Khaleda Zia acquitted in two cases
Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was acquitted in two cases related to the Barapukuria coalmine and the Zia Charitable Trust on Wednesday...
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UN chief slams landmine threat after US decides to supply Ukraine
The UN secretary-general on Monday slammed the 鈥榬enewed threat鈥� of anti-personnel landmines, days after the United States said it would supply the weapons to Ukrainian forces battling Russia's invasion.
Barca rule out Lewandowski for 10 days, Yamal up to three weeks
Barcelona star forwards Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal have picked up injuries which have ruled them out of the international break, the La Liga leaders said Monday.
Famine looming in north Gaza
Famine is looming in the northern Gaza Strip amid increased hostilities and a near-halt in food aid, a UN-backed assessment said on Saturday.
Yamal doubt for Barca ahead of Real Sociedad clash
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said on Saturday he is unsure if teenage winger Lamine Yamal will be fit to start the La Liga leaders' visit to face Real Sociedad on Sunday.
WFP calls for full access to Sudan amid looming famine
The World Food Programme has called on the warring parties in Sudan鈥檚 conflict to grant full access to the agency as the countries faces the imminent threat of famine...
3,45,000 Gazans face 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� hunger this winter
Some 3,45,000 Gazans face 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� levels of hunger this winter after aid deliveries fell, a UN-backed assessment said Thursday, warning of the persistent risk of...
UNRWA chief warns of 鈥榬eal risk鈥� of Gaza famine
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday of the risk of famine in Gaza, a day after the United States said Israel had been warned to improve...
20 Pak coal miners shot dead in attack
Twenty coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack on their lodgings by a group of heavily armed men in Pakistan鈥檚 southwestern Balochistan province, police said Friday.
SM Sultan death anniv today
The 20th anniversary of the death of eminent artist SM Sultan, best known for his unique depiction of the strength, vigour and vitality of rural people, will be observed today...
Mine explosion blows youth鈥檚 leg in Teknaf
The right leg of a young man blew away in a landmine explosion at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday morning...
Iran blast kills 51 mine workers
A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country鈥檚 deadliest work accidents in years...
Yamal's Barca hopeful of Champions League revival
Approaching a decade since Barcelona last won the Champions League, the Catalan giants face Monaco in this season's European opener on Thursday aiming to make a statement.
Yamal wants to become a Barca 鈥榣egend鈥�
Spain鈥檚 teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal said Thursday in a televised interview that he hopes 鈥榥ever鈥� to leave Barcelona because he wants to be 鈥榓 legend鈥� at the club.
Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
Petrobangla promotes five 13th-grade employees to 9th-grade
The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation has promoted five 13th-grade assistants to the position of 9th-grade assistant managers for its administration...
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Full implementation of Phulbari agreement a must
ON AUGUST 26, the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Port commemorated the lives lost in the movement against an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari, Dinajpur, and expressed their sheer frustration at successive governments鈥� indifference towards the full implementation of the Phulbari Agreement...
Phulbari tragedy victims, agreement forgotten
The 18th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
Abdullah Al Mamun鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 16th anniversary of death of eminent playwright, novelist, filmmaker and actor Abdullah Al Mamun...
Selim Al Deen鈥檚 birth anniv observed
The 75th anniversary of the birth of eminent playwright Selim Al Deen was observed in a limited scale on Sunday...
Zahir Raihan birth anniv today
Today is the 89th anniversary of the birth of eminent filmmaker, fiction writer, Language Movement hero and freedom fighter Zahir Raihan...
Workers at world鈥檚 biggest copper mine in Chile call off strike
Workers at the world鈥檚 largest copper mine, in Chile, called off a strike Friday after reaching a pay agreement with Australian mining giant BHP...
Yamal鈥檚 father leaves hospital after stabbing
The father of 17-year-old Spanish football star Lamine Yamal left hospital on Friday, two days after he was stabbed several times, and thanked emergency workers for...
Workers at world鈥檚 biggest copper mine in Chile suspend strike
Workers at the world鈥檚 largest copper mine in Chile suspended a strike launched earlier this week and restarted negotiations with Australian mining giant BHP, the union and...
Yamal offers Barca hope ahead of daunting Liga challenge
Teenage star Lamine Yamal is carrying the weight of expectations as Hansi Flick鈥檚 Barcelona face the unenviable challenge of dethroning a fearsome Real Madrid side as...
Four arrested after Spanish teen star Yamal's father stabbed
Three people have been arrested and a fourth is wanted after a knife attack on the father of young Spanish football star Lamine Yamal in Catalonia, local police told AFP Thursday.
48 HSC examinees get bail
Two Dhaka courts on Friday granted bail to 42 Higher Secondary Certificate examinees who were arrested in connection with cases filed on charges of violence and...
New Barca coach Flick hails 'unbelievable' Yamal
New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick on Thursday hailed the performance of the Spanish club's teenage winger Lamine Yamal at Euro 2024, calling it 鈥榰nbelievable鈥�.
4-day Eminent Persons鈥� Group meeting begins in Dhaka Tuesday
The fifth meeting of the Eminent Persons鈥� Group on future directions of the BIMSTEC will begin on Tuesday at the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh.....