Japan sees ‘urgent’ need to boost military
Japan needs to boost its military with a “sense of urgency and crisis”, its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted...
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Myanmar ex-junta chief set for first Thailand visit as civilian leader
Myanmar’s ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is expected in Thailand on Thursday, making his first trip there since becoming civilian leader as he seeks a...
Soldier kills 4 in gun rampage in Russian-occupied Crimea
Four people, including three civilians, were killed by an unidentified soldier in the Black Sea city of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea, the city’s Moscow-installed governor...
Footover bridge turns into an accident trap
Severe disrepair makes the structure dangerous for pedestrians A broken pedestrian overbridge near a bus stand in Dhaka has become risky for pedestrians due to...
Child malnutrition surges amid aid cuts
Child malnutrition in Afghanistan has reached critical levels, while severe funding shortages are forcing health workers to turn away millions of children and mothers in...
3 of a family found dead in Bagerhat
Police suspect murder after injuries found on victims’ heads Police recovered the bodies of three members of the same family from a house in Kachua...
Bangladesh still without Ombudsman
Bangladesh has yet to establish the Office of the Ombudsman, even 55 years after its independence, despite having both a constitutional provision and a law...
Measles death toll reaches 849
Bangladesh’s combined death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases has risen to 849 after two more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24...
HC questions why only men face jail
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday questioned the constitutional validity of a legal provision that prescribes up to seven years’ imprisonment only for men accused...
400 WWII shells found in French village
Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community...
Govt giving space to anti-July narratives
NCP convener accuses former comrades in government of allowing propaganda and slowing the justice process Opposition Chief Whip and National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam...