World
AFP, GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of 34 people in a mass grave in a western region wracked by criminal violence, the state prosecutor's office said Thursday.The remains were found during construction work in Zapopan in Jalisco state, home to one of the country&#...
AFP, Brussels, Belgium: The EU's 27 leaders on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, resolving fears that Kremlin-friendly Hungary would let the measures lapse, officials said.The decision at a summit in Brussels means that the EU's sweeping sanctions ove...
AFP, UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN peacekeeping chief warned Thursday about potential spill over from Sudan's war to undermine nascent stability in the Central African Republic, including paramilitary operations.Last week, an armed group attacked a patrol by the UN mission in the CAR, ki...
National,Politics
BSS, JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Jahangirnagar University authorities have rescheduled the long-awaited election of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU), which will now be held on September 11 this year. The decision was made at an exchange-of-views meeting with student rep...
AFP, Brussels, Belgium: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities were "genuinely effective" but the "worst-case scenario" would be if Tehran now exits the global non-proliferation treaty."The worst would be that the cons...
AFP, Tokyo: Japan has executed a death row prisoner, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said Friday, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment.The justice ministry declined to confirm the hanging but NHK, citing government sources, said the prisoner was 34...
AFP, Beijing: A Chinese TV journalist was wounded by a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Kursk region while reporting near targeted facilities, his employer said Friday. Lu Yuguang, a reporter with the state-affiliated Phoenix TV, "was wounded in the head" on Thursday afternoon a...
National,Politics,Education & Culture
Education Adviser CR Abrar has said efforts are on to take the exam of an HSC examinee, who failed to take part on the first day of her examination due to a delay in taking her sick mother to a hospital on Thursday.This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations began ...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is going to withdraw at least 20,000 'false and politically motivated' cases in the next six months, freeing the implicated people from all the stigmas and sufferings once and for all."I think the ministry will withdraw at least 20,000 fal...
National,Travel & Tourism
A Singapore-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight made an emergency return to Dhaka shortly after take-off due to engine-related issues, authorities said on Friday.According to the Civil Aviation Authority the flight, BG 584, operated by a Boeing 737-800, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Air...
National,Business,Oil & Energy
UNB, Khulna: A cargo vessel carrying 914 metric tonnes of fly ash, a raw material used for cement production, sank in the Pashur River near Mongla Port early Friday.It happened at the confluence of the Mongla and Pashur rivers around 6am, said officials.Mohammad Shawkat Sheikh, driver of the sunken ...
National,Business,Politics
Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said social business can change not only Bangladesh but the whole world.He said social business is the only right way to ensure healthcare for everyone in the world and through this it is quite possible to address the challenges of healthcare sector.T...
World,Politics
AFP, Tehran: Iran yesterday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes.The most serious conflict yet between Israel and Iran derailed nuclear talks between Iran and the Uni...
National,City,Country
UNB, Khulna: Three people, including two suspected drug dealers, were killed and another was injured in separate incidents in Rupsa and Harintana areas of Khulna on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as suspected drug smugglers Sabbir, Saddam and sand trader Bablu Dutta.The bullet-hit Miraz...
UNB, Savar: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday morning joined as the chief guest and keynote speaker at the 15th edition of Social Business Day amid brief rich cultural show.The 15th edition of Social Business Day, organised by the Yunus Centre and Grameen Group, is taking place at the Sama...
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at the Battle of Karbala, will be observed in the country on July 06 as the moon of the month of Muharram was sighted in the sky on Thursday.So, the month of Muharram of 1447 Hijri start...
Amid escalating tensions over the Iran-Israel conflict, the first batch of 28 Bangladeshi nationals in Iran has departed for Pakistan by road and has reached the border.With the help of the Pakistani government, they will soon reach Karachi from the border, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Th...
The government has formed a committee to investigate the allegations regarding the last three national elections and formulate recommendations to conduct fair polls in the future.The five-member committee will be led by former High Court justice Shamim Hasnain.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette n...
National,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves climbed to $30.51 billion on Thursday, reflecting a renewed strength in the country’s external sector.But, officials said, under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), the...
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the problem in the NBR will be solved very quickly.“I will hold a meeting next week, we will finalise everything there,” the adviser said emerging from a meeting with the high-ups of the NBR at his ministry that lasted more than two hours...
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