The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones
The businesspeople expressed concern about continued economic turbulence
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Three people, including a man and his son, were killed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district following clashes allegedly linked to ongoing protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, PTI reported tonight quoting police
“Since I was 12, I’ve been hearing that a bridge over the Kushiyara river will be built here,” said Nepal Ranjan Das, 55, a resident of Bilbari in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar. “Whoever comes to power promises the bridge -- but nothing happens.”
Healthcare services in Jamalpur are in dire straits as hospitals across the district’s seven upazilas struggle with an acute shortage of doctors.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.
“Who are you? Who am I? Palestine, Palestine!” The slogan rang out across central Dhaka as thousands marched under the blazing sun yesterday, expressing solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued assault on Gaza.
Two motorcyclists were killed after being run over by a bus in the Bottail area of Kushtia Sadar upazila yesterday morning, prompting locals to protest and block the Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway.
Police yesterday arrested a youth over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palash upazila in Narsingdi.
Police recovered three bodies in Sonargaon and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj yesterday morning. The bodies were sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for an autopsy.
A man accused in a 2013 child rape case in Jashore’s Pagladahe village was arrested yesterday morning, 12 years after the crime was committed.
Protests against the Waqf Amendment Act broke out in several parts of India's West Bengal state yesterday as agitators set ablaze vehicles and disrupted vehicular and rail movement
Beijing yesterday increased its tariffs on US imports to 125 percent, hitting back against US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145 percent and raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains.
More than 100 people have died since Wednesday after unseasonably heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal, officials said yesterday, as the weather department predicted more rain for the region.
The United Nations rights office yesterday decried attacks by Myanmar’s military despite a ceasefire declared following last month’s devastating earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people.
Indian investigative agencies yesterday questioned a man they extradited from the United States and charged with being a “mastermind” of the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege.
Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan yesterday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban’s return to power.
South Korea’s impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul yesterday, after being stripped of his duties.
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The United States wants a nuclear agreement “as soon as possible”, Iran said after rare talks yesterday, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action if they fail to reach a deal.
The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs -- an apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.
Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was leading Iran's delegation while the talks on the US side -- the first during Trump's tenure in the White House -- were being handled by his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff
Israel yesterday announced that its military had completed the takeover of a new corridor in southern Gaza, advancing its efforts to seize large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory.
The delegation will be led by the group's chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya
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Abdul Aziz, acting president of the Lakshmipur Merchants' Association, allegedly harassed young and elderly individuals for eating during daylight hours in Ramadan
Private security personnel deployed in residential areas, markets and shopping malls will now serve as members of the “Auxiliary Police Force” with the authority to make arrests.
The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones
The businesspeople expressed concern about continued economic turbulence
“Since I was 12, I’ve been hearing that a bridge over the Kushiyara river will be built here,” said Nepal Ranjan Das, 55, a resident of Bilbari in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar. “Whoever comes to power promises the bridge -- but nothing happens.”
Healthcare services in Jamalpur are in dire straits as hospitals across the district’s seven upazilas struggle with an acute shortage of doctors.
The Judiciary Reform Commission has suggested increasing the number of lower court judges to at least 6,000 by appointing around 4,000 additional ones in order to bring the backlog of pending cases to a tolerable level.
“Who are you? Who am I? Palestine, Palestine!” The slogan rang out across central Dhaka as thousands marched under the blazing sun yesterday, expressing solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s continued assault on Gaza.
The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs -- an apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.
Two motorcyclists were killed after being run over by a bus in the Bottail area of Kushtia Sadar upazila yesterday morning, prompting locals to protest and block the Kushtia-Jhenaidah highway.
Police yesterday arrested a youth over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Palash upazila in Narsingdi.
Police recovered three bodies in Sonargaon and Rupganj upazilas in Narayanganj yesterday morning. The bodies were sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for an autopsy.
