Discussed 鈥榝air鈥� Ukraine peace with Trump: Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he discussed ways of ending the conflict in Ukraine 鈥榦n a fair basis鈥� at his meeting with US president Donald Trump...
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Trump drops ceasefire demand
US president Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire...
US proposed NATO-style defence guarantees for Kyiv
The US has proposed security guarantees for Ukraine similar to鈥攂ut separate from鈥攖he collective defence agreement between NATO member countries, Italy鈥檚 prime minister and a diplomatic source said on Saturday...
Rescuers recover bodies from debris as monsoon rains kill at least 320 people in northern Pakistan
Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said on Saturday...
Ukrainian leader Zelensky to meet with US president Trump in Washington on Monday
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington on Monday to discuss 鈥榚nding the killing and the war鈥� with United States president Donald Trump, he announced Saturday...
Trump-Putin meeting ends without breakthrough on Ukraine
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin made no breakthrough on Ukraine at their high-stakes summit on Friday, pointing to areas of agreement and rekindling a friendship but offering no news on a ceasefire...
Labour migration to Russia rises despite war
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Russia 鈥� a destination traditionally untapped by Bangladeshi workers and authorities 鈥� has sharply gone up in recent years, despite the continued Russia鈥揢kraine war...
Monsoon rains kill 199 in Pakistan
Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan have killed at least 199 people in the past 24 hours, national and local officials said on Friday...
Ukraine for unconditional ceasefire, Russia against Western weapon supply
The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war...
Dev disparity leaves Rajshahi city outskirts suffer during rainy season
While the centre of Rajshahi city gleams with new roads, street lights and public works, residents of its slums and suburban neighbourhoods face immense sufferings during the rainy season due to flooding and water stagnation, exposing a stark disparity in development...
Oil prices rise ahead of US-Russia summit
Wall Street stocks finished little changed Thursday as markets absorbed a disappointing inflation report, while oil prices shot higher on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine...
World stocks higher before US-Russia summit
Stock markets mostly rose Friday with all eyes on a landmark US-Russia summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine...
Early signs of flooding should serve as wake-up call for govt
EARLY signs of an impending flood have been around the corner, with 35,000 people having already been stranded in three northern districts. Heavy rain and India鈥檚 opening of all gates of the Gazaldoba barrage are said to have worsened the situation, leaving areas freshly inundated. Official accounts say that about 25,000 families in 35 villages in Lalmonirhat stay marooned...
Trump-Putin summit today
US president Donald Trump said Thursday his Alaska summit with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin could fail but was merely a prelude to a second, three-way meeting where the substantive dealmaking over the Ukraine war would happen...
Bitcoin hits record high, global stocks diverge
Bitcoin hit a record high Thursday and European and Asian stock markets diverged on the eve of landmark talks between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on potentially ending the Ukraine war...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year...
BMD predicts rain in Dhaka, six other divisions in next 24 hours
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain at many places in seven divisions, including Dhaka, in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in four divisions: Met office
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions during next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am on Wednesday...
Moscow strikes kill five in Ukraine
A new round of Moscow鈥檚 shelling and drone attacks killed five people in Ukraine Sunday, authorities said, while Kyiv hit an oil refinery in Russia鈥檚 Saratov region...
Agrani Bank begins 5-day training on Islamic wing
A 5-day training course on Islamic Banking Operations organised by Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) began on Sunday...
Kyiv won鈥檛 cede land: Zelensky
Ukraine won鈥檛 surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war.
Flood warning for 4 dists, heavy rainfall in 3divs
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre has issued flood warning for the low-lying areas in the river basins in Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur and Kurigram districts over a 72-hour period starting at 9:00am Friday...
Karmasangsthan Bank organises training course
Karmasangsthan Bank organised the inauguration of the foundation training course for 40 officers, assistant officers, and data entry operators on Saturday at the bank鈥檚 head office...
Trump-Putin meeting agreed for 鈥榗oming days鈥�
The Kremlin said on Thursday that a summit between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Ukraine was set for the 鈥榗oming days鈥� as US-led efforts to broker peace rumble on...
Putin holds constructive talks with US envoy
Russian president Vladimir Putin held 鈥榗onstructive鈥� talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, two days ahead of a US deadline for Russia to halt its Ukraine offensive or face fresh sanctions...
Czech driverless train hits open track
A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe鈥檚 first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday...
Facing newsroom constraints
IT WAS quite challenging to have covered the uprising events, each bloody day especially after July 16, when six of the protesters were left dead, with a handful of reporters. It was a small group, composed of, alphabetically ordered, Ahammad Foyez who on December 5, 2024 was appointed to the press wing of the chief adviser to the interim government as...
Trump adds additional 25% tariff on India over purchase of Russian oil
US President Donald Trump ordered an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods on Wednesday over New Delhi鈥檚 continued purchase of Russian oil, a key revenue source for Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine.
Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine killed six people, including a mechanic at a railway station, and wounded at least a dozen people, authorities said Tuesday...
Fewer passengers board govt-hired special trains
The eight special trains the government provided to carry people from different districts to Dhaka city on Tuesday to join the July Declaration announcement ceremony, had passengers fewer than the usual trains...