Ukraine bans Russia-linked churches
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday signed a law banning the Russian-linked Orthodox Church in Ukraine, with the decision published on Ukraine鈥檚 parliament website.
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Zelensky vows more 鈥榬etribution鈥� for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more 鈥榬etribution鈥� against Russia on Ukrainian Independence Day Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow announced the exchange of 230 prisoners just over two weeks into Ukraine鈥檚 surprise offensive on Kursk.聽...
BMD predicts light to moderate rains across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am...
Modi says 鈥榝irmly for peace鈥� on historic Ukraine visit
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood 鈥榝irmly for peace鈥� in...
Modi meets Zelensky on historic visit to Kyiv
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukraine鈥檚 leader Volodymyr Zelenksy on a historic visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he is pushing for a solution to end more than two years of war with Russia.聽
China, Belarus to sign FTA
Belarus, which has been hit by Western sanctions over its support for Russia鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine, said Thursday it will sign a free trade deal with China for services and investment...
Ukraine civilians flee advancing Russian troops in east
Ukrainian civilians on Wednesday fled areas close to the frontline as Russian troops steadily seized more territory across the eastern Donetsk region...
Flash flood sweeps through 4 dists
Devastating flash floods swept through four eastern and southeastern districts on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people stranded in scores of villages after some rivers swelled up to over 4 metre overnight amidst persistent heavy rain and onrush of water from the upstream...
Zelensky hails Kursk success as Russia rules out talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday hailed his forces鈥� success in their surprise offensive into Russia鈥檚 territory, an advance that triggered the Kremlin to rule out entering peace talks with Kyiv...
Modi to visit Ukraine
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, will visit Ukraine, the country鈥檚 foreign ministry said Monday.
Ukraine says incursion aimed at 鈥榝air鈥� talks with Russia
Ukraine said on Friday its incursion into Russian territory was aimed at forcing Russia to negotiate on 鈥榝air鈥� terms, as Moscow鈥檚 troops announced new gains in...
Ukraine, Russia both claim advances in Kursk region
Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its cross-border offensive into Russia, where it said it had seized over a thousand square kilometres, the biggest attack by a...
Ukrainian army moving further into Russia, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops are 鈥榤oving further鈥� into Russia, as Kyiv鈥檚 biggest cross-border attack stretched into a second week...
Khulna-Benapole-Mongla commuter train service resumes
After an 11-day hiatus, the Khulna-Benapole-Mongla commuter train service resumed operation on Wednesday morning.
Ukraine urges Russia to accept 鈥榡ust peace鈥� amid incursion
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a 鈥榡ust peace鈥�...
Putin orders army to 鈥榙islodge鈥� Ukraine troops
President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to 鈥榙islodge鈥� Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said over 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting...
Ukrainian troops advance 30km deep into Russian territory
Russia on Sunday acknowledged Ukrainian troops had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive that a top official in Ukraine said aimed to 鈥榙estabilise鈥� Russia and 鈥榮tretch鈥� its forces.
Lightning kills 3 as wet spell brings rain, thunderstorms
Three people were killed by lightning strikes on Sunday in Thakurgaon amidst a wet spell bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms...
Intercity train services to resume from Aug 15 after a month
The Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to resume intercity train services on long distances from August 15 gradually, about a month after it had stopped the services...
Ukraine incursion threatens Russian nuclear plant
Russia鈥檚 nuclear agency on Saturday said Ukraine鈥檚 shock cross-border attack posed a 鈥榙irect threat鈥� to a nuclear power plant located less than 50 kilometres from the combat zone...
Russia scrambles troops amid Ukraine incursion
Russia said Friday it was deploying more troops and munitions to a border region where Ukraine had mounted a major ground offensive, as Ukraine said a Russian strike on a supermarket in its east killed 11 people...
BMD forecasts light to moderate rain across Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the country over 24 hours commencing 10:00am on Thursday....
Russia says fighting off Ukrainian border attack
Russia said Tuesday it was holding off Ukrainian troops, tanks and armoured vehicles trying to break across the border into its Kursk region, the latest in several such attempted incursions throughout the conflict...
Ukraine orders evacuation from several towns
Ukraine on Sunday announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the Donetsk region, where Russia has been claiming advances...
S&P downgrades Ukraine credit rating to 鈥榮elective default鈥�
The US ratings agency S&P cut Ukraine鈥檚 credit rating to 鈥榮elective default鈥� on Friday, citing the war-torn country鈥檚 failure to make a coupon payment on an existing bond...
300 tourists stranded in Sajek due to flash flood
At least 300 tourists have been stranded in Sajek due to the suspension of road communication caused by flash floods and torrential rains.
Incessant rain causes countrywide havoc
Incessant monsoon rainfall caused havoc in many parts of the country on Friday, triggering flash floods, leaving towns and villages waterlogged and highways swamped.
BMD predicts rain, thunderstorms across Bangladesh
Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are expected to occur over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to BMD latest weather bulletin on Friday...
Rain causes water stagnation in Ctg
Low-lying areas in the port city went under water on Thursday due to heavy rain since Wednesday night in the city.
Pakistan, India hit by rain, many killed
Pakistan鈥檚 second-largest city of Lahore was deluged with record-breaking rainfall on Thursday, the national weather agency said, with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets submerged in the metropolis home to 13 million...