Kremlin refuses to confirm if Bashar al-Assad in Russia
The Kremlin declined on Monday to confirm reports that toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow, adding that it was 鈥榮urprised鈥� by the rebel takeover.
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Ex-minister Faruk Khan, 3 others remanded
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four people, including former civil aviation and tourism minister lieutenant colonel (retired) Muhammad Faruk Khan, on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising...
Saifur鈥檚 to organise SSC English Confidence Exam Challenge
Saifur鈥檚 is going to organise the SSC with Saifur鈥檚 English Confidence Exam Challenge for the upcoming secondary school certificate 2025 batch...
Police uniform still strikes fear: Sarjis
Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination and also general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, said that police uniforms continue to strike fear due to the...
Turkey becomes OSCE head after tense Malta talks
The OSCE, the world鈥檚 largest regional security organisation, agreed Friday on Turkish diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu as its next leader, after a meeting imarred by outrage over Russia鈥檚 participation.
30 Red Cross staff killed in 2024
Dozens of Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil for more than 30 of their colleagues killed in 2024, during the deadliest year on record for humanitarians...
Bangladesh envoy in Athens hosts educational session
Bangladesh鈥檚 ambassador to Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona hosted an educational session for students of Filothei Preliminary School of Athens marking International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3...
Sarwar appointed as Priyo Pay strategic adviser
Badrul Munir Sarwar has been appointed as strategic adviser of Priyo Pay, a San Francisco-based cross-border payment platform, said a press release...
Indian flag trampling photo AI-generated
The viral photo which showed a man, in panjabi, pajama and tupi carrying a Bangladeshi flag, stepping on an Indian flag was AI-generated, reported Rumour Scanner on Wednesday...
Presidency University hosts research poster contest
An Inter-University Research Poster Presentation Competition was held at Presidency University in Dhaka recently organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering...
2 SPSC students win Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award
Two students of South Point School and College achieved the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award this year...
Authorities reduce BCS viva marks to 100
Authorities have reduced marks for the Bangladesh Civil Service viva to 100 from 200.
No compromise聽with India on sovereignty: student leaders
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination on Tuesday said that India will not be given minimum concession on the question of the country鈥檚 sovereignty and integrity.
Results of written test for BR鈥檚 deputy assistant engineer cancelled
Bangladesh Public Service Commission in a press statement on Monday said that the BPSC had cancelled the results of the written test for the post of deputy assistant engineer of Bangladesh Railway under Ministry of Railways...
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...
Chelsea not in Premier League title race: Maresca
Enzo Maresca does not believe his Chelsea side are in the Premier League title race despite an impressive start to the season in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge.
5 Mahila AL leaders arrested
The police arrested five Mohila Awami League leaders on Thursday in connection with an attack on an anti-discrimination student protest during the student-mass uprising in Dhaka鈥檚 Pallabi area.
UAE releases 75 more expats arrested over July protest
The United Arab Emirates on Friday released 75 more Bangladeshi nationals who were arrested for holding protests in that country, expressing solidarity with the Student Movement Against Discrimination in July-August.
Fire breaks out at agro-products warehouse in Mymensingh
A fire broke out at a warehouse of agricultural products in BSCIC area of Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Friday, said fire officials.
No discussion to ban ISKCON: Rizwana
Environment, forests, climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said that no discussion was held to ban International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Bangladesh...
Dhaka鈥檚 development plan should be based on water flow: seminar
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, the director general of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes, and Settlements, at a seminar on Thursday emphasised that Dhaka鈥檚 development plan should prioritise water flow...
Don鈥檛 pave the path for return of fascism: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that there was a possibility for the return of fascism in the country.
Employees to stage demo at secretariat Wednesday demanding pay scale reforms
The employees of Bangladesh Secretariat have announced of organising a demonstration inside the secretariat next Wednesday to press a nine-point demand, including pay scale adjustments, removal of inequalities and improved benefits.
Jatiya Nagorik Committee protests at deadly attack on Hasnat, Sarjis
Jatiya Nagorik Committee staged a protest on Wednesday night at Dhaka University鈥檚 Raju Sculpture, condemning the attempted murder of Anti-Discrimination Students Movement conveners Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam...
Dozens of underage migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Rescue ship Ocean Viking on Tuesday pulled 48 mostly underage migrants from the Mediterranean off the Libyan, the aid group that operates the vessel said on Wednesday...
Ganatantra Mancha urges people to avoid confrontations
Leaders of the Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Wednesday called on the countrymen to stay calm to avoid confrontations over the issue of arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former senior leader of International Society for Krishna Consciousness...
Unwarranted Indian interference
THIS is quite disconcerting that the Bharatiya Janata Party鈥檚 Hindu nationalist government of India has expressed 鈥榗oncern鈥� about the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson of Sanatan Jagaran Mancha and a 鈥榝ormer鈥� leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON, on specific charges of sedition. Moreover, the chief of the West Bengal BJP, Suvendu Adhikari, reportedly threatened...
Mascherano re-unites with Messi as new coach of Inter Miami
Inter Miami have appointed former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano as their new head coach, the Major League Soccer club said on Tuesday.
Youth for Equality aims to empower youth
A four-year project titled Youth for Equality was launched at a hotel in Dhaka on Monday...