the...
Govt seeks 3 days as JnU students besiege secretariat
After daylong protests by the Jagannath University students for the construction of the university鈥檚 second campus, interim government adviser Md Nahid Islam assured them...
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.
Tigers eye series against Afghanistan
Bangladesh will be hoping to carry on their winning momentum when they face Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in a bid to win the series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday.聽
Shanto, Jaker and bowlers lead Bangladesh level series
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a brilliant 76 and Nasum Ahmed who made a comeback to the side after a year hiatus put a superb all-round performance as Bangladesh levelled the three-match series with a 68-run victory over Afghanistan in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Shanto鈥檚 grit, Jaker鈥檚 blitz lift Tigers
Debutant Jaker Ali鈥檚 late blitz lifted Bangladesh to 252 in the second ODI against Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.聽
Bangladesh hope to keep series alive
Bangladesh鈥檚 quest for a victory continues as they take on Afghanistan in the second match of the three-match ODI series starting today at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Major reforms under way to improve train ticketing system : adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is undertaking a series of initiatives aimed at making train ticket purchase easier, more transparent, and passenger-friendly.
Bangladesh stooped to a new low聽
Bangladesh had Afghanistan at 35-4 and then 71-5 in the first ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.聽