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Israel assassinates 2nd senior Hezbollah commander

News —4 July, 2024 00:21

An Israeli drone targeted a car east of the city of Tyre on Wednesday, killing a senior Hezbollah commander and severely injuring a second man who later…

Israel assassinates 2nd senior Hezbollah commander

Protest against quota: Students block Shahbagh for 2nd day

Students of different universities and colleges of Dhaka blocked…

Protest against quota: Students block Shahbagh for 2nd day
Bangladesh needs China for its rapid industrialization: Shahriar Alam

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on…

Bangladesh needs China for its rapid industrialization: Shahriar Alam

Prattay Scheme: Quader to meet with protesting teachers on Thursday

Prattay Scheme: Quader to meet with protesting teachers on Thursday

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader will hold a meeting with the leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association on Thursday as the public university…

Mayor Liton’s launders money illegally with lackey MP Asad

Mayor Liton’s launders money illegally with lackey MP Asad

At the beginning of October 2019, a company named JHM International Limited opened a bank letter of credit (LC) to bring stone used in construction works from India to Bangladesh.…

India saw 48pc hike in Bangladeshi medical tourists

India saw 48pc hike in Bangladeshi medical tourists

India witnessed a 48 per cent hike in medical tourists from Bangladesh in 2023 compared to that of the previous year, reports an India-based Business Standard newspaper. As many as…

How the Supreme Court became a political battlefield

How the Supreme Court became a political battlefield

With decisions on everything from civil rights and the environment to guns and religious freedoms, the US Supreme Court has always played a powerful role in American life. But that…

Putin in Kazakhstan to attend Shanghai alliance summit

Putin in Kazakhstan to attend Shanghai alliance summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan, the Kremlin said Wednesday, where he will attend a meeting of Shanghai alliance nations in the capital Astana. The nine-member…

US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza killings: Ex-US officials

US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza killings: Ex-US officials

A dozen former US government officials who quit over US support for Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused President Joe Biden’s administration of “undeniable…

Israel miscalculating costs of war with Hezbollah: Ex-US official

Israel miscalculating costs of war with Hezbollah: Ex-US official

LONDON: Israel has miscalculated the costs of a potential new war with Hezbollah, a former US military intelligence analyst warned on Tuesday, noting that it could result in significant…

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children

Wafaa Elwan's five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but it is not the guns of war that cause his daily nightmare. "My son can't…

RSF rolls out 10 tips to Indian govt to guarantee press freedom

RSF rolls out 10 tips to Indian govt to guarantee press freedom

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), along with the civil society organisations Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI); Free Speech Collective (FSC); and Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF),…

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza ceasefire

Hezbollah’s deputy leader says group would stop fighting with Israel after Gaza ceasefire

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a ceasefire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full ceasefire in Gaza.“If there is…

Rishi Sunak still hoping for unlikely win

Rishi Sunak still hoping for unlikely win

The UK Conservatives hoped Rishi Sunak would stabilise the party and country when they made him leader following his predecessors' chaotic tenures. Instead, he has led them to the…

PM seeks ADB's support in navigating blue economy

PM seeks ADB's support in navigating blue economy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought cooperation Asian Development Bank (ADB) in implementing blue economy alongside extracting every resources from country's maritime boundary.…

MPs blast govt for state of banking sector, corruption

MPs blast govt for state of banking sector, corruption

Three opposition and independent MPs on Tuesday blasted the government for the deplorable condition of the banking and financial sector. Jatiya Party MP Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, and two…

Why India’s food norms fail to detect pesticide in spices

Why India’s food norms fail to detect pesticide in spices

On April 5, Hong Kong’s food safety department flagged the presence of a carcinogen in two spice mixes imported from India. Traces of ethylene oxide were found in Everest’s…