Two killed in motorcycle accidents on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Both the bodies have been handed over to their families

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Public servants to enjoy extended breaks with back-to-back holidays

This will be followed by the regular weekend on Friday and Saturday, granting government staff a three-day break

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NCP stages protest in Gazipur demanding ban on AL activities

They also called for constitutional reforms and elections to a Constituent Assembly

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 17

Israel resumed its military campaign in the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month truce that had largely halted the fighting

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Teaching disrupted as haat encroaches on school grounds in Lalmonirhat

Students deprived of sports, field activities

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Hamas official says group open to freeing hostages, five-year truce in Gaza

On April 17, Hamas, which opposes a 'partial' ceasefire agreement, rejected an Israeli proposal that included a 45-day truce in exchange for the return of 10 living hostages

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope's funeral

Trump was rubbing shoulders with dozens of world leaders at St Peter's Basilica in Rome keen to bend his ear on the tariffs he has unleashed and other subjects

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Two arrested over clash at Gazipur's Mawna intersection market

A chase, counter-chase and clash broke out between the two groups in front of the market in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila last night

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Jamaat to fully support constructive, realistic reforms: Taher

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party would extend full support to constructive and pragmatic reforms aimed at ensuring the welfare of the country and its people..“Jamaat fully agrees with any pragmatic changes or reforms that are beneficial for th

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Yunus at St Peter's Basilica to join Pope's funeral

Yunus reached Rome yesterday to attend the funeral

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Don’t miss reform opportunity, Ali Riaz urges political parties

He made the remarks while delivering his introductory speech at the talks with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

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Jamaat joins talks with consensus commission

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami joined talks with the National Consensus Commission this morning

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Adviser Asif Mahmud sits for master's entry test at NSU

He appeared for the Summer 2025 admission test of the Executive Masters in Policy and Governance programme

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Update-1 / 5 killed as truck, CNG-run auto-rickshaw collide in Rangamati

The accident occurred around 10:15am in Chairman Para area of Betbunia Union under Kaukhali upazila

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Asia

Asia

Pakistan PM says 'prepared to defend sovereignty'

"Our valiant armed forces remain fully capable and prepared to defend the country's sovereignty," Sharif said while addressing a military ceremony

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India-Pakistan tensions: Troops exchange fire along Kashmir border

Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said yesterday, after the nuclear-armed nations unleashed a raft of measures against each other.

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The Silent Suffering of Reptriated North Korean Women: Forced Abortions and Inhumane Abuse

One of the gravest human rights violations taking place in North Korea is the practice of forced abortions. North Korean women, in search of a better life, cross the border into China. However, if caught and repatriated, they face a brutal and heartless fate. Among the most horrifying aspects of this fate is the treatment of pregnant womem-something that reveals the depths of human cruelty

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India-Pakistan tensions soar

India and Pakistan exchanged an escalating series of tit-for-tat diplomatic measures yesterday after New Delhi blamed its arch-rival for backing a deadly shooting attack in contested Kashmir.

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The Lives and Human Rights of North Korean Women

In North Korea, women are referred to as "one wheel of the revolutionary cart." A popular song titled "Women Are Flowers" describes women as "the flowers of the nation." The country commemorates November 3rd as "the Day" to further emphasize the role and significance of women. Propaganda claims that women in the so called paradise of the people enjoy a life of unparalleled hapiness

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The North Korean regime's inhuman attempt to freeze-dry its war dead in Russia

Just as the Russia-Ukraine war, initiated by Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, was entering its fourth year, the international community was shocked by reports alleging that the North Korean regime has refused to repatriate the bodies of its soldiers who were unlawfully deployed and subsequently killed on the battlefield at Kurst, instead seeking to preserve them though a controversial "freeze-drying" technique known as "promession"

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'Islamabad will reciprocate Indian threats'

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World

World

Funeral of Pope Francis begins at Vatican

Applause rang out as the wooden coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter's Basilica and into the sun-filled square by white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.

2h ago

Royalty and presidents joining multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral

Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump

2h ago

Gaza rescuers say 4 dead, 30 missing under rubble after Israeli strike

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which more than a month ago had resumed its offensive against Hamas across the Gaza Strip

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Developing countries should fast-track US trade deals: WB president

The Bank has been advising developing countries to focus attention on cutting trade barriers and boosting regional flows of goods

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Pakistan minister urges international probe of Kashmir attack

Since the attack, the nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other

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India and Pakistan's Kashmir fallout hits economy too

Islamabad, which rejected the allegations, responded Thursday with similar tit-for-tat measures

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China insists no trade talks with US, despite Trump claim

China's commerce ministry had already denied on Thursday that Beijing and Washington were conducting economic or trade negotiations.

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Francis's funeral to be grand farewell to 'pope of the poor'

US President Donald Trump is among more than 50 heads of state due to attend the mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican

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Diners harassed during Ramadan in Lakshmipur

Abdul Aziz, acting president of the Lakshmipur Merchants' Association, allegedly harassed young and elderly individuals for eating during daylight hours in Ramadan

Security guards can now arrest people

Private security personnel deployed in residential areas, markets and shopping malls will now serve as members of the “Auxiliary Police Force” with the authority to make arrests.

Two killed in motorcycle accidents on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Both the bodies have been handed over to their families

18m ago

Public servants to enjoy extended breaks with back-to-back holidays

This will be followed by the regular weekend on Friday and Saturday, granting government staff a three-day break

28m ago

NCP stages protest in Gazipur demanding ban on AL activities

They also called for constitutional reforms and elections to a Constituent Assembly

45m ago

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 17

Israel resumed its military campaign in the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month truce that had largely halted the fighting

1h ago

Teaching disrupted as haat encroaches on school grounds in Lalmonirhat

Students deprived of sports, field activities

1h ago

Hamas official says group open to freeing hostages, five-year truce in Gaza

On April 17, Hamas, which opposes a 'partial' ceasefire agreement, rejected an Israeli proposal that included a 45-day truce in exchange for the return of 10 living hostages

1h ago

Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of pope's funeral

Trump was rubbing shoulders with dozens of world leaders at St Peter's Basilica in Rome keen to bend his ear on the tariffs he has unleashed and other subjects

1h ago

Two arrested over clash at Gazipur's Mawna intersection market

A chase, counter-chase and clash broke out between the two groups in front of the market in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila last night

1h ago

Funeral of Pope Francis begins at Vatican

Applause rang out as the wooden coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter's Basilica and into the sun-filled square by white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.

2h ago

Jamaat to fully support constructive, realistic reforms: Taher

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party would extend full support to constructive and pragmatic reforms aimed at ensuring the welfare of the country and its people..“Jamaat fully agrees with any pragmatic changes or reforms that are beneficial for th

2h ago