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Long campaign by Israel in Gaza may follow war
News —28 June, 2024 08:26
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments that the intense phase of fighting in Gaza was about to end essentially confirmed what has become…
Israel storms Gaza City neighborhood
Israel stormed a neighborhood in Gaza City on Thursday, telling…
Ice baths and ventilators: India's hospitals adapt to searing heat
The Nigerian student only popped out to repair his phone but…
UAE to hire 1,300 drivers from Bangladesh: state minister
Dubai Taxi Corporation will hire 1,300 cab and motorcycle drivers from Bangladesh this year, State Minister for Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has said. The Dubai Taxi…
Dhaka sixth least liveable city in world
Dhaka ranked 6th in the latest list of least livable cities in the world of the Global Liveability Index 2024 published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday. Dhaka…
Forex reserves crosses $26b: BB
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have crossed US$26 billion as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided $1.15 billion loans and other lenders provided $900 million.…
Ganatantra Mancha calls deals with India “uneven”, anti-sovereignty”
Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of several opposition parties, on Thursday termed “uneven” and "anti-sovereignty” the deals and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)…
Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon 'back to Stone Age'
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Thursday after warning Hezbollah, Hamas's ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country "back to the Stone…
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024 amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments
Writer Arundhati Roy, against whom the Delhi lieutenant-governor recently okayed proceedings under the stringent UAPA law, has won the PEN Pinter Prize 2024, according to The Telegraph,…
BNP, Jamaat reunite to bolster anti-govt movement
Following years of strained relations, BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami are leaning towards bolstering their strategic ties, intending to spearhead a more assertive anti-government…
No corrupt person will be spared: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said no corrupt person will be spared as the government has announced ‘zero tolerance’…
Police follow zero-tolerance policy against corruption: IGP
Inspector general of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun here on Wednesday said Police are following zero-tolerance policy against corruption, unethical and anti-social activities.…
BBC tracks down smuggler behind Channel crossing which killed seven-year-old Sara
As he ambled, nonchalantly, across a sunlit public square, the smuggler appeared to have no idea he was being followed. He was a short, stocky, 39-year-old in a pale green shell suit…
Three guards suspended on Bogura jail escaping
Three prison guards were suspended and show-cause notices issued to others on Wednesday following the escape of four death row convicts from the Bogura district jail, reports UNB.…
Deaths mount as heatwave bakes Pakistan
As the temperatures rose in southern Pakistan, so did the body count. The Edhi ambulance service says it usually takes around 30 to 40 people to the Karachi city morgue daily. But…
Kenyan protesters ready for new march despite Ruto U-turn
Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier…
Rail communication between Sylhet and rest of the country resumes
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed after eight and a half hours following the derailment of two bogies of the intercity Paharika train at Katalpur…