23 killed after suicide bomb blast at educational center in Kabul

A suicide bomb attack on an education center in Kabul has killed at least 23 people, most of whom are believed to be young women, in the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital...

Shakib, Bubly confirm their relationship, reveal child’s photo

Dhallywood actors Shakib Khan and Shobnom Bubly on Friday confirmed their relationship on social media. They also revealed some photos of their child named Shehzad Khan Beer. “Shehzad Khan Beer, the son of mine and Shakib Khan, is our little prince. My child is my pride, my strength,” Bubly wrote...

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Myanmar

An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said...

Depict BNP’s misrule, country’s current development to foreigners: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the Bangladeshi expatriates to depict the misrule of the BNP government that included corruption, irregularities and attrocities against opponents...

US will never recognise Russia’s annexation attempts, Biden vows

The US will "never, never, never" recognise Russia's attempt to annex territory in Ukraine, President Joe Biden has said. He was speaking ahead of a speech on Friday from Vladimir Putin, who is expected to declare that four Ukrainian regions are joining Russia...

Outgoing IGP pays courtesy call on President

Outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed paid a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening...

Bangladesh makes remarkable economic, dev progress in 5 decades: WB report

Bangladesh has made remarkable economic and development progress in the past five decades and now the country needs a strong reform agenda to sustain its growth trajectory and further accelerate...

No complaints, no grievances today: Outgoing IGP

After serving for more than three decades in the Police department, Dr Benazir Ahmed, outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Thursday said no complaints and no grievances against anyone today...

Covid-19: 2 dead, 679 infected in 24 hours

The death toll from Coronavirus has risen to 29,362 in Bangladesh as 2 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 679 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 2,024,489. Directorate General of Health Services confirmed the information through a press release on Thursday...

All women have right to safe, legal abortion: India’s top court

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that a woman’s lack of marital status cannot deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists...

No scope to reinstate caretaker govt system: Law Minister

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said there is no scope to reinstate the caretaker government system in the country...

Sanctions on RAB are not intended to punish: US Ambassador

US Ambassador Peter Haas has said the sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) are not intended to punish but to change the behaviour and hold them accountable. He made the statement at “Meet the Ambassador” event organised by the Center for Governance Studies (CGS) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung at a restaurant in the capital...

Russia set to annex Ukraine territory; West warns of new sanctions

Russia was poised to annex a swath of Ukraine within days, releasing what it called vote tallies showing overwhelming support in four provinces to join it, after what Ukraine and the West denounced...

Hurricane Ian pummels Florida’s Gulf Coast, 2 million without power

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 2 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland...

Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday and sentenced Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for violating Myanmar’s official secrets act, a legal official said...

Mahsa Amini: What we know after 11 days of protests in Iran

Protests that erupted in many parts of Iran following the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, entered their 11th day on Tuesday, even as authorities continued to restrict access to the internet...

Neonatal sepsis: the new threat posed by superbugs

Death toll from Panchagarh boat capsize rises to 69

The death toll from the boat capsize in the Karatoya River in Panchagarh rose to 69 as another body was recovered on Wednesday. The deceased was a man around in his 30 but his detailed identity could not be known yet, Panchagarh Fire Service and Civil Defence assistant director Mahbubul Islam said this afternoon...

Rohingyas must go back, PM tells VOA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said everyone needs to understand the reality that the forcibly displaced Rohingyas are becoming a huge burden for Bangladesh and they must go back home. "They (Rohingyas) need to go back to their own country. Everyone needs to understand (the situation)...

Bangladesh keen to sign FTA with Malaysia: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that Bangladesh is keen to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia. Kamal said this when he held a bilateral meeting with a Malaysian delegation headed by Malaysian Deputy Finance Minister Dato Indear Moha Shar Abdullah at Manila in the Philippines...