Vietnam flood death toll rises to 55
Rescuers raced to find more than a dozen people still missing on Saturday after a week of heavy flooding in Vietnam, where authorities said at least 55 people have died......
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Iran seeks help to save forests from fires
Iran has requested foreign assistance in extinguishing a large fire that has ravaged UNESCO World Heritage-listed forests in the north of the country for several days, local media reported on Saturday......
UK ex-PM Johnson criticises Covid inquiry
Britain鈥檚 former prime minister Boris Johnson slammed an inquiry report critical of his government鈥檚 response to the Covid-19 pandemic as 鈥榟opelessly incoherent鈥� in a social media post Saturday......
Ashraful defends batters for lack of big scores
Bangladesh batting coach Mohammad Ashraful defended his batters for the lack of big scores after three of them were dismissed between 60 and 87 in the second innings of the second Test against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday......
Bangladesh confirm bronze
Bangladesh confirmed bronze in the IKF Women鈥檚 Kabaddi World Cup by reaching the semi-finals of the tournament with a 40-31 win over Thailand in their Pool A final match at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city on Saturday......
Premier League clubs overhaul financial rules
Premier League clubs voted Friday to overhaul the competition鈥檚 financial rules, bringing in a new system that focuses solely on spending that directly affects what happens on the pitch......
Soumya, Marshall star with tons
Khulna鈥檚 Soumya Sarkar starred with a massive 186 while veteran Marshall Ayub played an unbeaten 118 for Dhaka on the opening day of the fifth-round fixtures of the ongoing National Cricket League on Saturday......
India rattle South Africa with late strikes
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets as India rattled South Africa with late strikes to leave the tourists 247-6 at stumps on the first day of the second Test on Saturday......
Metro rail services remain suspended for 10 mins as drone falls on line
Metro rail services in Bangladesh capital Dhaka was remained suspended for 10 minutes after a drone fell on the line in Uttara area on Saturday evening......
Anyone to die for Trump鈥檚 Gaza plan? None yet
ON NOVEMBER 17, the UN Security Council passed a resolution to endorse president Trump鈥檚 plan for Gaza, including a transitional government headed by Trump himself and an International Stabilisation Force that is expected, among other tasks, to disarm Hamas, a task that Israel has failed to do through two years of genocide and mass destruction......
Typhoid vaccine campaign
THE proportionate mortality rate because of to gastro-intestinal diseases, including typhoid but excluding diarrhoea, is 1.06 per cent, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The diseases that cause higher proportional mortality than gastro-intestinal diseases are diseases of the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, perinatal (pregnancy)......
Healthier, safer Bangladesh
BANGLADESH stands at a critical moment in its public health journey. For decades, the health system has been heavily skewed, treating illnesses after they appear, while prevention and health promotion remain significantly underinvested. The situation is worsened by a fragmented and often non-functional primary health care system in most rural areas, where......
Deliberation, collaboration and public value
EFFECTIVE public affairs management is increasingly demanding administrative abilities that extend beyond traditional hierarchical governance. As socio-economic changes accelerate, citizen expectations rise, and policy problems become more complex, the state must adopt strategies that encourage deeper democratic participation, co-creation of solutions, and consensus-based decision-making......
Custodial death must end
AN END to custodial torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killing and other abuses of power by law enforcement agencies was central to people鈥檚 aspirations in the post-uprising period. Yet, custodial torture continues. A man detained over the recent murder of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader died in the custody of the Detective Branch on November 21. The police claim that......
A stark warning on earthquake readiness
EARTHQUAKES cannot be predicted with certainty. They can only be feared, especially as scientists can make long-term forecasts of the probability for a region. This suggests that there can only be preparedness in the fight against such natural disasters. The earthquake of the magnitude of 5.5, with its epicentre at Madhabdi in Narsingdi at a depth of 10 kilometres, that shook......
1st batch of basic self-defense training concludes
The first batch of young women fifteen days basic self-defense training concluded at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan on Saturday. ...
Bangladesh logs 593 dengue cases, three deaths in 24 hours
Bangladesh鈥檚 ongoing battle with dengue shows no sign of easing, as 593 new infections and three more deaths were recorded in the latest 24-hour period ending Saturday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services......
Industries adviser attends UNIDO LDC ministerial conference in Riyadh
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan led a four-member Bangladesh delegation to the 11th UNIDO Ministerial Conference of Least Developed Countries in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia on Saturday......
Four members of same family killed in Dinajpur road accident
At least four people, all members of the same family, were killed and two more were injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Doshmail Highway in Dinajpur on Saturday afternoon......
South Africa 247-6 after Kuldeep takes three in second India Test
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets as India rattled South Africa with late strikes to leave the tourists 247-6 at stumps on the first day of the second Test on Saturday....
Bangladesh make flying start
Bangladesh made a flying start in the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers with a crushing 5-0 win over Timor-Leste in their Group A opener at the Tonglianglong Stadium in Chongqing, China on Saturday....
4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh capital again
A mild earthquake jolted Dhaka and other districts for the second time on Saturday at about 06:06pm......
Bangladesh, Bhutan sign two memorandum of understanding
Bangladesh and Bhutan on Saturday signed two memorandum of understanding 鈥� one on health cooperation and another on internet connectivity 鈥� following a bilateral meeting between the top leaders of the two countries......
Bangladesh four wickets away from series sweep
Bangladesh were well on top as they needed four wickets from winning the second and final Test after nine wickets fell on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. ...
Bangladesh, Bhutan hold talks to strengthen bilateral relationship
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay on Saturday discussed ways to strengthen coordination on all fronts between the two countries......
Head's 69-ball ton powers Australia to victory in Ashes opener
Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron....
Fire breaks out at 10-storey commercial building in Shegunbagicha
A fire broke out at a 10-storey commercial building in the capital鈥檚 Shegunbagicha area on Saturday afternoon......
Two siblings electrocuted in Kishoreganj
Two siblings died from electrocution at village Galachipa in Hossainpur upazila of Kishoreganj district on Saturday......
Bangladesh to pick right course amid global realignments: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on day said Bangladesh will act as an active and responsible sovereign player during global geopolitical realignments......
Minor earthquake jolts Narsingdi again
A minor earthquake was recorded in Narsingdi on Saturday morning for the second consecutive day as a moderate earthquake jolted Dhaka and elsewhere across Bangladesh on Friday......
Two Narsingdi earthquake victims buried in Kishoreganj
Two people who died during Friday鈥檚 earthquake in Narsingdi were laid to eternal rest at their village home in Kishoreganj district on Saturday......
Damaged building of Armanitola to be sealed if owner misses 7-day deadline: Rajuk
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has warned that the earthquake-damaged building at Kasaituli in capital鈥檚 Armanitola will be sealed if the owner fails to submit its design and approval papers within seven days......
New York mayor-elect Mamdani meets with Trump
Months of sniping melted away Friday as New York鈥檚 incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani and president Donald Trump were all smiles at a White House meeting 鈥� promising to set aside their feud and cooperate on the city鈥檚 future......
Bangladesh rolls out red carpet as Bhutanese prime minister arrives in Dhaka
A red carpet was rolled out to accord warm reception to Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay on his arrival in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day state visit as chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus received him......
Alems must lead state: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Friday said that the Alems had to come forward to take the responsibilities of the state....
Farmer crisis threatens date juice tradition in Patuakhali
The cherished tradition of date juice in Patuakhali is under threat as production continues to decline....
Three sent to jail in Kibria murder case
A Dhaka court on Friday sent to jail three accused who were arrested in the case lodged over the murder of Pallabi Thana Juba Dal leader Golam Kibria on November 17....
Dhaka asks Riyadh to cut expired-iqama cases
Bangladesh has requested the Saudi Arabia government to take measures to reduce expired-Iqama cases of its migrant workers as the number of expired-iqama workers is increasing due to employers鈥� financial or legal inability to renew....
Golden paddy waves across Meherpur fields
Aman paddy harvesting is keeping farmers busy across Meherpur and other rural areas....
Tk 9cr project fails after 10 repairs
Once considered a crucial regional lifeline, the Chuadanga鈥揇arshana road has now turned into a symbol of chronic neglect, corruption and repeated failure....
BRUCSU polls rescheduled
The polling date for the Begum Rokeya University Central Students鈥� Union and Hall Students鈥� Union elections has been rescheduled to make the elections festive with the spontaneous participation of students....
Candidates asked to do dope test at univ lab, draft voter list published
As in the other public university student union polls held this year, dope test has also been made compulsory for the student union election candidates at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology....
4th IEEE int鈥檒 conference on signal processing begins at RU
The 4th IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Information, Communication and Systems began at Rajshahi University on Friday, bringing together academics, researchers and technology experts from home and abroad....
Scrapping of deals with foreigners demanded
Leaders of the Bandar Rakhkha O Corridor Birodhi Andolan on Friday urged the interim government to scrap the deals with foreign companies to lease the management of two terminals at two ports in the country....
56 BNP leaders鈥� expulsion revoked
The expulsion orders of 56 leaders of BNP and its front organisations have been revoked....
IU Day to be celebrated today
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia will celebrate its 47th University Day on the campus today, officials of registrar鈥檚 office said on Friday....
Protect migrant workers: UN to Bangladesh, Malaysia
UN human rights experts on Friday urged both governments of Bangladesh and Malaysia to intensify their efforts to ensure that migrant workers are not criminalised or re-victimised and that fraudulent recruitment agencies and other responsible actors are held accountable....
Ukraine cornered by US plan heeding Russian demands
Kyiv was scrambling Friday to respond to a US proposal that would force it to effectively capitulate to Russia after almost four years of war, with Moscow telling Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate now or lose more territory on the battlefield....
CID arrests fake visa, air ticket fraud ring leader in Mohammadpur
The Criminal Investigation Department on Thursday evening arrested an alleged leader of a fake visa and air ticket fraud ring in the capital鈥檚 Lalmatia area....
RAB arrests snatching gang leader in Mohammadpur
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion-2 arrested the alleged leader of a snatching gang from Mohammadpur in the capital....
BNP shocked at quake casualties聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chair Tarique Rahman on Friday expressed deep shock over the sad impact of the earthquake across the country....
COP30 deal under threat
The European Union warned Friday that the UN鈥檚 climate talks could end without a deal as oil-producing nations were accused of blocking any mention of a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels....
Crude bombs hurled at metro rail tracks at Kafrul
Crude bomb attacks by unidentified miscreants continued on Friday, with two incidents occurring on the day鈥攐ne in on the metro rail tracks between Kazipara and Shewrapara stations in Dhaka city, and the other in Pabna district....
NLASO realises Tk 6.95cr for workers
The National Legal Aid Services Organisation, through its two labour legal aid cells in Dhaka and Chattogram, has so far realised Tk 69,581,916 in compensation for workers through Alternative Dispute Resolution....
Rajshahi farmers embrace direct-seeded mustard
Direct-seeded mustard farming has gradually been gaining popularity as the method has opened up new doors of boosting mustard yields in the region, including its vast Barind tract, for the last couple of years....
China honours Bangladeshi professionals
China has honoured Bangladeshi professionals who participated in various Chinese government training programmes this year, underscoring both nations鈥� shared development vision and the strength of 50 years of Bangladesh-China diplomatic ties....
Farmer electrocuted in Jhenaidah
A farmer died of electrocution while threshing paddy at Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah on Friday....
World Prematurity Day 2025 celebrated at BMU
Bangladesh Medical University, Bangladesh Perinatal Society and Bangladesh Neonatal Forum jointly organised an event to celebrate the World Prematurity Day 2025 at the BMU in Dhaka on Thursday....
Kranti Shilpigoshthi holds Haimantik Sandhya
Cultural troupe Kranti Shilpigoshthi organised an event titled Haimantik Sandhya at the Chhayanat Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday....
Vivekananda Theatre premieres Vasane Ujan
Theatre troupe Vivekananda Theatre premiered its monodrama titled Vasane Ujan at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday....
Pearson British Council partner to honour top students at OPLA
The United Kingdom鈥檚 Pearson Edexcel in partnership with the British Council on Friday hosted the 12th Outstanding Pearson Learner Awards to honour exceptional students in Bangladesh who excelled in their international primary, lower secondary, GCSE and A-level examinations in 2025....
GAU celebrates Nat鈥檒 Livestock Week 2025
Gazipur Agricultural University celebrated National Livestock Week 2025 with a programme providing free veterinary care and vaccination services at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Gazipur on Friday....
Unravelling Silence depicts clothes鈥� gender, colonial studies: discussion
Artist Yasmin Jahan Nupur鈥檚 on going solo art exhibition explores colonial studies and gender politics as depicted through clothing, according to statements made on Friday by artist Dhali Al Mamun and human rights activist Khushi Kabir....
Free, fair polls must for democratic transition: SPB
Leaders of Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Friday at a discussion meeting in Dhaka called on the interim government to take steps for holding next general election in a free, fair and credible manner for democratic transition of the country....
Bay of Bengal Conversation begins today
The Centre for Governance Studies will inaugurate the fourth edition of its international conference, the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2025, today at Dhaka鈥檚 Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel....
Israeli army kills 5 in south Gaza
The Israeli army said it killed five Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday in an area under its control....
Winter pitha sale gains momentum in Khulna
With the onset of winter, the traditional pitha, rice cake, trade has become lively across Khulna city and its outskirts....
CUET observes World Town Planning Day
鈥楥ities around the world are growing rapidly. Along with this, various challenges are also emerging. But we must remember that with proper planning, challenges can also be transformed into opportunities,鈥� he said while speaking as chief guest at the World Town Planning Day 2025 event....
Detainee dies in DB custody in Sirajganj
A 45-year-old man who was detained by the Detective Branch of the police Thursday night died at Sirajganj General Hospital on Friday while undergoing treatment there under DB custody....
Aminbazar out of gas supply for 3 months
Villagers at Bordeshi West and Bordeshi East under Aminbazar union of Savar Upazila, on the outskirts of the capital, have been facing suspension of gas supply for the past 3 months due to a leakage in the pipeline on the Dhaka鈥揂richa Highway....
Erratic gas supply hits household consumers聽
The import of liquefied natural gas from the spot market has increased by some 44 per cent in the current calendar year, but the supply shortage of gas to households and industries in the capital and its adjoining districts have been persisting....
Strong earthquake threat looms over Bangladesh: experts
Experts have sternly cautioned that the recent repeated earthquakes, including Friday鈥檚 one, with magnitude 6 are a warning sign for a devastating quake of magnitude 7 or even higher that could result in an unprecedented level of casualties....
What Bangladesh can learn
ZOHRAN Mamdani鈥檚 election as New York City鈥檚 first Muslim and youngest mayor in a century marks a dramatic turning point in US politics. At just 34, the Ugandan-born, South Asian, self-proclaimed democratic socialist defeated billionaire-backed......
HASINA VERDICT:聽Question of language ecology, sustainability
HOW meaningful is justice when the very people who suffered cannot fully understand the words spoken in its name? This question captured the nation鈥檚 conscience on November 17, 2025, when Bangladesh witnessed the historic verdict against the......
Tagged, trolled and silenced
AS FAST as Bangladesh鈥檚 social, political and economic progress has been, social awareness and changes in mentality have not kept pace. No matter how many laws and policies the country formulates to protect women鈥檚 rights, safety and dignity, in reality......
Turning waste into wealth
BANGLADESH鈥橲 streets, farms and factories brim with the raw materials of a different tomorrow 鈥� not waste to be discarded, but feedstock for a circular bioeconomy that can deliver jobs, cleaner energy and healthier soils. For a nation that already......
Legal harassment of baul unacceptable
THE arrest of a baul for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a certain quarter is yet another sign of the growing intolerance. Renowned baul Maharaj Abul Sarkar was sent to jail in Manikganj on November 20 after the imam of Ghior Bandar Mosque......
Opaque, hurried port deals raise security and revenue concerns
THE Chittagong Port Authority on November 17 signed agreements, outsourcing the operations of the Laldia Container Terminal, in the upper estuary of the River Karnaphuli, to Denmark鈥檚 APM Terminals and of the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal, on the......
World鈥檚 biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart
Japanese local authorities approved the restart of the world鈥檚 biggest nuclear plant on Friday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster....
Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives
About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic, a UK public inquiry found Thursday, also slamming a 鈥榯oxic鈥� and misogynistic culture at the top of government....
Pupils, teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in central Nigeria
Armed gang members kidnapped pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the second such incident in less than a week....
Pilot dead in Indian warplane crash at Dubai Airshow
An Indian fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, killing the pilot in front of hundreds of shocked onlookers....
Machado will be 鈥榝ugitive鈥� if she leaves Venezuela to accept peace prize
Venezuela鈥檚 attorney general said Thursday that Nobel laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be considered a 鈥榝ugitive鈥� if she travels to Norway to accept the peace prize....
Taiwan issues 鈥榗risis鈥� guide on preparing for disasters,聽Chinese attack
Taipei resident Jay Tsai hopes he never needs the crisis guide Taiwan is handing out to millions of households across the island, which faces threats of natural disasters and a Chinese invasion....
Iran accuses Western powers of seeking 鈥榚scalation鈥�
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that the United States, Britain, Germany and France were pursuing a path of 鈥榚scalation鈥� following the passage of a new resolution by the UN nuclear watchdog....
Guardiola says 鈥榮eason starts now鈥� as City hunt Arsenal
Pep Guardiola said Friday that the 鈥榬eal season starts now鈥� as Manchester City seek to hunt down Arsenal at the top of the Premier League....
鈥楲iverpool will never use Jota grief as excuse for poor form鈥�
Arne Slot said on Friday that Liverpool would never use their grief over the death of Diogo Jota 鈥榓s an excuse鈥� for bad results as he seeks to arrest a shocking run of five defeats in six Premier League games....
Barca hoping Camp Nou return can spark Liga title defence
Finally reopening Camp Nou is cause to celebrate for Barcelona but coach Hansi Flick will only be happy if they inaugurate their rebuilt stadium by kickstarting their La Liga title defence on Saturday....
Inter and Milan in early Scudetto clash
Milan takes centre stage on Sunday night as the city鈥檚 two football giants face off at the San Siro with top spot in Serie A up for grabs, while troubled Napoli try to reset after the international break....
AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 marks 100-day countdown聽
The Asian Football Confederation and the Local Organising Committee on Friday marked the start of the 100-day countdown to the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026, to be held across three Australian cities in Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast....
Bangladesh face Timor-Leste
Bangladesh will take on Timor-Leste in their Group A opener of the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers at Tonglianglong Stadium in China today....
Carnage as 19 wickets fall on opening day of first Ashes
Nineteen wickets fell on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test on Friday, with England鈥檚 fearsome attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172....
Earthquake shakes Mirpur Test
Play was halted for three minutes due to an earthquake that hit the country on Friday morning on the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.聽...
Ubisoft shares surge
Shares in Ubisoft rose sharply as they resumed trading on the Paris stock exchange Friday, a week after the French video game company stunned investors by postponing its results announcement without an explanation......
Arsenal brace for Spurs clash
Arsenal are expected to be without defensive lynchpin Gabriel Magalhaes when they host London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as Manchester City seek to keep up the pressure on the Premier League leaders....
Performance is important, not tags: Taijul聽
Taijul Islam reminded everyone that the most important thing is his performance, not some tag to his name, as he equalled Shakib Al Hasan鈥檚 tally of the most Test wickets for Bangladesh during their second Test against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.聽...
Europe increasingly 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� to shocks: ECB chief
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday the region was increasingly 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� to shocks like US tariffs and is lagging behind in areas that will drive growth such as AI. The continent must urgently speed up its integration and overhaul a model of export-led growth that has faltered amid mounting geopolitical turmoil, she said in a speech to a banking conference......
Taijul, openers tighten Tigers鈥� grip聽
Taijul Islam鈥檚 four-for and half-centuries from openers Shadman Islam and Mahmudul Hasan further strengthened Bangladesh鈥檚 position in the second Test against Ireland after the completion of the third day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.聽...
Kenya鈥檚 Ruto vows $38b in investments to transform economy
Kenyan president William Ruto vowed Thursday to attract $38 billion in investment to transform the economy and change the narrative after mass protests, but it met scepticism from economists and rights groups. Ruto took power in 2022 promising sweeping economic improvements to Kenya鈥檚 youth......
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year鈥檚 earnings: Oxfam
Billionaires in the world鈥檚 leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world鈥檚 poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam said Thursday. The British-based charity urged this weekend鈥檚 summit of the powerful G20 group of major economies to back initiatives by the host, South Africa, to address massive global wealth inequality and the debt undermining developing countries......
