Netrakona: Police, in a drive, arrested two persons and seized a covered van along with a huge quantity of Indian goods from Kankura Bazar area in Barhatta upazila of the district. The arrested individuals have been identified as Ibrahim, the driver o…
Geneva: The number of people facing emergency levels of hunger in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has nearly doubled since last year, the United Nations said Friday. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concerns about a “deepening hu…
Jamalpur: The National Revolution and Solidarity Day was observed in Jamalpur today with various programmes, recalling the contributions of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. To mark the day, a discussion was held at the Islampur Upazila auditorium where…
Savar: Police arrested eight leaders and activists of the banned Awami League on charges of planning to create violence related to their reported lockdown program in the Savar and Dhamrai areas.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Awami Le…
Dhaka: Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today emphasized the parallel socio-political contexts from which both the Sepoy-People’s Revolution of 1975 and the July Uprising of 2024 emerged. Speaking at a roundtable discussion titled ‘…
Dhaka: A discussion on a research manuscript titled “Sultaner Krishi Jiggasa” was held today, shedding light on the artistic vision of eminent Bangladeshi painter Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, popularly known as SM Sultan. The event, focusing on the agricul…
Judeira: The Israeli military announced on Friday that it had killed two teenagers accused of throwing Molotov cocktails in the occupied West Bank village of Judeira overnight. The incident took place as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
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Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has published the draft ‘Payment System Operator (PSO) Regulation 2025’, a move aimed at integrating the regulation with the existing Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2024. The central bank has recently sought public fee…
Jakarta: A blast injured dozens of people near a school in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, a senior police official said without disclosing the cause of the explosion. Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri reported that there was an explosion “in the vi…