KYIV, Nov 08 (AFP): A Russian attack hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure, killing two people and prompting power cuts in several regions, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.Moscow has in recent months escalated attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, damaging natural gas facilities...
DUBAI, Nov 08 (Reuters/AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran sought peace, but would not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, state media reported.U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had been...
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (AFP): President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically "killed and slaughtered" in the country.Trump had announced in September that Vice President...
KABUL, Nov 08 (AP/AFP): Afghanistan's Taliban government said Saturday the ceasefire with Pakistan will hold, despite the failure of talks meant to cement a truce which halted a week of clashes that killed dozens."There is no issue with the ceasefire...
BELÉM, Nov 08 (AFP): Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy.The leftist...
A disturbing video report has surged across social media platforms, revealing that the Upazila Agriculture Officer of Nokla, in the Sherpur district, was physically assaulted by a local student leader affiliated with the Nationalist Students' Union, a faction of the...
When the chilly winter dawn fills the sky with the flutter of wings and flocks of birds arrive from distant lands, it feels as if nature itself is singing a song of new life. Hidden in that melody lies an...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
The global educational landscape has undergone a profound transformation, moving decisively away from rote-learning systems to a creative, student-centric pedagogical methods that promote holistic child development. This global shift prioritises teaching methodologies that nurture essential 21st-century skills such as critical...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
The decline in global foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of the current year is not unexpected, even if it is undesirable. A tariff war initiated by US President Donald Trump has intensified global trade tensions in the...
A sudden swing from officially reported positive asset values to a declaration of deeply negative net worth is no routine accounting adjustment. Yet the speed with which this emerged during the merger of the five troubled Islamic banks has raised...
Dewan Tahmid | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Think of a household where the husband works a modest nine-to-five job while his wife stays at home. She cooks, cleans, cares for children and elders, manages the household, fixes small things, and keeps everything running. In the city they...
BUDAPEST, Nov 07 (AFP): Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban was due to meet Donald Trump in Washington on Friday for the first time since his ally was re-elected US president, as he seeks a waiver on American sanctions on...
JHENAIDAH, Nov 7 (BSS): Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) General Secretary Md Rashed Khan has said the nation has begun its journey on the 'election train' as preparations are underway for the upcoming national election, scheduled for February 2026.Addressing an election...
BNP has suspended three of its leaders in Sitakunda of Chattogram, over allegations of violating party discipline, reports UNB.In a press release issued on Friday, signed by party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, BNP said the action was...
Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested six leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) from different parts of the capital, reports BSS.DMP's deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman said the AL activists were arrested for staging frequent 'flash marches' in...
Police have arrested four people in connection with the murder of a BNP activist in Chattogram's Raozan upazila last month, report agencies.The arrestees are Abdullah Khokon alias Langra Khokon, Md. Maruf, Saqlain Hossain, and Ziaur Rahman. Among them, Saqlain Hossain...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two individuals in connection with the killing of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot dead during the election campaign of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah in Chattogram, report agencies.The arrestees are Alauddin and Helal. They...
The Election Commission (EC) has completed all necessary preparations to conduct the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections in the first half of February next year, reports BSS.In an exclusive interview with the national news agency, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud...
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said going beyond the consensus will lead to division in politics and society, reports agencies.The senior BNP leader stressed that the consensus reached after lengthy discussions should be accepted; otherwise it...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.Light fog may occur at places over northern part of the country during early morning until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.Night and day temperature...
KHULNA, Nov 7 (UNB): A youth has been shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rahimnagar village under Naihati union of Rupsa upazila in Khulna, police said.The deceased is Sohel Hawlader, son of Rustum Hawlader of the village. He had been...
A woman struggling in poverty has reportedly strangled her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter to death using a rope before dying by suicide in Kushtia's Daulatpur, reports bdnews24.com. The incident is said to have happened around 7:00 pm on Thursday in Insafnagar village...
An Ansar member has been expelled from the force on charges of stealing mobile phones from the cargo complex at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), reports bdnews24.com.The expulsion of Zenarul Islam, a uniformed member of the auxiliary force, was announced...
Hawkers set up makeshift stalls, occupying a footpath beneath the metro rail station at Shahbagh in the capital. The photo was taken on Friday. — FE Photo
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2025-11-08 00:00:00
The government has taken initiatives to make Bangladesh's digital land management system more transparent, accountable, and accessible to citizens. As part of that, the land ministry has undertaken a project titled "Establishment of Digital Land Management System (EDLMS)" to digitise...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-08 00:00:00
The Department of Urdu at Dhaka University, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT), is set to organise the Fourth International Conference on "The Role of Poets Iqbal and Nazrul Islam in National Awakening" on November 9-10...
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), on Friday said that tolerance, a core value of debate, was almost absent in political culture, reports BSS."Tolerance for differing opinions, compassion, respect for others' views, rights and mutual respect along...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-08 00:00:00
The prices of onion, which saw an unusual hike a few days back, maintained at the previous high of Tk 120 per kg at the city's retail markets on Thursday, trading sources said.Onion prices surged by about 40 per cent...
FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov 7 (AFP): German exports to the United States rebounded in September after months of decline following the introduction of US tariffs, helping drive a bigger-than-expected rise in overall shipments, official data showed on Friday.Exports of German products...
Assistant teachers of government primary schools stage a protest at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Friday to press home their three-point demand. — Focus Bangla
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