Huthis missile hits central Israel in rare attack
A Yemeni rebel missile triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident that caused no injuries but again added to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war...
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National govt: need of the hour
EVER since the liberation war, we have accrued so many Gordian knot in body politic that not only one but multiple strikes from an imagined Alexander can free us of such a chokehold. Our social-political divides are so divisive, toxic, and dirty that I wonder if we belong to the same nation. We have spilled blood frequently hoping for a better future...
Two killed, seven injured as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Pabna
Two passengers of a battery-run auto-rickshaw were killed and seven others, including the auto-rickshaw driver, were injured after a bus rammed their vehicle in Pabna on Sunday morning, said the police.
Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision
British prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO...
UCB Investment gets Euromoney, FinanceAsia recognition
UCB Investment Limited has been recognised as the 鈥楤est Investment Bank in Bangladesh鈥� by Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 and the FinanceAsia Award 2024, said a press release...
Spain hosts meeting on Gaza war solution
Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union鈥檚 foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the...
Russia, Ukraine swap 206 POWs
Russia said Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian POWs in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
Communal harmony: need for political transition
AS BANGLADESH navigates through a pivotal phase in its political and social transformation, the necessity of maintaining communal harmony has never been more critical. The country鈥檚 rich tradition of religious tolerance, once a shining example for the region, now faces the gravest threats in recent memory. The foundations of this harmony, deeply...
Ex-MP Nayeb Ali placed on 4-day remand
A Jhenaidah court on Friday placed former Awami League lawmaker for Jhenaidah-1 constituency Nayeb Ali Joarder on four-day remand in two separate cases on allegations of...
Arrest of former Basic Bank chair Bacchu, 4 family members ordered
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of his family members in a case...
Toll plaza office set on fire
A section of people, including political activists, on Thursday allegedly vandalised toll plaza offices and set fire to different places of Bhasha Shaheed Rafiq Bridge over the River Dhaleswari in Manikganj demanding stopping of the toll collection from the bridge...
Actor Anwar Hossain鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 11th anniversary of the death of actor Anwar Hossain, who is best known for his titular role in the film 鈥楴awab Sirajuddaula鈥� in 1967...
Padakhep wins two SDG Brand Champion Awards 2024
Padakhep Manabik Unnayan Kendra won SDG Brand Champion Awards 2024 in two categories recently, says a press release.
Low-lying areas of Ctg, Feni, likely to be inundated: FFWC
In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall in the country and upstream, the rivers in Chattogram division may swell rapidly in the next three days and submerge some low-lying areas of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bandarban, Khagrachhari, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Laxmipur districts, said the report of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) on Thursday.
Conceit comes before the fall
THE word 鈥楻azakar鈥� originates from Arabic and translates to 鈥榲olunteer鈥� in English. On August 2, 1971, during the height of Bangladesh鈥檚 liberation war, the then-governor of East Pakistan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan, issued the East Pakistan Razakars Ordinance. This ordinance called for the creation of a voluntary force to be trained and equipped by the...
Rahul Gandhi denounces 鈥榠deological war鈥� in India
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday denounced an 鈥榠deological war鈥� in the South Asian country, ruled by prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party...
Iran president deepens Iraq ties on first foreign trip
Iran and Iraq on Wednesday signed more than a dozen agreements to deepen already strong ties as Masoud Pezeshkian visited Baghdad on his first foreign trip as president of the Islamic republic...
22 entities get ICAB award
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh has awarded 22 listed and non-listed entities in 13 different sectors, including private sector banks, financial services sector, manufacturing and...
Lebanon judge orders arrest of ex-central bank chief
A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the embattled former governor was questioned in an embezzlement case...
Bangladesh鈥檚 puppet man Mustafa Monwar on life support
Renowned artist Mustafa Monwar has been put on life support at Square Hospital in the capital...
No scope of creating controversy on Liberation War, says ASM Rob
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD president and freedom fighter ASM Abdur Rab has said that there is no scope of creating controversy on the settled issues of the War of Independence...
Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12 month Saturday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive...
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France protests at killing of Swarna Das by BSF
JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France has expressed deep concern and protested against the tragic killing of 14-year-old Swarna Das, a schoolgirl who was fatally shot by the Indian Border Security Force, on the night of September 1 at the Lalarchak border area of Sharifpur Union, Kulaura, Moulvibazar.
India鈥檚 Hindus seek to drive Muslims out of 鈥榟oly land鈥�
A year after extremists forced Muslim neighbours from their homes in India, victims live in despair as their tormentors seek to drive Islam from what they consider a Hindu 鈥榟oly land鈥�...
Ustad Alauddin Khan鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Padmabibhushan award-winning musician and 鈥楽arod鈥� expert Ustad Alauddin Khan...
Abdul Alim鈥檚 death anniv today
The 50th anniversary of the death of legendary singer Abdul Alim will be observed today...
Time for a Gaza truce deal: US
The United States said on Tuesday it was time to 鈥榝inalise鈥� a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 refusal to bow to pressure...
Outpatient services resume at DMCH, Suhrawardy Hospital
The outpatient services at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital resumed on Wednesday.
FF foundation demands probe into ex-minister Mozammel鈥檚 corruption
The National Freedom Fighters鈥� Foundation in a statement on Sunday demanded the investigation of former Liberation War Affairs minister AKM Mozzamel Haque...
Ex-minister Anwar Hossain Manju arrested, bailed
The detective branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Jatiya Party鈥揓P chairman and former minister Anwar Hossain Manju in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi area Monday afternoon.