National,Country, Districts
UNB, Sylhet:: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Sunday said the government is planning major upgrades to road and rail connectivity in Sylhet including construction of six-lane highways to Dhaka and Chattogram and the introduction of a double-gauge railway line.The Minister came up with ...
City,Security & Defence,Fair & Festivals
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken a special security plan to ensure the safety of city residents during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.Besides, city residents, who have no relatives and fear leaving valuables at home during Eid can keep their gold ornaments and other important items safely at poli...
National,Weather,Environment & Nature
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain and thundershowers at several places in eight divisions of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Sunday.“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to ...
World,WAR
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has promised to target PM Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the US continues.“If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” the IRGC said, according to Iranian media....
Reuters:: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, an artery for global energy supplies, as Tehran vowed to intensify its response.With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ...
Country, Districts
UNB, Joypurhat :: A farmer was killed allegedly by his son following a dispute over a motorcycle in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat district on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Akkas Ali, 57, hailing from Bafalgari village under Punot union in the upazila.According to police and local...
US President Donald Trump said Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is likely alive “in some form,” despite reports he was severely injured in recent US-Israeli strikes.Speaking on the ‘Brian Kilmeade Show’ on Fox News Radio, Trump said Khamenei, 56, &...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
UNB, Bagerhat:: A local leader of Sramik League was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in Mollahat upazila on Saturday night.The deceased is Sohag Sheikh, 40, general secretary of the Upazila Sramik League and son of Daud Ali Sheikh from Udaypur village in Mollahat Sadar.Sources said he was...
National,Agriculture & Farming
UNB:: A sudden spell of rain and gusty winds has dealt a fresh blow to potato farmers in Rangpur division, who were already struggling with a sharp fall in market prices.Heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday inundated potato fields in several areas of Rangpur district, raising fears of crop damage a...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not ready to agree to a ceasefire with Iran, stating that Tehran’s proposed terms for ending the ongoing conflict are “not good enough.”In an interview with NBC News on Saturday, Trump said Iran wants to reach a deal to end the military campai...
U.S. President Donald Trump said “many countries” would send warships to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open after Iran effectively blocked the vital shipping route during the ongoing war.In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said countries “especially those affected by Iran...
Iran on Saturday threatened to target infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the start of the war, warning that several ports in the Gulf country could be attacked because they were allegedly used by U.S. forces.Iran’s military command said ports, docks and locatio...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz while Iran urged people to evacuate three ports in the United Arab Emirates as its war with the United States and Israel showed no signs of ending.Iran’s call to evacuate the Middle East&r...
North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles into the eastern sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, in a show of force coinciding with joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.The missiles were launched from Sunan, near Pyongyang’s international airport, and flew about 350 km ...
President Donald Trump said U.S. forces “obliterated” targets on Iran’s Kharg Island on Friday, hitting air defense facilities, a naval base, the airport control tower, and a helicopter hangar, while sparing oil infrastructure.Trump also warned that any Iranian attack on U.S.-linke...
A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, security officials said. The projectile landed within the embassy grounds, located in the heavily fortified Green Zone, which hosts Iraqi government offices and foreign missions.Video footage obtained by The Associated Press sho...
France and Italy have reportedly opened discussions with Iran to secure safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times.The talks, described as tentative, aim to restart oil and gas exports from the Middle East, citing three sources familiar with the matte...
About 2,500 US Marines, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are the first US ground troops deployed in the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.The unit has departed from its home port in Okinawa, Japan, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli. The Marines are expected to deploy “in th...
World,Religion,Fair & Festivals
Gulf News:: The Australian Fatwa Council has announced that Ramadan 1447AH will end on Thursday, March 19, making Friday, March 20 the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr and the beginning of Shawwal 1447AH.The decision was made following consultations with local and international moon observatories, using cal...
France and Italy have begun discussions with Tehran in an effort to ensure the safe passage of their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported.Citing three sources familiar with the matter, the report said the two European countries are trying to negotiate an arrangement wit...
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