Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce
Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks on Ukraine on Monday in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two sides...
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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Lost youth dividend
BANGLADESH, home to more than 170 million people, is often lauded for its steady economic growth, social development and demographic dividend. Yet, buried beneath this progress lies a silent but mounting crisis 鈥� the growing number of youth who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). Representing a significant portion of the population, these...
Army to extend hand in anti-mosquito campaign of DNCC
Bangladesh army is set to extend its hands to Dhaka North City Corporation鈥檚 anti-mosquito campaign agreeing to oversee the use of insecticide to control the vermin to prevent outbreak of dengue during the rainy season, municipal officials said on Sunday.
Putin announces 鈥楨aster truce鈥� in Ukraine conflict
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting in the evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday...
US threatens to withdraw from Ukraine talks if no progress
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington could soon exit efforts to reach a Ukraine ceasefire if it decided peace was not 鈥榙oable鈥�, after meeting European and Ukrainian officials in Paris.
BMD predicts rains across Bangladesh in next 24 hours
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunder showers in all divisions, including Dhaka, of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Downpours drench homeless survivors of Myanmar quake
Heavy rains have lashed the Myanmar region stricken by last month鈥檚 earthquake, aid officials said Wednesday, drenching homeless survivors and bogging down relief efforts...
Rain brings respite from sweltering heat
A spell of rain accompanied by lightning strikes and gusty wind brought people respite from days of sweltering heat in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Thanks Iran, for refusing the bomb
COL Lawrence Wilkerson was the chief of staff of the US secretary of state Gen Colin Powell. He is today among the most vocal American critics of the US-sponsored war in Ukraine, the genocide of Palestinians by Israel and the US-Israeli plans to wage war on Iran...
Russia claims deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting
Russia said on Monday that its missiles hit a meeting of Ukrainian army commanders in Sumy, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as a 鈥榟uman shield鈥� after Kyiv reported the Sunday attack killed at least 34 people...
Russian missile strike kills 32 in Ukraine
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 32 people, including two children, and wounded dozens on Sunday, Kyiv said, in the deadliest attack in months...
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh
Rains may lash parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
Trump envoy suggests allied zones of control in Ukraine
Keith Kellogg, US president Donald Trump鈥檚 special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times newspaper published Saturday.
F-16 pilot killed in combat: Kyiv
A Ukrainian F-16 pilot was killed in combat, Kyiv said Saturday, in the second such incident since the delivery of the precious US-made fighter jets to Ukraine to help fight Russia鈥檚 invasion.
Bangladesh families seek sons feared fighting for Russia
Young Bangladeshi men desperate for work allege they have been tricked into fighting for Russia against Ukraine, with the reported death of a 22-year-old sparking a surge of worried calls.
Europe vows more arms for Ukraine
Ukraine鈥檚 European allies vowed Friday to step up weapons deliveries as support from the United States dries up under president Donald Trump.
China urges citizens to avoid war zones
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to avoid conflict zones and participating in wars, after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting with Russia...
100 BRAC Bank officials get Bancassurance training
A total of 100 officials from BRAC Bank have been officially certified by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy after completing the 鈥楤ancassurance鈥� training...
Russian parliament passes Iran partnership treaty
Russia鈥檚 lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ratify a treaty to deepen political, military and economic ties with Iran, as Moscow moves closer to its key ally....
Zelensky slams lack of US response to Putin truce rejection
Ukraine鈥檚 president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday lamented the lack of a US response to Russia鈥檚 refusal to agree 鈥榓 full, unconditional ceasefire鈥� as two people were killed in Moscow鈥檚 latest aerial bombardment...
Smoking by passengers blamed for train fire
The Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 probe committee has put down a recent fire incident on a commuter train to smoking by unidentified passengers...
The war that won鈥檛 end
THE tenuous nature of negotiations between the US, Russia, and Ukraine has left the world teetering on the edge of heightened conflict. If these talks ultimately fail, what follows could redefine the global order in ways both expected and unintended...
BMD predicts rains in Dhaka, seven other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rains at several places in seven divisions of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Sunday...
French, UK military chiefs discuss support with Ukraine
British and French military chiefs travelled to Kyiv this week to discuss strengthening the Ukrainian army and ways to support the war-torn country after any end of hostilities with Russia, France鈥檚 Thierry Burkhard said on Saturday.
Zelensky slams US embassy over deadly strike response
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday slammed the US embassy in Ukraine for what he called a 鈥榳eak鈥� statement that did not blame Russia for a missile strike that killed 18 people...
Railway authorities need to stop risky train roof riding
THE death of two young people after they fell off a train roof at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria on April 2, whilst they were creating TikTok videos, is shocking. It is reported that the four young people in a group climbed onto the roof of a running train, the Paharika Express headed for Sylhet from Chattogram. When the train reached the Mogra railway bridge after crossing the...
US lawmakers threaten new sanctions on Russia
A bipartisan group of US senators has proposed legislation that would slap sanctions on countries friendly to Russia if Moscow disrupts on-going negotiations to end the Ukraine war...
Two TikTokers die falling from train roof
Two youths were killed and two others were severely injured after falling from the roof of a moving train while they were making TikTok videos on mobile phone at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday...