US Congress would authorize a direct military confrontation with China if Beijing launched an attack against Taiwan, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told Fox News on Friday evening. The Texas Republican representative was talkin…
Between 1848 and 1850 more than 4,000 young Irish female orphans left workhouses and were transported to Australia.It was part of what was known as the Earl Grey Scheme.He was secretary of state for the colonies and the aim of the scheme was to reduce …
On land, by sea and in the air – pictures released by China’s state broadcaster show the extent of military drills around Taiwan.Beijing – which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China – is calling the operation a “stern warning” to the island’s …
The Rangpur divisional intelligence office of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in a drive arrested two men with 15,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from a furniture-laden truck from Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur on Friday afternoon.“As per directio…
A joint team of task force in separate drives arrested 11 fishermen from the Padma and the Meghna river sanctuaries with current nets and Jatka in the last 24 hours in Haimchar upazila of the district where a ban continues on Hilsa fishing to increase …
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman had establish ‘marshal democracy’ in the country instead of continuing the parliamentary democracy.”After the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman i…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in adrive, on Friday night held a fugitive who was sentenced to death by a Pabnacourt in 2021.The arrested was identified as Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan, 45, hailed fromBahadurpur village in Sadar upazila here.Co…
French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day visit to China, accompanied partly by European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, who went home a day earlier.The dual visit came at a time when EU nations, worried about a growing Sino-Ru…
Rangpur District Jubo League today distributed rice, pulse, edible oil, sugar and other daily essentials as Eid gifts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 1,000 poor and distressed families.Directed by Bangladesh Awami Jubo League President Sheikh Fazle …
The High Court (HC) has directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) to investigate the allegation of embezzlement of Tk 104.7 against Homeland Life Insurance Company, and submit a report i…
Two people were killed in a collision between a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a tractor on Shahbajpur-Shahjadapur regional highway in Jadavpur area under Sarail upazila of the district today.The deceased were identified as battery-run auto-rickshaw dri…
Mohammedan Sporting Club made them a contender to move to the super league phase after registering their third straight victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) today at BKSP-3 ground.The Motijhil outfit was win-less in their first five matches and co…
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