WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (AP): The Taliban's morality police have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles, and others for missing prayers at mosques during Ramadan, a U.N. report said Thursday, 6 months after laws regulating people's conduct came into effect.The...
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $1.04-billion sale of up to 200 each of AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Australia."The proposed sale will improve Australia's capability to meet...
ISTANBUL, Apr 10 (AFP): US and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on Thursday for talks on restoring the functioning of their embassies, which drastically scaled back staffing following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The talks, the second of their kind, come after...
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (AFP): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to limit federal judges' power to oppose President Donald Trump's policies with injunctions, after the White House blasted such hurdles.Largely backed by Republicans with 219 votes...
GAZA, Apr 10 (Reuters/AFP): The bombs still haven't killed Rehab Akhras and her family. But if the checkpoints that Israel has sealed off since the start of March are not opened soon, she says hunger surely will.Six weeks since Israel...
Simon Mohsin | 2025-04-11 00:00:00
South Asia, for all its shared past, often finds itself trapped in the paradox of disconnection. In the book The Tortuous Evolution of South Asian Regional Cooperation: Bangladesh’s Travails for Sub-Regional Cooperation, seasoned Bangladeshi diplomat Tariq Ahmed Karim brings both...
Lovely Begum was a 34-year-old woman. She lived a simple, happy life in a quiet village in Bangladesh. She was a mother, a wife, and a homemaker. She had no mental or physical health problems. Her life was peaceful-until one...
Passengers travelling on the Kishoreganj-Dhaka train route are facing severe hardships on a daily basis. Despite purchasing valid tickets, many find themselves unable to travel in comfort due to an overwhelming number of ticketless passengers. These individuals often occupy reserved...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-04-11 00:00:00
Dhaka has earned, along with a few cities of the world, the notoriety for the worst air pollution. The bustling metropolis of around 20 million people often makes headlines for ranking as the most polluted city in the global Air...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-11 00:00:00
Modern civilisation is slipping fast into a humanitarian crisis. With the Western powers led first by the United Kingdom and then the United States of America demonstrably since the World War II, sowing the seeds of discords in Asia, Africa...
The shocking wave of vandalism and looting that swept through various parts of the country on April 7, during pro-Gaza protest rallies, has laid bare the fragility of law and order situation in the country. What were initially intended to...
Selim Jahan | 2025-04-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh was supposed to implement its new loan reclassification policy as of first April. Now it seems that because of the vulnerabilities of the banking sector, Bangladesh Bank will renegotiate the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a mission...
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will pay an official visit to Dhaka this month, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain confirmed, reports BSS."It has been finalised that he will come. We will be able to confirm the...
A Dhka court has sent to jail former lawmaker from Noakhali-2 constituency and Bengal Group Chairman Morshed Alam, showing him arrested in a case lodged over the murder of a schoolboy Shamim in the capital's Dhanmandi area during the July-August...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the authorities concerned to complete the investigation into the case filed on charge of crimes against humanity over the killing of Begum Rokeya University Student Abu Sayed during the July uprising and submit...
A Dhaka court has showed arrested 10 individuals, including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Dr Dipu Moni and Rashed Khan Menon, in fresh cases lodged over crimes committed during the student-led July-August mass uprising, report agencies.The other people, who have...
Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam, key leaders of the National Citizens Party (NCP), have lodged complaints to Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Abdul Momen, reports UNB. "We came to the Anti-Corruption Commission with some complaints. We submitted those complaints...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed speaking at a press briefing at the BNP chairperson's political office in the capital's Gulshan area on Wednesday. - Focus Bangla
JHENAIDAH, Apr 09 (BSS): Three youths were killed and three others injured in a tragic road accident at Krishnachandrapur under Maheshpur upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Bidhan Kumar Roy, 17, son of Mungla Roy...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-10 12:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Apr 09: Farmers have achieved a good production of watermelon in the char areas of the district this year.Sources said there are 185 chars in all four upazilas of this district where farmers have cultivated watermelon excessively this season.Farmers...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Apr 09: Komolganj Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar is at present operating amid manifold problems, among which most prominent is acute staff shortage; much to the inconvenience of the patients coming from far and near to seek required...
Partex Sporting Club's head coach Anwarul Mostakim has voiced serious concerns over what he describes as "suspicious performances" by some of his players, hinting at possible match-fixing activities within the team, reports UNB.Partex is a club taking part in the...
The recent years have seen Taskin Ahmed hitting his peak as a fast bowler across formats, but he has also had to contend with a spate of injuries. Fitness concerns in the modern era is inevitable for fast bowlers, especially...
Mushfiqur Rahim blasted a 57 ball-75 runs as Mohammedan Sporting Club romped to a 74-run victory over Agrani Bank, overcoming a century of Amite Hasan in a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match at BKSP-3 ground in Savar on Wednesday, reports...
SINGAPORE, LONDON April 9 (Reuters): US Treasuries, the bedrock of the global financial system, were hit by fresh selling pressure on Wednesday in a sign that investors were dumping their safest assets as turmoil unleashed by US tariffs prompts forced...
MTB FOUNDATION CELEBRATES WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY 2025MTB Foundation in partnership with PFDA - Vocational Training Centre Trust (PFDA-VTC) recently celebrated the World Autism Awareness Day 2025 with the theme 'Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN SDGs' by unveiling the training...
BRAC BANK HOSTS INDOOR GAMES TOURNAMENT FOR CO-WORKERSBRAC Bank recently organised an indoor game tournament to promote wellness and strengthen team spirit among co-workers. The event featured a variety of competitive games, including carrom, table tennis, chess, and badminton, with...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-10 12:00:00
The securities regulator has found that Kattali Textile misappropriated at least Tk 250.4 million of its 2018 IPO proceeds. Now, it has decided to hand over the matter to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for action.The decision was taken at...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-04-10 12:00:00
A majority of the country's 52 local banks have not shown much interest in creating the special fund that the central bank introduced in 2020 for secondary market investment without the need to keep provision for unrealized losses. While the...
Amari Dhaka has announced its plans for celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year, with a range of activities reflecting the rich traditions of the Bengali culture.The hotel will host a variety of events, including a...
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