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Few countries have nature protection plans: UN

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Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according to…

Few countries have nature protection plans: UN

Demo at HC premises against ‘fascist’ judges

Anti-discrimination students’ movement on Wednesday laid…

Demo at HC premises against ‘fascist’ judges
Ex-DNCC Mayor Atiq arrested

Mohammad Atiqul Islam, former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation…

Ex-DNCC Mayor Atiq arrested

Kashmir gets government after 5 years

Kashmir gets government after 5 years

Leaders of Kashmir's biggest political party were sworn into office Wednesday to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed…

Professor Yunus visits DU campus to see graffiti drawn by youth

Professor Yunus visits DU campus to see graffiti drawn by youth

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday visited Dhaka University campus to see the graffiti drawn by young revolutionaries during the student-led mass uprising in July and August.…

Matia Chowdhury dies

Matia Chowdhury dies

Awami League senior leader Matia Chowdhury passed away at the age of 82. She breathed her last at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest…

Body exhumed to verify Harris Chowdhury’s identity

Body exhumed to verify Harris Chowdhury’s identity

A body believed to be that of BNP leader Harris Chowdhury was exhumed from a graveyard in Savar on Wednesday to confirm its identity through a DNA test.  The exhumation took place…

Dhaka voices “deep concern” over recent influx of 40,000 Rohingyas

Dhaka voices “deep concern” over recent influx of 40,000 Rohingyas

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over the recent influx of more than 40,000 Myanmar nationals into Bangladesh fleeing conflict in the…

Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response if Israel strikes, urges UN action

Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response if Israel strikes, urges UN action

Iran’s top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation…

Lebanon says five dead in Israeli strikes on Nabatiyeh municipality

Lebanon says five dead in Israeli strikes on Nabatiyeh municipality

Lebanon’s health ministry said five people were killed in Israeli strikes Wednesday on the municipality of the southern city of Nabatiyeh, after an official said the mayor was…

Advisers decide to cancel 8 national days

Advisers decide to cancel 8 national days

The Council of Advisers of the Interim Government has recently decided to cancel eight national days, according to a post of verified Facebook page of the chief adviser today. The…

Protests grip Begum Rokeya University

Protests grip Begum Rokeya University

Students of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur staged protests on the campus late Tuesday night over the teasing of a female student allegedly by some outsiders. They also blocked…

US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk weapons funding

US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk weapons funding

The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S.…

Student movement to besiege High Court on Wednesday

Student movement to besiege High Court on Wednesday

Demanding resignation of 'fascist judges', the anti-discrimination student movement has announced a siege of the High Court at 11 am on Wednesday. Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators…

Hasina turned Bangladesh into a mass grave: Rizvi

Hasina turned Bangladesh into a mass grave: Rizvi

BNP Senior Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said that Bangladesh was turned into a mass grave during the “fascist Sheikh Hasina’s regime”. …

Excelerate Energy keen to invest more in Bangladesh’s energy sector

Excelerate Energy keen to invest more in Bangladesh’s energy sector

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Excelerate Energy Steven Kobos on Tuesday said there has been a lot of interest in Bangladesh from American companies and his company has…

Journalists involved in killing students to face trial in ICT: Law Advisor

Journalists involved in killing students to face trial in ICT: Law Advisor

Journalists found guilty of involvement in the killings during the anti-discrimination student movement will face trial in the International Crimes Tribunal, according to Dr. Asif…