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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

News —30 December, 2024 07:12

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, his foundation has announced, according to BBC. He died on Sunday afternoon at home in Plains, Georgia,…

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Dhaka debunks Indian Anandabazar Patrika's report

A recent report of Indian newspaper Anandabazar Patrika published…

Dhaka debunks Indian Anandabazar Patrika's report
Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge

Japanese automobile giants Honda and Nissan have unveiled plans…

Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge

Fascist force is still hatching conspiracy: Fakhrul

Fascist force is still hatching conspiracy: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the conspiracy of fascist force is still going on in the country as they are making evil efforts to divide the nation. …

7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage

7-member commission formed to investigate BDR carnage

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that a seven-member commission has been formed to investigate the 2009 Pilkhana massacre. Speaking at a…

Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic letter to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in an effort to bring former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back. "We have informed…

Bangladesh questions PTI report on Natore man's death

Bangladesh questions PTI report on Natore man's death

The Chief Adviser’s press wing on Sunday raised concerns over a report published by Press Trust of India (PTI), an Indian news agency, regarding the recent death of a man in…

Mobile surveillance used in pinpointing victims’ location: Commission

Mobile surveillance used in pinpointing victims’ location: Commission

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found that the mobile surveillance system was used in pinpointing the location of the victims of the enforced disappearance…

Govt declares one-day state mourning tomorrow at Hassan Ariff's death

Govt declares one-day state mourning tomorrow at Hassan Ariff's death

The government today declared a one-day state mourning tomorrow at the death of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hassan Ariff.   Hasan Ariff died of cardiac arrest…

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said peace in Myanmar is crucial to unlocking Bay of Bengal's potential, while sustainable Rohingya repatriation to Rakhine state is essential…

Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Four separate accidents occurred within half an hour on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila on Sunday morning, involving a collision of 10 vehicles. One person…

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has accused the Awami League of engaging in murderous politics even before coming to power, beginning with the October 28, 2023,…

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has said they support a "democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive, and inclusive" Bangladesh. "That is our approach to Bangladesh and…

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving…

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found India's involvement in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. "Indian involvement in Bangladesh's system of enforced disappearances…

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land AF Hassan Ariff passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday. He was 85.  Mohammad Nasir Uddin, his personal secretary, told UNB that Ariff collapsed while having lunch at home earlier today. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors confirmed he had suffered a cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 3:10 pm. 

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

The Economist, a London-based prestigious magazine, has declared Bangladesh the country of the year for 2024, referring to the "recognition of the efforts of student-led street protests”…