Battered, empty Myanmar town shows price of victory against junta
Gutted buildings, vacant windows and blocks bombed to rubble show the price paid by the western Myanmar town of Pauktaw for victory against the junta in the country鈥檚 civil war...
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Tough decisions pave way for better times: Novera Hossain
Fiction writer Novera Hossain thinks that tough decisions pave the way for better times...
Trump in first election test after hush money conviction
Donald Trump faced Republican voters for the first time as a convicted felon on Tuesday during the final state primaries for the 2024 presidential nomination, where he continued to sweep up votes...
Div commissioner asked to explain eviction failure
The High Court on Wednesday asked Rangpur divisional commissioner Md Zakir Hossain to explain his failure to evict 812 illegally made brickfields as the court directed him to do so...
Govt appeal against HC solitary confinement verdict irrational
THE government鈥檚 filing an appeal with the Appellate Division challenging the High Court verdict that has asked prisons authorities not to keep in solitary confinement the inmates meted out death sentences before all judicial and administrative processes are...
76 million IDPs worldwide: NGO
Conflict in Sudan and Gaza pushed the number of internally displaced people worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor said Tuesday...
Two peoples鈥� experience of displacement
ISRAEL was founded with a UN mandate in 1948. The background was the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis. The idea that Jews needed a state of their own to feel safe was widely accepted...
Putin says nuclear forces 鈥榓lways鈥� on alert in Victory Day speech
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were 鈥榓lways鈥� on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade...
Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
Two of China鈥檚 wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market...
Notice asks DCs, SPs to remove 3-wheelers from highways
A legal notice has been served to the district administrations to implement a High Court verdict which asked them to prohibit movement of unauthorised three-wheelers, known as Nasiman or Kariman or Bhatbhati, on highways to prevent road accident...
Eyeless in Gaza
THE fact that the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world鈥檚 conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement. In this case, it is not only possible, but there is near universal agreement...
ICT is going to be main saviour of economy: Salman
Noting that the ICT sector is going to be the main聽saviour of the country鈥檚 economy in the future, prime minister鈥檚 private聽industry and investment adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Sunday advocated for聽continuing the various tax facilities policy apart from support that the聽sector is currently enjoying for further flourish of this sector...
Fear of fruit failure grips mango growers as heatwave intensifies
Chapainawabganj, the country鈥檚 mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heatwave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to fall from trees...
Self-inflicted death in system of male dominance
FAIRUZ Abantika, a student from the 13th batch of law in Jagannath University committed suicide, sending out a poignant message on Facebook. In her note, she implied that her death was not suicide but murder, pointing the finger at a classmate and the university鈥檚 assistant proctor...
US still opposes Rafah operation, Blinken tells Netanyahu
US secretary of state Antony Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Israeli assault on the crowded Gaza city of Rafah in talks on Wednesday with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Hawkers protest against eviction
Bangladesh Hawkers Union leaders on Monday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to stop eviction of hawkers in Dhaka city without providing them with alternative job or workplace...
Verdict in actor Sohel Chy murder case May 9
The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 on Monday set May 9 for pronouncing verdict in a case lodged over the murder of actor Sohel Chowdhury in 1998.
Central bank must walk back restrictions on journalist entry
THE Bangladesh Bank has so far made the headlines countless times for ills such as weak regulatory affairs, failures to recover loans in default, affording advantages to wilful defaulters, under-preparedness or no preparedness at all to...
Alonso makes you 'up your game': Boniface
Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface said Xabi Alonso has a particular advantage over other coaches on the training pitch.
Certified ethical hacking training course inaugurated at BCC
A training course on 鈥楥ertified Ethical Hacking鈥� inaugurated at Bangladesh Computer Council in Dhaka on Sunday with the participation of 15 officials of Bangladesh Bank ICT Cell to strengthen the cyber security of state security and financial institutions...
Prisoner dies in hospital custody
A prisoner of Pabna district jail died at Pabna general hospital after he was taken there as he fell sick at the jail...
Fugitive convict arrested after 22 years
The members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in an arms case, in a drive in Masterpara area of Feni city after 22 years...
Man acquitted after 23 years of conviction
The High Court has acquitted a man of rape charge after 27 years of his conviction...
UK and Israel-Palestine conflict
THE United Kingdom has a historical link to the current Israel-Palestine conflict. With the Balfour Declaration in 1917, Britain pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, despite Jews constituting...
9 more Myanmar border guards enter Bangladesh
Nine more members of Myanmar Border Guard Police fled conflict and entered Bangladesh through Jhimongkhali and Kharankkhali border of Whykong at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Sunday morning amid their ongoing conflict with the ethnic rebel group Arakan Army...
Iran warns of 鈥榮tronger response鈥� if Israel retaliates to attack
Iran warned on Sunday against any 鈥榬eckless鈥� Israeli retaliation to Tehran鈥檚 unprecedented attack, as world leaders urged restraint. Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory鈥�
Iran warns United States to 鈥榮tay away鈥� from conflict with Israel
Iran warned the United States on Sunday to 鈥榮tay away鈥� from its conflict with Israel after Tehran launched a drone and missile attack in retaliation for a deadly strike on its Damascus consulate.....
US ex-ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years
A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison....
Myanmar troops withdraw from border hub, ethnic rebels say
Myanmar junta troops have withdrawn from their positions in a major trade hub near the Thai border following days of clashes. AFP reporters in Thailand heard shelling on the border near the vital trading town of Myawaddy early Thursday after witnessing hundreds of people queuing the night before to seek safety in Thailand...
Myanmar border hub clashes continue for second day
Myanmar鈥檚 military and an ethnic minority armed group clashed for the second day around a trade hub on the Thai border Wednesday, with residents hiding or fleeing and Thailand beefing up security on the border...