What Jolie says after sharing Gaza satellite images
Satellite images now clearly show the devastation in Gaza. Where there were once homes, schools, hospitals and settlements, there are now vast areas of destruction....
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Safety fears follow Myanmar returns
Concerns over human rights and the safety of vulnerable migrants have intensified after nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals were returned from Malaysia to their conflict-hit homeland...
LPG gets costlier by Tk252
Households using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will face higher cooking fuel costs in October, with the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raising the retail price...
Consensus gap clouds reform drive
The country’s constitutional reform process is facing a growing test of political consensus, with eminent citizens, experts and other stakeholders repeatedly urging the government to...
‘Vile steps taken to humiliate FF’
Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday accused the authorities of taking “disgraceful” measures to humiliate freedom fighter (FF) and...
Tap Asia for growth Rehman Sobhan
Bangladesh must turn its growing economic links with Asia into greater export, investment and connectivity opportunities as global economic power shifts towards the region, eminent...
Bangladesh’s unsuccessful mission
Bangladesh football team returned home from Indonesia after taking part in the FIFA ASEAN Cup at Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. After the Independence...
Israeli strike kills five, including four women in
An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defense...
More children fall victim to rape
Children in Bangladesh continue to face serious risks of sexual abuse, with official data showing a sharp rise in reported rape cases involving children and...
Restaurant sector in crisis as sales fall 30pc
Bangladesh’s restaurant sector is facing mounting pressure from rising food, energy and labour costs, prompting restaurant owners to seek permission for limited beef imports to...
6 dengue patients die
Six people died of dengue and 1,608 were hospitalised with the disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to a press release issued...
Trump threatens Iran over flydubai attack
US President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to hit Iran “very hard” if Tehran is found to be linked to the FlyDubai incident involving a...