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AFP, London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday all countries should "uphold international law" after President Donald Trump announced US forces had captured Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro in a large-scale assault.Calling the situation "fast-moving", Starmer...
National,Politics
BSS, Munsiganj: The interim government aims to hand over state power to the elected government as soon as possible after the February 12 election, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Saturday, dismissing any notion of external pressure over the polls.The adviser made the remarks while rep...
A court in Pakistan’s capital on Friday sentenced seven people, including three journalists, two YouTubers and two retired army officers, to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of inciting violence during the 2023 unrest and spreading hatred against state institutions.Anti-Terrorism Co...
Saudi Arabia has welcomed a request from Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) to convene talks in Riyadh aimed at easing a violent power struggle in southern Yemen that has intensified fighting and heightened tensions among Gulf states.In a statement issued Saturday, the ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, as his new chief of staff, a move aimed at strengthening security, defense development, and diplomatic efforts amid ongoing peace talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year inv...
Violence linked to ongoing protests in Iran over the country’s worsening economy has claimed at least two more lives, raising the overall death toll to 10, authorities said Saturday, as demonstrations show no signs of easing.The new deaths occurred overnight. In Qom, a man was killed when a gr...
Myanmar’s military-appointed election body has released early results from the first phase of the country’s three-part general election, showing the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) leading in most constituencies, as widely expected.The Union Election Commiss...
Residents of Venezuela’s capital reported hearing at least seven explosions along with the sound of aircraft flying at low altitude around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday.The cause of the blasts was not immediately known. Venezuelan authorities, as well as the Pentagon and the White House, did n...
Canada’s transport authority has warned Air India that it could lose its flight authorisations if it fails to comply with regulations on alcohol consumption by flight crew, following the arrest of one of the airline’s pilots at Vancouver International Airport.Transport Canada said the in...
AFP, West Palm Beach, United States: President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country."The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike a...
National,Politics,City
Nomination papers of independent candidate Tasnim Jara for the Dhaka-9 constituency have been suspended by the returning officer following scrutiny.Tasnim confirmed on Saturday that she has already initiated the appeals process."I submitted my nomination papers as an independent candidate from ...
Swiss investigators said Friday they believe decorative sparklers attached to Champagne bottles sparked a devastating fire at a crowded ski resort bar after coming too close to the ceiling during New Year’s Eve celebrations.Authorities are examining whether the ceiling’s soundproofing ma...
U.S. President Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials exchanged sharp warnings on Friday as protests expanded across Iran, further heightening tensions between the two countries following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June.Violence linked to the demonstrations has left at least...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
An argument between police and leaders of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) at a police station in Habiganj has drawn attention after a video went viral on social media, showing a SAD leader making references to past acts of violence while demanding the release of a detained activist.Police ...
National,City
Amid shivering cold and dense fog, Dhaka recorded the season’s lowest 12.5 Degrees Celsius on Saturday morning, according to Bangladesh Metrological Department.Dhaka and its surrounding areas may remain covered by moderate to dense fog until noon, it said.The prevailing cold and foggy conditio...
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.Analysts have largely attributed the surge in executions to Riyadh's ongoing "war on drugs" launched in recent years -- ...
National,Business & Commerce,Infrastructure, Development,Country, Districts
BSS, Khulna: Mongla Port, the country's second-largest seaport, handled a record 17,387 TEUs of containers by 28 container vessels during the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY 2025-26).The port also witnessed the anchoring of a record 440 overseas commercial vessels during th...
At least seven people drowned and many are missing after a boat carrying some 200 people capsized during the night of Wednesday to Thursday off the coast of Gambia, the government said.At least 96 were rescued, many of whom were seriously wounded. "The Government of The Gambia is aware of a tra...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
Ferry operations on the Paturia–Daulatdia river route resumed at around 10am on Friday after remaining suspended for seven hours due to dense fog.Two ferries anchored mid-river during the suspension safely reached the terminals as visibility improved, allowing stranded vehicles to begin crossi...
Pakistan suffered its most lethal year in more than a decade in 2025, with deaths linked to militant violence rising by 74%, according to a report published by an independent research organization.The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) said a total of 3,413 people were kill...
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