Bank accounts of journo Mojammel Babu, wife, and daughter frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) ordered banks and financial institutions freeze bank accounts of Mojammel Haque Babu, former chief editor of Ekattor Television and president of the Editors Guild, his wife Aparajita Haque, a former lawmaker and their daughter Sababa Ishayat Haque.
Artisans showcase their skills at centuries-old 'Laxmi Haat'
This traditional market, which began on Monday, will continue until Wednesday, offering a wide range of Laxmi idols for sale
Hezbollah aims to inflict pain on Israel
Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general Naim Qassem said yesterday his group has adopted “a new calculation” to inflict pain on Israel, even as he called for a ceasefire.
Armed group claims capture of another town
Fighters from a Myanmar ethnic armed group have seized another town along a strategic highway to China, the group and a resident said, in the latest setback for the embattled junta.
India to buy 31 armed drones from US
India yesterday signed a deal with the US State Department to buy 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones, the South Asian nation’s defence ministry said.
Delhi’s actions ‘unacceptable’
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused India of making a “fundamental error,” as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other’s ambassadors.
Bangladesh
Extreme weather events threatening food security
Since May last year, Bangladesh faced more than a dozen extreme weather events -- four cyclones, nine incidents of floods, and multiple spells of heavy rains, heatwaves, and cold waves -- and now they threaten food security..These events not only harmed individual farmers and food security
Weak policing, polls uncertainty pose high risk to economy
The World Bank (WB) identified law and order, uncertainty surrounding the next general election and weak financial sector as the three major downside risks to Bangladesh’s economy and development.
Myanmar Conflict: Teknaf rocked by sound of blasts
Sounds of explosions of mortar shells and bombs from across the Myanmar border amid fighting between Junta troops and armed insurgents of the Arakan Army rocked Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar from Monday night till early yesterday.
Sagar-Runi murder: Court extends probe deadline for 114th time
A Dhaka court yesterday extended till November 18 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012.
Road crash claims 5 lives
At least five people were killed and 17 others were injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur early yesterday.
Man shot dead in Khagrachhari
A man was shot dead Monday night in the Pomang Para area of Dighinala upazila, Khagrachhari.
Matarbari power plant: ACC opens probe into Tk 1,000cr graft allegation
The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Cox’s Bazar integrated office has started a probe into the allegations of embezzlement of about Tk 1,000 crore from different works of the Matarbari coal-fired power plant project.
Mass Uprising: ICT set to start trial proceedings tomorrow
The International Crimes Tribunal will initiate trial proceedings tomorrow in connection with the crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising, ICT Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam said yesterday.
Asia
After recalling envoy, India expels 6 Canadian diplomats
India today expelled six senior Canadian diplomats after announcing its decision to withdraw its High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma and other "targeted" diplomats and officials in Canada
Pak capital in lockdown ahead of SCO summit
Pakistan’s capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city yesterday ahead of a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this week.
China ends day of ‘warning’ drills around Taiwan
China ended a day of military drills around Taiwan yesterday in which it deployed fighter jets and warships in what Beijing said was a “stern warning” to “separatist” forces on the self-ruled island.
SIKH ACTIVIST KILLING / India to recall top envoy to Canada
India said yesterday it was withdrawing its envoy to Canada because Ottawa was investigating him and other diplomats as “persons of interest”, after the killing last year of a Sikh separatist leader.
India withdraws high commissioner, diplomats from Canada
'We have no faith in the current Canadian government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,' says the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
Air India Mumbai-New York flight diverted to Delhi after bomb threat
Mumbai airport received a message on X (formerly Twitter) regarding a bomb threat in the flight bound to New York. T
FAIMA joins protest over rape, murder of doctor at Indian hospital
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), an apex body of Resident Doctors' Associations (RDAs), called for a nationwide shutdown of elective services in hospitals from today, in solidarity with the medics' ongoing protest in West Bengal state against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata
Senior Indian politician shot dead in Mumbai
A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang.
World
Cash-strapped Maldives slashes govt appointees
The Maldives president has sacked more than 225 political appointees, including ministers, in a bid to reduce the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation’s expenditure, his office said yesterday.
SCO SUMMIT / Indian FM in Pakistan on rare visit
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan yesterday in the first such visit in almost a decade for a meeting of governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), with the capital city under tight lockdown.
AFGHAN PROVINCE / Two TV channels stop showing living things
At least two TV channels in a northern Afghan province stopped showing images of living beings during their broadcasts, journalists told AFP yesterday, in line with orders from morality police.
Israel kills at least 40 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid in the north
The operation has raised concerns among Palestinians and U.N. agencies that Israel wants to clear residents from the north of the crowded enclave, a charge it has denied.
Israel strikes Lebanon after Netanyahu vows no mercy for Hezbollah
Hezbollah said its "fighters clashed with" Israeli troops Tuesday who were trying to infiltrate on the outskirts of Rab Tlatin village.
North Korea blows up roads connecting it to the South
The roads and railways have long been shuttered, but destroying them sends a clear message that Kim is not prepared to negotiate with the South, experts said.
Trudeau slams India as tensions soar over Sikh separatist's murder
A grave Trudeau branded New Delhi's actions as "unacceptable" during a press conference in Ottawa on the diplomatic expulsions, which saw tensions reach a new height after the 2023 murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
IMF says global public debt to top $100 trillion, growth may accelerate
Released a week before the IMF and World Bank hold annual meetings in Washington, the Fiscal Monitor said there are good reasons to believe future debt levels could be well higher than currently projected, including a desire to spend more in the US, the world's largest economy.
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July uprising: Protesters to be shielded from cases
The home ministry said that no cases can be filed against students and people who actively took part in the mass uprising of July-August.
Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base
Israel's military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases Sunday
79 families left homeless in Bogura Ashrayan project
The construction cost of these houses was about Tk 1.5 crore
Drives against crimes after Durga Puja
There is no scope to escape punishment after committing any crime in the country, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam said yesterday.
He’ll never get to celebrate his success
Sabuj Mia, a student from Sreebordi upazila, Sherpur, had been balancing his studies with a part-time job at a local medicine shop. His wages were modest, but they helped him support his own education. Coming from an ultra-poor family, with a paralysed father and three siblings depending on him, Sabuj worked tirelessly to chase a future far removed from the hardships he grew up with.
Resignation of ‘fascist judges’: Hasnat, Sarjis call for laying siege to High Court today
Demanding resignation of “fascist judges”, the anti-discrimination student movement has announced a siege of the High Court today.
Hasnat, Sarjis call for laying siege to High Court tomorrow
Demanding resignation of “fascist judges”, the anti-discrimination student movement has announced a siege of the High Court tomorrow
Ban on plastic bags a boon for eco-friendly sacks
Availability of raw materials now a challenge
Collaboration for universities at the IAUP triennial conference in Beijing
An agreement has been signed to promote academic growth, faculty exchange, collaborative research, and cross-border cooperation to improve the standards of higher education
43rd BCS results: 2,064 appointed, results of 99 on hold
The results of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) final recruitment result have been published
Battery-run rickshaw puller stabbed to death in Dhaka's Gendaria
A battery-run rickshaw puller was stabbed to death in the capital's Gendaria area early today
EU expresses support for interim govt's reform agenda
The EU has expressed its readiness to support the reform agenda of the interim government, saying that the recent students-led mass uprising is an unprecedented opportunity for change
Madrasa Board tops results with 93.40pc pass rate
Despite an overall decline in the pass rate for this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, the Madrasa Board has emerged as the top-performing board among all education boards