Warming climate helps UK grow rice
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.
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Britain鈥檚 King Charles removes Andrew鈥檚 titles, Windsor residence over Epstein scandal
King Charles III of the UK is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair.
Two killed as Russia batters Ukraine energy sites
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine鈥檚 fragile energy grid...
Ukraine slams Russian attack on children鈥檚 hospital
A Russian strike on a children鈥檚 hospital in southern Ukraine wounded at least nine people, including four children, authorities said Wednesday, while president Volodymyr Zelensky called it a 鈥榙eliberate鈥� attack that shows Moscow does not want peace...
3-day Charukola Animation Festival begins
A three-day 鈥楩irst Charukola Animation Festival 2025鈥� began at the faculty of fine art of Dhaka University on Tuesday.
Zelensky needs European support for 2-3 more years of fighting
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine needs European financial support to continue fighting Russian forces for another two or three years...
Russia captures three more Ukraine villages
Russia said Monday its troops had captured three more villages in Ukraine, with Moscow trying to press its advantage on the battlefield amid stalled peace efforts...
Suzuki opens 22,000sqft motorcycle service facility
Suzuki Bangladesh has inaugurated a 22,000 square-foot motorcycle service facility, dubbed the largest one in Bangladesh and the largest within Suzuki鈥檚 global network, said a press release...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 4
Russian overnight drone and missile strikes killed four people and wounded some 20 others in the Ukraine capital Kyiv and several other regions, authorities said Saturday...
Dr Ruskin gets Green Delta鈥揃RAC Bank Tara Award
Physician Habibullah Talukder Ruskin was honoured with the Green Delta鈥揃rac Bank Tara Award in recognition of his outstanding advocacy and contributions to raising cancer awareness in Bangladesh...
PIA resumes UK flights after five-year ban
Pakistan鈥檚 state-owned airline resumed direct flights to Britain on Saturday, after UK authorities had ended a five-year suspension imposed over aviation safety concerns...
4 arrested during Ukip march in central London
Four counter-protesters were arrested during a protest by the United Kingdom Independence Party in central London, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday...
Ensure rights of common people: 聽Mukti Council
Leaders of the Jatiya Mukti Council at a discussion in Dhaka on Friday said that the party would continue movements for establishing the rights of repressed and common people of the country.
Zelensky hails Trump sanctions on Russia as 鈥榮trong鈥� message
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed US president Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥榬esolute鈥� decision to sanction Russia鈥檚 energy sector, as Washington鈥檚 patience finally snapped with Moscow for stalling peace efforts...
Oil prices surge as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions
Oil prices surged more than 5 per cent Thursday after US president Donald Trump targeted Russia鈥檚 key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine...
Zelensky launches Europe tour after Russia pummels Ukraine
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visited Norway on Wednesday, the first leg of a European tour aimed at shoring up support for Kyiv amid a string of deadly Russian attacks...
Europe backs Trump鈥檚 Ukraine peace push
European leaders Tuesday threw their support behind president Donald Trump鈥檚 peace push for Ukraine, while reaffirming their red lines, as the Kremlin cast doubt on chances of an imminent summit between the US leader and Vladimir Putin...
UK borrowing hits 5-year high
UK government borrowing reached a five-year high in September, official data showed Tuesday, adding pressure to the government ahead of its annual budget...
50 Russia-linked suspects held in Poland since 2022
Fifty-five people suspected of acting on behalf of Moscow have been detained in Poland since the start of Russia鈥檚 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Polish special services spokesman said on Tuesday...
DU theatre dept to stage charity shows of 鈥楴oukabilash鈥� for student
The theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University will stage two consecutive shows of Noukabilash today, with the aim of raising funds for Sheikh Authy, a student of the department who was critically injured on October 14 while playing in the Dhaka University Inter Department Football Tournament...
Russia captures three villages in Ukraine鈥檚 east
Russia said on Friday it had captured three villages in Ukraine鈥檚 Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including areas Kyiv had retaken three years ago in a surprise counter-offensive.
UK economy grew slightly in August ahead of budget
Britain鈥檚 economy expanded slightly in August after shrinking the previous month, official data showed Thursday, highlighting the challenges faced by the Labour government ahead of its annual budget.
Russia struck UN aid convoy in south Ukraine: Kyiv
Russian forces struck a UN aid convoy in the partially-occupied southern Kherson region of Ukraine, Kyiv said Tuesday, adding there were no casualties in the attack.
Gaza deal brings hope for Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday hailed the 鈥榚xtraordinary鈥� Gaza ceasefire as bringing hope that US president Donald Trump could broker an end to the Russian invasion of his country.
East Ukraine stronghold evacuates families as Russia nears
When authorities ordered the evacuation of families and children from parts of Kramatorsk in east Ukraine, 34-year-old mother of two Angela Bolonz was initially shocked.
Zelensky urges Trump to end Ukraine war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in 鈥榯he Middle East鈥� during a phone call Saturday, saying if Trump could stop one war, 鈥榦thers can be stopped as well鈥�.
Russian attack batters Ukraine energy grid
Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine鈥檚 struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy, authorities said.
UK sends 26 migrants to France, takes 18 under 鈥榠n-out鈥� deal
Britain鈥檚 government said Thursday it had removed 26 irregular migrants to France and taken 18 migrants in return under its 鈥榦ne-in, one-out鈥� deal with Paris, after facing some early obstacles.
Russia seeking chaos with new energy strikes: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of sowing 鈥榗haos鈥� with fresh strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 energy grid, while escalating drone attacks forced Kyiv to begin new evacuations of children from frontline聽villages...
DUET, Turkey鈥檚 Selcuk University sign memo to expand education, research
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology and Selcuk University in Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to further expand and strengthen the fields of education, research, innovation and knowledge exchange between the two universities at the DUET in Gazipur on Thursday...
