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An airstrike by Myanmar’s military destroyed a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel armed force, killing 34 patients and medical staff, according to a rescue worker and independent media reports Thursday.About 80 other people were injured in the attack Wednesday night on the gener...
National,Country
UNB, Rajshahi: A two-year-old boy, Sajid, who fell into an abandoned deep well in Tanore upazila, Rajshahi, has not survived the 32-hour ordeal, as the Fire Service mounted a painstaking operation to hopefully rescue him. He was retrieved in a lifeless state around 9pm on Thursday, and the...
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Leading companies in the tobacco industry today issued a joint statement, expressing their serious concerns over the Government’s attempt to pass the proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Act without a stakeholder-inclusive consultation in the absence of appropriate Parliamentary process. ...
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A training programme on 'Right to Information' was held at Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi on Thursday at the initiative of the Public Relations Department of Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB).Officers and employees of different levels of Shah Makhdum Airport participated in the tr...
President Donald Trump has introduced a new “Gold Card” visa programme that offers wealthy foreigners a fast-track route to US residency and eventual citizenship in exchange for a minimum payment of $1 million.Announcing the launch on Wednesday, Trump said the card would give qualified a...
National,Politics
The much-sought national election and a referendum on July (Reform) Charter will simultaneously be held on February 12 (Thursday) under a non-political government after 18 years as the Election Commission announced the schedule on Thursday evening.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announce...
Tens of thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets Wednesday to protest alleged government corruption, just weeks before the country adopts the euro as its official currency.The demonstrations followed last week’s rallies against the government’s 2026 budget proposals, which included hi...
Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was arrested Wednesday in a corruption investigation, just a month after conservative President Rodrigo Paz took office, ending two decades of socialist rule.Authorities said Arce faces charges of breach of duty and financial misconduct tied to alleged embezzlemen...
A Pakistan military court on Thursday sentenced former spy chief Lt. Gen. (retd.) Faiz Hameed to 14 years in prison over multiple charges, including political activities, misuse of authority, and violations of the Official Secrets Act, the military said.The Field General Court Martial tried Hameed u...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to hold urgent talks on Thursday with leaders and senior officials from around 30 countries backing Kyiv’s push for fair terms to end the war with Russia.Top leaders from Germany, Britain and France were expected to join the virtual meeting of Uk...
South Korea on Thursday indicted former acting president Choi Sang-mok on charges linked to the brief martial law declared by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol in December 2024, widening the list of senior officials facing legal action over the crisis.Choi is among three top officials who temporarily led...
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Domestic worker Ayesha allegedly killed her employer, Laila Afroz, and her 15-year-old daughter, Nafisa Nawal Binte Aziz, at their Mohammadpur home following a confrontation over stealing Tk 2,000, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said on Thursday.According to DMP Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Is...
The search for two-year-old Sazid, who fell into an abandoned tube-well shaft in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi more than 24 hours ago, continues as rescuers have now dug down 40 to 42 feet, officials said on Thursday.Lt Col Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director (operations) of the Fire Service and Civil Defe...
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed house help Ayesha on a six-day remand in the case filed over Tuesday's double murder in Mohammadpur.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam passed the order after police sought a 10-day remand, a court staffer said.The court also placed Ayesha's husband, Ra...
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The viva voce of the candidates who passed the written examination of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will begin on December 28.The Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the schedule through a press release on Thursday.A total of 975 candidates have been called for interviews.The detaile...
A 45-year-old woman who returned home from Saudi Arabia recently was found dead at her rented house on Tank Road in Khulna city early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Sheuli Begum, who had married her second husband Md Salauddin Khan only a few days ago.Neighbours said her first husband&rsquo...
A 40-year-old housewife was killed allegedly by a gang of thieves at Shimlapolli in Sarishabari municipality area of Jamalpur district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Lipi Begum, wife of Mohor Ali, assistant sub-inspector of Rab-2 in Mohammadpur area of the capital.Bachhu Mia, officer-...
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UNB, Chattogram: An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a clash reportedly between two factions of the BNP in Baraiyarhat municipality under Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district early Thursday.The victim, Gazi Tahmid Khan, 25, died around 12:30am while undergoing treatme...
Within a span of five minutes, Sylhet experienced two mild earthquakes early Thursday, triggering panic among people.The first quake struck at 2:20:31 am followed by a second at 2:25:14 am, Shah Md Sajib Hossain, assistant meteorologist of the Sylhet Seismic Observatory Centre, said on Thursday morn...
A Myanmar military air strike on a hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta intensifies its offensive ahead of elections scheduled for this month.The military has escalated air strikes since seizing power in a 2021 coup that ended...
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