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17 muggers held in Sylhet

2025-03-29 00:00:00

SYLHET, Mar 28 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 17 muggers in Sylhet in the last 24 hours.RAB-9 Commanding Officer Manjur Karim disclosed the information at a press conference on Friday.The arrests were made on Thursday night during raids...

23 sued over attack on journos in Barishal

2025-03-29 00:00:00

BARISHAL, Mar 28 (UNB): A case was filed against 23 persons, including Barishal District Chhatra Dal's Organising Secretary Sohel, over the attack on two journalists and the burning of a motorcycle in front of the Barishal court gate.Among the accused,...

Six firearms recovered from Natore pond

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Natore, Mar 28 (UNB): Police recovered six firearms from a pond near the police wireless centre and the old DC's bungalow in Kandivita area of Natore city on Friday.Among the recovered weapons were four shotguns, a double-barrelled gun, and an...

Shakil lost life to oust fascist regime

2025-03-29 00:00:00

BHOLA, Mar 25 (BSS): Md Shakil, a 20-year-old sweet factory worker, courageously stood against the authoritarian rule of Sheikh Hasina's government in July-August mass uprising and embraced martyrdom. Shakil was the youngest of six siblings, born to the late Md...

Jamaat Ameer greets people on Eid-ul-Fitr

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS."After a month of fasting, Eid-ul-Fitr has arrived at our doorstep with a message of joy. The nation is going to celebrate...

Govt creating confusion over polls, alleges Rizvi

REPORT | 2025-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the interim government is creating confusion over fixing election date.The government once said elections will be held in December, then in March and again in June....

Maradona died 'in agony’, forensic expert tells court

2025-03-29 00:00:00

SAN ISIDRO, Argentina, Mar 28 (AFP): The state of Diego Maradona's corpse suggested he must have died "in agony," an expert who participated in the late football legend's autopsy testified Thursday in the trial of seven medical professionals accused of...

Real Madrid coach to go on trial for alleged tax fraud

2025-03-29 00:00:00

MADRID, Mar 28 (AFP): Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial next week for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain's tax office, the Madrid court which will hear the case said Friday.Prosecutors are seeking a jail term...

Moises announces retirement from first-class cricket

2025-03-29 00:00:00

New South Wales captain Moises Henriques has announced his retirement from first-class cricket having stepped away from the format part way through the 2024-25 season.Henriques, 38, who played four Tests for Australia, will remain available for NSW in the One-Day...

Spain bid to host 2035 Women's football WC

2025-03-29 00:00:00

MADRID, Mar 28 (AFP): Spain will bid to jointly host the 2035 women's football World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco, the Spanish football federation announced on Friday."There is no better way to raise the profile of women's sport than...

Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin dives to field the ball

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin dives to field the ball during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. — AFP

Djokovic becomes oldest Masters semi-finalist in Miami

2025-03-29 00:00:00

MIAMI GARDENS, Mar 28 (AFP): Novak Djokovic turned on the style to take his place in the last four of the Miami Open with an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win over American Sebastian Korda, becoming the oldest man to reach...

Tamim Iqbal returns home after heart attack

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal returned home from hospital on Friday, four days after suffering a heart attack during a domestic cricket match and undergoing emergency medical treatment, reports UNB.Dr Shahabuddin Talukder, who oversaw Tamim's treatment at a hospital...

US hits dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen

2025-03-29 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (Al Jazeera): United States air strikes have hit more than 40 locations across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including in the capital, Sanaa, according to local media affiliated with the rebel group.Multiple residential homes and shops were damaged...

Australian PM calls general election for May 3

2025-03-29 00:00:00

CANBERRA, Mar 28 (AFP): Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.Albanese's centre-left Labor party took office in May...

UK govt warns Britons to leave South Sudan 'now'

2025-03-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 28 (Arab News): British citizens "should leave South Sudan now," UK foreign minister David Lammy has warned, with fears growing the country is tipping closer to civil war as a fragile peace deal unravels."My message to British nationals...

China deploys two long-range H-6 bombers in South China Sea

2025-03-29 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Mar 28 (Reuters): China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.The...

Rwanda bans 'any kind of cooperation' with Belgian government

2025-03-29 00:00:00

KIGALI, Mar 28 (Arab News): National and international NGOs working in Rwanda have been banned from cooperating with Belgian institutions, the Rwanda Governance Board said, after Kigali cut off diplomatic ties with Brussels earlier this month.The RGB, which oversees service...

Curfew in Nepal as pro-monarchy protesters demanding restoration of Hindu kingdom clash with police

2025-03-29 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, Mar 28 (AFP): Nepal police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people gathered in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of the monarchy, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in the area.The Himalayan nation adopted a federal...

UN's food aid body warns of crisis as funding cut by 40pc

2025-03-29 00:00:00

ROME, Mar 28 (AFP): The UN's World Food Programme warned Friday of an "unprecedented crisis" as it faces a 40 per cent drop in funding this year, risking life-saving aid for 58 million people.The WFP said that despite the generosity...

Putin calls to remove Zelensky, 'finish off' Ukrainian troops

2025-03-29 00:00:00

MURMANSK (Russia), Mar 28 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a "transitional administration" to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his army would "finish off" Ukrainian troops, in hardline remarks as US President Donald Trump pushes...

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

2025-03-29 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Mar 28 (AFP): Israel has conducted an airstrike on Beirut for the first time since signing a November ceasefire with Hezbollah.Huge smoke plumes rose from the site of the attack in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh and residents reported...

Oil holds near one-month high, set for third week of gains amid supply woes

2025-03-29 00:00:00

SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices held near one-month highs on Friday and were poised for a third weekly gain on a tightening global supply outlook after the US imposed tariffs against countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela and placed restrictions...

Remittance on account of attending training, seminar, and workshop abroad allowed

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank has revoked the restrictions to allow remittances on account of registration/participation fees for attending training, seminar, workshop abroad by employees of banks and finance companies.The Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank issued a circular on Thursday (Mar...

Saudia strengthens connections for Bangladeshi travellers

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Saudia, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, has strengthened connections for Bangladeshi travelers.Operating over 530 daily flights to more than 100 cities, Saudia offers Bangladeshi business and leisure travelers' extensive connectivity, reports BSS citing said a press...

Jewellers demand increased security during Eid holidays

2025-03-29 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Friday called for heightened security measures during the extended Eid holidays to protect jewellery businesses from increasing thefts and robberies, reports UNB.At a press conference held at its New Eskaton Road office, BAJUS Vice...

Global automakers say Trump's tariffs will be painful for them, US consumers

2025-03-29 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Germany, Mar 28 (AP): Whatever the U.S. gains from President Donald Trump's 25% tax on imported cars - and experts are skeptical - automakers around the world are bracing for a lot of pain.In Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Canada...

Network trouble heightens in CHT

FE REPORT | 2025-03-29 00:00:00

Mobile network disruptions have intensified in several areas of the Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) region, as criminal gangs continue to target mobile towers in acts of sabotage.Over the past three months, nearly 50 towers have been shut after power supplies...

Walton launches 13 new models of Hybrid Solar Solutions

2025-03-29 00:00:00

The country's leading technology product brand Walton has released 13 new models of Hybrid Solar Solutions that ensure environment-friendly, renewable and affordable power supply. These Walton Hybrid Solar Solutions save electricity cost and provide uninterrupted power backup for a long...

Trade bodies to run democratically: Bashir

2025-03-29 00:00:00

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin has said the government wants to run the trade organizations completely under democratic system. In view of this, he said, fresh moves are underway for framing rules under the Trade Organizations Act, reports BSS. "The...