World
European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be chief guests at India's Republic Day celebrations next Monday.Besides state banquets and the ceremonial pomp of the event, the two leaders will have a more pressing item on thei...
Seven people have been killed and 82 are missing after a landslide in the West Bandung region of Indonesia’s West Java province, Indonesia ‘s disaster mitigation agency said.“The number of missing persons is high, we will try to optimise our search and rescue efforts today,&r...
Iran’s chief prosecutor on Friday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that he prevented the execution of 800 people arrested during recent protests, calling the claim “entirely untrue.” At the same time, activists reported that the death toll from Iran&rs...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region would be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.The UAE’s foreign ministry said...
National,Diplomachy
Bangladesh has strongly rejected Myanmar’s recent submissions before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case brought by The Gambia over the Rohingya genocide, saying Naypyidaw’s attempt to label the Rohingya as ‘Bengalis’ is a deliberate effort to justify atrocit...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has urged voters registered through the "Postal Vote BD" mobile application to cast their ballots promptly after receiving them.They should submit the yellow envelopes to the nearest post office or letter box within the stipulated time, a PID release...
Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stepped aside from the race for the country’s top post to clear the way for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi officials said Tuesday.Two officials, including a senior leader from al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and D...
The Syrian army on Tuesday declared an area east of Aleppo a “closed military zone,” signaling a possible escalation with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), officials said.The move follows several days of clashes in Aleppo last week that displaced tens of thousands, ending over ...
National,Education & Research,Crime & Corruption
UNB: An attempted rape case has been filed against Rajshahi University (RU) Assistant Prof. Dulal Ali Mollah.A woman filed the case on January 4 with Chandrima Police Station, said Officer-in-Charge of the police station Emran Hossain.According to the case statement, Prof. Dulal, a teacher of D...
Healthcare
UNB: A departmental investigation has been launched into allegations of cooking inside an operation theatre (OT) and other irregularities at the 250-bed Feni General Hospital, following the suspension of two nurses over the incident.A three-member probe committee, formed by the office of the Ch...
An independent counsel has sought the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over rebellion charges linked to his declaration of martial law in December 2024, a Seoul court said Tuesday.The Seoul Central District Court said the demand was made by the legal team of independent ...
Iranian authorities eased some communication restrictions on Tuesday by allowing mobile phone users to make overseas calls for the first time in days, but continued to block internet access and text messaging services as the death toll from nationwide protests climbed to at least 646.Residents in Te...
Reuters, Dubai/BBC:: About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.The Iranian official, speaking ...
Accident & Fire
A fire gutted a jhut (garment waste) warehouse in Salna area of Gazipur on Tuesday morning.The fire broke out at the jhut warehouse around 12:30 pm and engulfed the adjoining houses, said Hiron Mia, station officer of Bhogra Modern Fire Service Station.On information, four firefighting units rushed ...
The virtual US Embassy for Iran warned American citizens on Monday to leave the country immediately as nationwide protests escalate, reports Anadolu Agency.“Leave Iran now,” the embassy said in a security alert, urging US nationals to plan their departure without assistance from the US g...
World,Passport, Vissa, Immigration
The United States State Department said it has revoked more than 100,000 visas since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, as his administration continues a hardline immigration crackdown.The visa cancellations include 8,000 students and 2,500 specialised workers, according to a socia...
Yaxzodara Lozada awoke shivering on Tuesday after spending the night on the sidewalk outside a Caracas prison, clinging to the hope that her husband, a police officer detained on Nov. 17, would be released under a goodwill measure announced by the government last week.Despite signs that daily life i...
Mobile phones in Iran were able to make some international calls on Tuesday, days after authorities shut down the internet and blocked overseas connections amid a nationwide crackdown on protests.Several residents in Tehran managed to reach journalists at The Associated Press, though the AP bureau i...
City,Accident & Fire
A van driver was killed early Monday after being hit by a speeding truck while crossing the road in Balur Maidan area of Jurain under Shyampur Police Station in the capital.The accident occurred around 3:00am, police said.The deceased was identified as Md Ibrahim, 40, son of the late Anisul Mia of S...
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