World
The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe and other Indigenous communities in Louisiana, USA are struggling to protect their lands as the state’s coastline steadily disappears. Once narrow and lush, waterways like Bayou Pointe au Chien have widened and submerged pastures, threatening homes, cultural si...
After two years of shuttered shops and empty streets, Christmas celebrations have begun returning to Bethlehem, offering a fragile sense of hope to a city devastated by the war in Gaza and an economic crisis across the West Bank.On Saturday evening, John Juka’s family restaurant — closed...
Japan lodged a strong protest with China after a Chinese military aircraft locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa, escalating tensions between the two countries amid already strained relations over remarks by Japan’s prime minister on Taiwan.Japan’s Defense Ministry said ...
National,INFRASTRUCTURE & DEV,Country
UNB, Chandpur: A deep crack at the joint of the vital ‘Matlab Bridge’ over the Dhonagoda River has sparked alarm among residents and motorists, raising concerns about a serious disaster if urgent repairs are not carried out.The bridge, which connects Matlab South and Matlab North up...
National,City,Education & Culture
Students of five colleges, including Dhaka College, blocked the Shahbagh intersection on Sunday demanding cancellation of the schooling system described in the proposed outline of Dhaka Central University.The students initiated the blockade at 11:45 am, bringing traffic through the intersection to a...
National,Business,Politics,City
Mobile phone traders and employees blocked the road in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission office in Agargaon on Sunday in protest against the government move to disable unapproved handsets.Police said the demonstration began around 10:30am when the protesters took positi...
A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16.Another 14 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the S...
National,Health,Politics,Country
UNB, Mymensingh: A physician of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) has been suspended for misbehaving with the Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr. Md Abu Jafor on Saturday afternoon.Dr. Dhandeb Barman, who was in-charge of the Casualty Department, h...
National,Politics
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in India is her personal decision influenced by the "circumstances" that led her to the country, NDTV reports.Hasina fled to India in August last year, when her 15-year r...
Thousands of refugees around the world have been unable to enter the United States due to new policies under President Donald Trump. Many had prepared for their move, sold belongings, and secured travel documents before the program was suspended.Trump restarted the refugee program in October but set...
An international authority that will oversee the next phase of Gaza’s U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced before the end of the year, an Arab official and a Western diplomat told the Associated Press on Friday.Under the ceasefire terms, the authority — known as the Board ...
Advisers to US President Donald Trump and senior Ukrainian officials said they will meet for a third straight day on Saturday after reporting initial progress on shaping a security framework for postwar Ukraine.In a joint statement, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kush...
National,Country
Two minor children drowned in the Kaliganga River in Gilond area of Manikganj Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased are three-year-old Md Junaid Mondal, son of Azgar Ali Mondal, and two-and-a-half-year-old Md Jamil Mondal, son of Akbar Ali Mondal. The boys were cousins.Officer-in-charge Kam...
National,City,Country
At least 35 shops were burnt as fire broke out at a market in Narayanganj district town early Saturday.The fire erupted from one of the shops at Sameer Kor Market in Natun Paltapara of the district around 5am.On information, five firefighting units from several stations rushed to the spot and manage...
UNB, Magura: Miscreants set fire to Assistant Commissioner (AC-Land) office and Registry office in Magura Sadar by throwing petrol early Saturday.AC (Land) Asma Akter said the perpetrators broke a window at the back of the building and hurled petrol bombs around 3am.The fire engulfed a room on ...
UNB, Jashore: A prisoner who was arrested during a joint forces’ operation in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district on Thursday died at Jashore Central Jail hospital on Friday.The deceased was identified as Ujjal Biswas, 39, son of Najir Biswas of Altapole in Keshabpur upazila.Abid Ahmed,...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Rangpur: Highlighting the role of law enforcers in holding a fair election, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Saturday (December 06, 2025) the upcoming parliamentary polls will be a major test for law enforcement agencies.“Although there were initial challenges, the p...
UNB, Feni: Feni is observing its Liberation Day on Saturday as freedom fighters defeated the Pakistani occupation force and their local collaborators on this day in 1971.The valiant sons of the district hoisted the flag of independent Bangladesh on that day following nine months of a bloody str...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the 23rd Russia-India Summit, where both leaders agreed to broaden economic cooperation amid U.S. pressure on India to reconsider its longstanding ties with Moscow.The summit comes at a critical juncture as the U.S...
Emergency teams scrambled to reach survivors on Friday after devastating floods and landslides swept through parts of Asia last week, claiming more than 1,500 lives. Relief efforts are ongoing, but the sheer scale of the disaster has overwhelmed rescue operations.Authorities reported 883 fatalities...
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