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...
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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.
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...
UK trade envoy visits Unilever
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), a leading UK-based multinational and the country鈥檚 largest fast-moving consumer goods company, welcomed Baroness Rosie Winterton, the UK government鈥檚 trade envoy to Bangladesh, and Sarah Cooke, the British high commissioner to Bangladesh, to its corporate headquarters in Dhaka...
UK demands answers after MP denied entry to HK
British foreign secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities.
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...
PLOT SCAM CASES:聽Arrest of Hasina, Rehana, Tulip, 50 others ordered
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued warrants to arrest 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq and nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq in three separate cases filed over...
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.
Yoon quits presidential residence
South Korea鈥檚 impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul on Friday, after being stripped of his duties.
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.
Rehana, Azmina, Bobby got Purbachal plots without any application
Sheikh Rehana, her son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby and daughter Azmina Siddiq got plots in Purbachal New Town without submitting any application due to the influence of British MP Tulip Siddiq, also a niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Controversial outs talk of the day
Two controversial dismissals of Shinepukur Cricket Club were the talk of the day as they were beaten by Gulshan Cricket Club by just five runs in their Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
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...
Prince Harry in court to challenge 鈥榰njustified鈥� UK security downgrade
Prince Harry鈥檚 lawyer told a UK appeal court on Tuesday that paring back the royal鈥檚 personal security during his visits to Britain was 鈥榰njustified鈥�...
Ousted Bagladesh PM's daughter Saima got RAJUK plot without formal application
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members crossed all the limits of irregularities while getting plots from Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) as her daughter Saima Wazed (Putul) took away a 10-katha plot just at the whim of her mother.
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...
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...
Britain says Israel鈥檚 detention of two UK MPs 鈥榰nacceptable鈥�
Britain鈥檚 foreign secretary David Lammy said Saturday it was 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� and deeply concerning that Israel had detained two UK lawmakers and denied them entry...
AL holds protest procession in city
The Awami League鈥檚 Dhaka south city unit leaders and activists brought out a protest procession from the south gate of Baitul Mukarram that ended at party headquarters on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Sunday morning...
Parvez shatters record as Abahani seal Super League spot
Parvez Hossain smashed the fastest fifty by any Bangladeshi across all formats as he reached the milestone in just 15 balls in Abahani Limited鈥檚 10-wicket thrashing of Shinepukur Cricket Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 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...
South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea鈥檚 Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.
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...
Saka scores on return as Arsenal beat Fulham
Bukayo Saka marked his return from a lengthy injury absence with a goal as Arsenal beat Fulham 2-1 on Tuesday to cut the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to nine points...
Russian drone attack kills four in Ukraine
A Russian drone attack killed at least four people and wounded 21 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, damaging high-rise buildings and triggering fires in a hotel, service stations and homes, an official said Saturday.