鈥楴o winners鈥� in trade war: China
China said on Wednesday that trade wars had 鈥榥o winners鈥�, after US president Donald Trump warned that the United States could stop buying cooking oil from the country.
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Firefighters fail to enter chemical warehouse
Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said that they could not enter the chemical warehouse at Shialbari of Rupanagar in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area until Wednesday evening for conducting search operation as the fire could not be doused even after 30 hours.
China says will 鈥榝ight to the end鈥� in US trade war
China said Tuesday it was ready to 鈥榝ight to the end鈥� in a trade war with the United States after president Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100 per cent tariffs on goods from the country.
16 killed in city factory fire
At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a garment factory and its adjacent chemical warehouse in the Rupnagar Residential Area of Shialbari in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur area on Tuesday.
Nine killed in Mirpur garment factory, chemical warehouse fire
At least nine people were killed and one other was injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a chemical warehouse and a garment factory in the Shialbari area of Mirpur, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
UIU holds seminar on breast cancer awareness, inaugurates healthcare platform
The United International University organised a seminar on breast cancer awareness titled From AWARE to EMPOWER and inauguration ceremony of the AI-based preventive and primary healthcare platform 鈥楽uswastha鈥� for UIU family at the UIU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
13 former, 9 serving army officers face arrest warrant
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday filed charges of crimes against humanity against 28 people including 25 former senior officers of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and the Rapid Action Battalion, for their alleged roles in enforced disappearances and torture in custody under their command...
Govt mulls rewarding system for compliant taxpayers: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday said that the government was working to establish a system of rewarding compliant taxpayers...
Nagad to sponsor DRU best reporting award
Mobile financial service provider Nagad will sponsor Dhaka Reporters鈥� Unity best reporting award 2025...
HSBC wins Best Cash Management Bank award
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bangladesh has been voted as the 鈥楤est Cash Management Bank鈥� in Bangladesh for the 16th time and 鈥楤est Cash Management Bank for Client Service鈥� in Bangladesh for the 8th time in a row...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of 鈥榓ctively鈥� preparing for war
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining forces with a hardline opposition faction in preparing to launch a war, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry obtained by AFP on Wednesday...
Attack on maternity ward kills 8 in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher
A drone strike by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed eight people in a maternity ward in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a medical source said on Wednesday...
Talks on ending Gaza war begin
Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported...
Trump administration brands US cities war zones
The Trump administration branded Chicago a 鈥榳ar zone鈥� Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democrat-run city...
Commonwealth Youth Awards introduces new category for media freedom
The Commonwealth Youth Awards have introduced a new category this year to recognise young journalists and communicators whose work contributes to advancing democracy, peace and community development through fearless reporting and creativity...
Canada PM to meet Trump on tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet President Donald Trump in Washington next week for talks on a trade war that is hammering Canada鈥檚 economy, Carney鈥檚 office said Friday...
Swedes stock up on food
Swedes are stocking up on food items in case of war, as more conflict in Europe no longer feels like a distant possibility and authorities encourage measures to boost readiness...
Denmark warns EU over Russia 鈥榟ybrid war鈥�
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday urged Europe to step up its response to Russia鈥檚 鈥榟ybrid war鈥�, as she hosted EU leaders for defence talks held under tight security following mystery drone flights...
Pentagon chief outlines vision for US military
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth portrayed the US military Tuesday as too fat, too focused on leftist 鈥榳oke鈥� ideas, and in need of major shake-up with an emphasis on being tough 鈥榳ar fighters.鈥�...
Trump tells generals US faces 鈥榳ar from within鈥�
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States faces a 鈥榳ar from within鈥� from crime and immigration, in a darkly authoritarian speech to a rare meeting of the top US military officers...
Pressure grows on Germany over rigid support for Israel
Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over the Gaza war, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone for the Holocaust.
Another firefighter, injured in Tongi warehouse fire, dies at hospital
A firefighter, who sustained severe burns while battling a fire at a chemical warehouse on September 22 in Tongi, died in the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Saturday.
Another firefighter, injured in Tongi chemical warehouse fire, dies at hospital
Another firefighter who had sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a chemical warehouse in Tongi died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on Wednesday...
NCP firm on lotus as electoral symbol
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary on Monday said that the party would only accept lotus as its electoral symbol and the choice must be made by authorities from white lotus, red lotus and lotus.
Experts stress stronger village courts to ensure grassroots justice
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level...
Parveen gets SAFA lifetime women leadership award
Parveen Mahmud has received lifetime women leadership award 2025 of South Asian Federation of Accountants, said a press release...
Prime Bank Investment wins four awards
Prime Bank Investment PLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, has been crowned with four titles at the International Business Magazine Awards 2025...
Two-day workshop on training activities inaugurated at DSCC
A 2-day awareness workshop on training activities was inaugurated at the training room of Dhaka South City Corporation in the capital on Sunday...
Children of SEB employees get awards for academic success
Southeast Bank PLC has recognised academic achievements of 53 meritorious students, who are children of the bank鈥檚 employees, said a press release...
Pakistan envoy calls on adviser Farooki
Newly-appointed High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki at latter鈥檚 office in Dhaka Tuesday afternoon...
