An attack on the main hospital in El-Fasher, a besieged town in western Sudan, has killed 70 people and wounded 19 others, the World Health Organisation chief said on Sunday
Around 700 inmates, who escaped from prisons after August 5, are still at large, the home adviser said today
The body will be handed over to Sabrina's family on completion of the autopsy
This means there is time until October to finalise all preparations, including legal frameworks and regulations, he says
They were on their way to Chief Adviser's Office demanding nationalisation of all Ebtedayee institutions
The warrants have been issued for alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August Mass uprising of 2024 and enforced disappearances
Supporters of both groups, armed with local weapons, engaged in a violent confrontation in the morning, OC Adil said
Non-binding heads of agreement with Argent LNG marks first step in negotiation
The court passed the indictment order in her absentia
"We remain confident that the reality of our cultural and societal connections and the logic of our interdependence and mutual benefit will keep guiding our relationship forward," he said.
DMTCL issued public advisory due to ongoing construction work for the MRT Line-5
The prominent sector commander of liberation war breathed his last while undergoing treatment at CMH
BSF from Chakshiband BSF camp detained them yesterday morning after they crossed the border illegally
Over the past few years, battery-run rickshaws have multiplied rapidly across Dhaka due to their convenience
Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase agreement with Indian conglomerate Adani Group following allegations of corruption, energy ministry sources in Colombo said yesterday.
At least eight people were killed and seven injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra yesterday, a senior federal minister said.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said yesterday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”.
Says father of Shariful Islam who has been arrested in Mumbai
Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase agreement with Indian conglomerate Adani Group following allegations of corruption, energy ministry sources in Colombo said on Friday..President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's administration opened probes into the company's local projects after billionair
A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan’s breadbasket, farmers said yesterday, with the region parched by a 40 percent drop in rainfall.
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government yesterday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party’s chairman said.
A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court yesterday that he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Trump's executive order to suspend all refugee admissions and halt the US asylum programme
Trump said moving Gaza's inhabitants could be "temporarily or could be long term."
Canada will issue 437,000 study permits this year, a 10% reduction from 2024
Mexico's auto industry has been a target, with Trump threatening 200 percent tariffs on its vehicle imports. For Canada, Trump's recent main gripe has been a trade deficit.
The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed Thursday as the CIA director under the second White House administration of Donald Trump.
During the first six-week phase, 33 hostages should be freed in staggered releases in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Biden's administration last year halted shipments of 2,000-pound bombs when it appeared Israel was poised to launch a major ground operation in heavily populated areas of Gaza
The United States, the world’s biggest donor, has frozen virtually all foreign aid, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.
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Indigenous students and community members demonstrated in Rangamati, Khagrachari, and Bandarban following an attack by members of an organisation called "Students for Sovereignty" on a programme in Dhaka
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Students of Jagannath University (JnU), who went on a hunger strike to press home their three-point demand, called off their protest yesterday evening, 35 hours after authorities assured them of meeting two of their demands.
Dhaka's minimum temperature stood at 13.6 degrees Celsius this morning, according to BMD's latest weather bulletin.
The interim government is committed to holding free, fair and inclusive elections as per the expectations of the people, Planning and Education Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said yesterday
A statement from Bangla Academy's Director General Mohammad Azam said following a meeting of the Literary Award committee, the decision was made to reconsider the original list
City dwellers are still experiencing poor civic services six months after the formation of the interim government.
For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.
Crimes such as murder, extortion and robbery continue to plague various parts of the country despite efforts by law enforcement agencies.
A Cox’s Bazar court has issued arrest warrants against former deputy commissioner Ruhul Amin, former district and sessions judge Sadikul Islam Talukder, and three others in connection with a case related to Matarbari thermal power plant.
Admission seekers are set to face increased hassle with at least 10 public universities no longer participating in the cluster-based admission test system. They are holding entrance exams on their own.
Police arrested 12 individuals impersonating members of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence while attempting to rob a flat in Chattogram’s Khulshi area Friday night.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to the house of her eldest son Tarique Rahman around 9:30pm on Friday (local time) after being discharged from The London Clinic where she was undergoing treatment for 17 days.
