Nepal’s ex-PM held over protests crackdown role
Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested Saturday morning over their alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on...
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‘July Uprising not a second independence’
Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan has warned that equating the 2024 mass uprising with the nation’s independence would lead to a “major disaster”,...
Bangladesh highlights global contributions including UN missions
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has highlighted Bangladesh’s contribution to UN peacekeeping missions and other global arenas. During an event held at Bangladesh Permanent Mission...
US identifies 10 Bangladeshis held for ‘serious crimes’
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the names and photographs of 10 Bangladeshi nationals arrested as “dangerous criminals” in the United States....
Saudi Arabia urges US to ramp up Iran attacks
Saudi Arabia has urged the US to ramp up attacks on Iran, a Saudi intelligence source has confirmed, while it is weighing a decision on...
UPDF leader shot dead in Khagrachhari
Unknown assailants shot and killed a leader of the UPDF (Democratic) in Sutakarmpara area of Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari on Friday morning. The deceased was...
Ex- Jatiya Party MP Jinnah held
The Detective Branch (DB) of Bogura police arrested Shariful Islam Jinnah, the president of the Jatiya Party’s Bogura District Committee and a former member of...
‘Joy Bangla’ slogan lands Sunamganj lawyers in jail
An act of homage has turned into legal trouble in Sunamganj, where two lawyers have been taken into custody after shouting “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu”...
35 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire
Thirty-five shops have gutted as a massive fire broke out at Boalkhali New Market, the main commercial hub of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari on Friday....
Over 370,000 children displaced in Lebanon
More than 370,000 children have been forced from their homes in Lebanon amid Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah, according to Reuters, with at least 121 children...
Schools reopen Sunday after 37-day break
Classes at nearly all educational institutions across the country are set to resume on Sunday (29 March) after a prolonged 37-day closure caused by Ramadan,...
UN demands ‘justice’ after Iran school strike
The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on February 28 spurred “visceral horror”, the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe...