Janata Bank opens 25-day training course
Janata Bank PLC on Sunday launched a 25-day foundation training for officers of batch 05/2025, said a press release...
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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis
Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
BMD predicts rains, thundershowers across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rains in seven divisions of the country including in Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Monday...
Russian advance nears Ukraine鈥檚 Sumy region
Despite the driving rain, a few elderly residents wander into the streets of Stets鈥檏ivka in northeast Ukraine to catch a yellow bus to go shopping in nearby Sumy, the regional capital...
Russian advance nears Ukraine鈥檚 Sumy region
Despite the driving rain, a few elderly residents wander into the streets of Stets鈥檏ivka in northeast Ukraine to catch a yellow bus to go shopping in nearby Sumy, the regional capital.
The folly of a war with Iran
THE neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya 鈥� and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine 鈥� look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran...
Rains, thundershowers likely across Bangladesh: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain across the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
Ukraine hopes Israel-Iran crisis won鈥檛 decrease military aid
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped the escalation between Israel and Iran would not result in a drop in military aid to Kyiv, according to remarks published on Saturday.
Ukraine receives 1,200 bodies from Russia
Ukraine on Friday said it has received 1,200 unidentified bodies from Russia as part of an agreement reached at peace talks in Istanbul.
Ukraine, Russia exchange new group of POWs
Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...
US-Bangladesh joint medical workshop concludes at Ctg port
A four-day integrated medical training workshop, organised by the US Embassy in collaboration with the US Army, concluded at New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port on Thursday...
For whom the drones buzz
THOSE drone attacks on five Russian airfields last week were nothing if not daring. No final report from Moscow yet, but three figures鈥� worth of Ukrainian drones launched from the backs of trucks destroyed some number of strategic bombers in the Russian fleet...
Russia launches deadly strike in east Ukraine
Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 others, including children, on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire...
Northern trains run late as locals block tracks
The trains on the northern routes ran late throughout Wednesday as demonstrators blocked tracks at a railway station at Charghat upazila in Rajshahi for about two and a half hours, demanding a scheduled stop for intercity trains at the station...
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said on Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow...
Russia accuses Ukraine of 鈥榩ostponing鈥� POW swap
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale prisoner swap and the repatriation of the bodies of dead soldiers they had agreed on during peace talks in Istanbul...
AIB concludes foundation training course MTOs
Al-Arafah Islami Bank on Wednesday held the closing ceremony of its month-long foundation training course titled 鈥極verall Bank Management鈥� as part of its one-year development programme for management trainee officers, said a press release...
Russia, Ukraine swap peace road maps at Istanbul talks
Russia and Ukraine on Monday swapped plans for ending their three-year war during talks in Istanbul aiming to find a way out of Europe鈥檚 largest conflict since World War II.
Ukraine widens evacuations in Sumy amid offensive fears
Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia on Saturday amid fears Moscow was gearing up for a fresh ground assault...
RAINS, STORM SURGES:聽Death toll 9 as northeast situation worsens聽聽聽聽
The death toll from very heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds and storm surges, for days rose to nine on Saturday with six new deaths confirmed, five of them caused by drowning in rivers in the north-eastern, eastern, and south-eastern regions.聽聽聽
Rains likely across Bangladesh as Monsoon sets in early
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday as monsoon sets in...
Turkey proposes to host Trump, Putin, Zelensky meeting
Turkey on Friday proposed to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in an effort to advance toward an end of the three years of war in Ukraine.
Deep depression disrupts life across country
Heavy rainfall and disruption in waterways communication across the country following a deep depression formed in the Bay of Bengal, caused huge sufferings of people throughout Thursday.
Tidal surge warning issued for low-lying areas of coastal districts
Low-lying areas in coastal districts are likely to be inundated by tidal surges as the deep depression over Northwest Bay and adjoining areas move further northwards and start crossing the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Earliest monsoon starts in 45 years
In the past four and a half decades, Bangladesh never saw monsoon, the rainy season officially comprising the four months from June to September, arrive as early as it did this year.
Credit management training for Janata Bank officers opened
Janata Bank PLC managing director Md Mazibur Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a 6-day credit management training course, said a press release...
Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin
Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin 鈥楥RAZY鈥� and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh as monsoon approaches
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Monday...
Russia strikes Kyiv amid POW exchange with Ukraine
A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow鈥檚 invasion...
Russia, Ukraine begin mass prisoner swap
Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.