US strikes on Sanaa kill 12
Yemen鈥檚 Huthis said early Monday that US air strikes on Sanaa killed at least 12 people and wounded 30, with a military spokesperson later claiming attacks on US aircraft carriers and Israel.
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Bangladesh interim government chief departs for Qatar
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday left Dhaka for a four-day official visit to Qatar, where he would attend the Earthna Summit 2025 in Doha.
US-Bangla Airlines launches Dhaka-Riyadh direct flights
US-Bangla Airlines has launched direct flights from Dhaka to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from Monday...
BMU鈥檚 implants help over 900 hearing-impaired children speak
Around 1,000 individuals, including over 900 hearing-impaired children, who received cochlear implants at Bangladesh Medical University can now hear and speak, empowering them to lead independent lives and actively contribute to society rather than being dependent on it...
MIU admission fair begins
The admission fair for the summer 2025 semester of Manarat International University has started with a 50 per cent discount on admission fees...
Israeli air strikes kill 25 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes since dawn on Sunday have killed at least 25 people across the Gaza Strip, including women and children...
Tariffs could push Boeing, Airbus prices even higher
Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised to climb further as Boeing and Airbus are buffeted by trade tariffs...
Ways that govt should walk to bolster women鈥檚 rights
THE recommendations that the women鈥檚 affairs reforms commission, set up on November 18, 2024, put forth on April 19 for the government to effect appear assuring in that they are mostly meant to do away with the discrimination that exists in society against women. The commission has made 15 specific recommendations, which include the provision for equal rights...
Dhaka again becomes most polluted city on Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 176 at about 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Women affairs reform commission:聽Equal property聽right suggested
The Women Affairs Reform Commission on Saturday submitted 433 recommendations to the government, including the introduction of equal property rights for women, a uniform family code, and a separate and permanent women affairs commission.
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 173
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at about 9:00am on Saturday...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥�
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 161 at 9:25am on Friday morning.
Two-day remittance fair begins tomorrow in New York
The 4th Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2025 will begin in New York on Saturday with an aim to boost remittance flow from the US to Bangladesh...
Dhaka becomes most polluted city with AQI score of 183
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 183 at 9:25am on Thursday morning...
Israeli air strikes kill 11 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 11 people, including women and children...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� with AQI score of 133
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 133 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning...
7-day Baishakhi Fair begins at Bangla Academy
Under a joint initiative of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation and Bangla Academy, 7-day Baisakhi Fair began on Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka...
India鈥檚 billionaire jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8bn bank fraud
Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank fraud...
Bangladesh to take part in Wheelchair Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh will participate in the inaugural edition of the Wheelchair Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be held in Lahore and Faisalabad in Pakistan, from September 30 to October 9.聽
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 179
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 5th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 179 at about 8:30am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone with AQI score of 55
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turns to the 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone this morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in moderate zone with AQI score of 71
Dhaka ranked 42nd among the world鈥檚 cities with the worst air quality on Thursday morning, with an Air Quality Index score of 71, according to IQAir...
Cost of airborne apathy
THERE is a slow violence unravelling in the capital 鈥� not through war or terrorism but through every breath that people take. Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is gasping, literally, for air. The city鈥檚 sky, once merely hazy in winter, has become a year-round cloak of poison. The air is not just unhealthy. It is a weapon of mass disablement...
BUFT begins six-day admission fair
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology began a six-day admission fair for spring semester 2025 at its permanent campus of Nishatnagar under Turag in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Dhaka鈥檚 air in 鈥榤oderate鈥� zone with AQI score of 90
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 28th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 90 at about 10:30am on Tuesday morning...
TikTok expands family pairing features in Bangladesh
TikTok has announced launch of enhanced features to its Family Pairing tool in the Bangladesh region, said a press release...
Philippines, US launch joint drills
The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing 鈥榮trategic deterrence鈥�, Manila鈥檚 military said...
Bolsonaro whips up Sao Paulo protest over coup charges
Brazil鈥檚 former president Jair Bolsonaro rallied thousands of people Sunday to a demonstration in Sao Paulo against charges levied by the Supreme Court that he plotted a coup...
Dhaka's air 鈥榤oderate鈥� Monday morning
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality turned 鈥渕oderate鈥� and ranked 19th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:00 am on Monday...
One killed in Yemen air strikes
Media aligned with Yemen鈥檚 Huthi rebels on Saturday said one person was killed and several others wounded in air strikes in the north of the country that they blamed on the United States...