Russia developing space-based weapon: US
Al Jazeera : Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon that is “troubling” but poses no immediate threat, the White House has said. National security...
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Pastor jailed for sexually abusing teenage escapees
BBC Online : A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North Koreans has been jailed for sexually abusing...
Satellite photos show Egypt building Gaza wall as Israel’s Rafah push looms
Al Jazeera : Egypt is building a fortified buffer zone near its border with the Gaza Strip as fears mount of an imminent Israeli ground...
RAB nabs fake currency maker gang in Dhaka
UNB : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an operative of a gang involved in making fake currency from Kadamtali area of Dhaka on...
Fugitive convict arrested from Ashulia
UNB : Police arrested a fugitive convict from Dhaka’s Ashulia area early Friday. Arrestee Mofazzal Hossain, 43, is a resident of Dhirashram Road in Samantapur...
Inflation above 9pc since March
Staff Reporter : The point-to-point inflation rate in Bangladesh has persistently remained above 9 percent since March last year, offering little relief for the poor...
Venezuela suspends UN rights office, expels staff
AFP : Venezuela’s foreign minister said Thursday he had decided to “suspend the activities” of the UN rights office in the country and ordered its...
Each year 1 lakh returnees need socioeconomic, psychological supports but denied: Migrants return empty-handed
Reza Mahmud : Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants are returning home empty-handed, facing immense frustration after spending substantial amounts of money earned from selling their valuable...
Renewed firing along Myanmar border
Staff Reporter : The Myanmar border tension has not been diminished yet as the Teknaf border has once again trembled with the firing of gunshots...
PM meets world leaders
BSS : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday held meetings with several global leaders, including her Denmark and Qatar counterparts, on the sidelines of the...
Says Stephane Dujarric: Dr Yunus a valued partner of UN
Staff Reporter : The United Nations has stated that Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is a valued partner of them and affirmed its keen awareness...