Russia says聽Ukraine fires first US聽long-range missiles聽
Russia said Tuesday that Ukraine had fired US-supplied long-range missiles into its territory for the first time since Washington authorised such strikes as president Vladimir Putin issued...
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European stocks slide on fears of Russia-Ukraine escalation
European stock markets slid Tuesday on fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war after president Vladimir Putin broadened rules on his country鈥檚 use of nuclear arms, analysts said...
Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
The Kremlin accused US president Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia...
Grand finale of Horlicks Brain Games Olympiad held
Horlicks Brain Games Olympiad, an event to empower students鈥� cognitive, problem solving and critical thinking skills, held its grand finale in Dhaka on Saturday....
Resuming operation of Uttara Express Train demanded
People from all walks of life on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding resumption of the operation of Uttara Express Train to ease sufferings of people.
Russia pounds Ukraine with 鈥榤assive鈥� attack
Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a 鈥榤assive鈥� aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called 鈥榟ellish.鈥�...
Of emotional beings and indifferent AI
IMAGINE a planet, dominated by artificially crafted creatures roaming around everywhere 鈥� at sea, on the land and in the sky. Also, fancy that there is the presence of minor creatures such as birds, grasses and trees. There are waves at sea, roaring with surges of swirling water but none to hear and wonder at the wonders of nature. There are birds...
Zelensky says wants to end war by 鈥榙iplomatic means鈥� next year
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he would like to end the war with Russia next year through 鈥榙iplomatic means鈥�...
Will Trump end or escalate Biden鈥檚 wars?
WHEN Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel鈥檚 war on its neighbours will be put to the test. The choices he has made for his incoming administration so far, from Marco Rubio as Secretary of State to Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth...
Russia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv
Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said...
US vows 鈥榝irm鈥� response to North Korea deployment in Ukraine conflict
US top diplomat Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops alongside Russian forces fighting on the Ukrainian border demanded a 鈥榝irm response鈥�...
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people...
Four workers crushed to death under train in Lalmonirhat
Four day labourers were killed after being hit by a passenger-laden train at Alauddin Nagar area of Patgram in Lalmonirhat on Monday.
Russia, Ukraine launch massive drone attacks after Trump-Putin call
Russia and Ukraine launched record drone attacks on each other despite a phone call reported by the Washington Post from US president-elect Donald Trump urging Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict....
Russia, Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict
Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw 鈥榩ositive signals鈥� from US president-elect Donald Trump over his...
Russian drones, missiles pummel cities across Ukraine
Russian bombardments of Ukrainian cities overnight killed at least one person and wounded more than three dozen more authorities said on Friday, as Moscow escalated...
Major reforms under way to improve train ticketing system : adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government is undertaking a series of initiatives aimed at making train ticket purchase easier, more transparent, and passenger-friendly.
Intercity trains run 102pc full
The average occupancy rate of the intercity trains is 102 per cent, shows a Bangladesh Railway report.
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rains in Dhaka and some other parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday...
Ukraine war is lost, three options remain
STARTED listening to George Beebe a few years ago when he was warning about tensions in Ukraine, the real risk of escalation to nuclear war and the dangers of groupthink. Back in 2021 he assessed that Russia was likely to invade Ukraine given the combination of the US鈥檚 determination to bring the country into NATO and the fact that it was...
N Korea says will stand by Russia until 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine
North Korea will stand by Russia until its 鈥榲ictory鈥� in Ukraine, Pyongyang鈥檚 foreign minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the Ukraine conflict.
North Korea fires ICBM as US, Seoul slam Russia deployment
North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un鈥檚 first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia.
Officials asked to stop taking requests for booking train tickets
The interim government鈥檚 adviser for railways ministry, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, on Tuesday directed railway officials to stop booking train tickets following any requests...
Russia says took another east Ukrainian village
Russia said on Monday it took another village in eastern Ukraine, south of the city of Pokrovsk where its forces have been advancing for months...
UN proposal for a 鈥榮afe zone鈥�
THE war and conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, and others 鈥擝angladesh鈥檚 own political situation for the last couple of months, as it appears 鈥� turned the Rohingya refugee crisis a 鈥榣ess important鈥� concern. But the situation of the Rohingyas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar is dire. On the one hand, the number of Rohingya has been increasing...
Deployment of N.Korean troops a sign of Putin鈥檚 鈥榙esperation鈥�
NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday decried the deployment of North Korean troops to bolster Russia鈥檚 war effort in Ukraine as a dangerous expansion of the conflict that signalled president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 鈥榞rowing desperation鈥�...
Russian army claims new advance in east Ukraine
Russia said Sunday its military had advanced further in east Ukraine, capturing a frontline village just a few kilometres north of a key Ukrainian-held industrial hub...
Passengers suffer for 2nd day for train schedule disruption聽
Passengers continued to suffer amid massive disruption in train schedules from and to Dhaka for the second consecutive day on Saturday following the derailment of a train which damaged...
G7 to give Ukraine $50b from Russian assets profits
G7 leaders have finalized details surrounding a $50 billion loan to aid Kyiv, backed by profits from Russian sovereign assets frozen after its invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement released Friday...
Rohanpur-Dhaka agro train gets no goods on first day
A special train to carry agricultural goods from Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj to Dhaka via Rajshahi at a low cost was launched on Saturday without a single kilogramme of agricultural goods on the first day of its inauguration allegedly for lack of publicity and farmers鈥� and traders鈥� interest...
