World
Myanmar is set to hold its first election in nearly five years under military rule on Sunday, but the vote is being widely criticised as a sham amid fear, intimidation and ongoing civil war.The election comes after the military seized power in a 2021 coup, dissolving the National League for Democrac...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
A fire broke out on a Saint Martin’s Island-bound tourist ship Atlantic Cruise on the Bakkhali River in Cox’s Bazar, killing a crew member on Saturday.The vessel has been damaged entirely by the fire.However, 194 tourists waiting at the jetty for the journey escaped the flame.The inciden...
National,Country, Districts
BSS, Jashore: The Met Office recorded the country’s lowest temperature for the second consecutive day as the mercury dropped to 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to sources at the Meteorological Office. The district had also recorded the lowest temperature on Friday at 9 deg...
National,Politics
Gono Odhikar Parishad General Secretary Rashed Khan formally joined the BNP on Saturday, leaving his party to contest the upcoming national election with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol.Rashed Khan joined the BNP at its chairperson’s Gulshan office in the afternoon by presenting a bouq...
The Election Commission will decide on the inclusion of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman in the national voter list, which will be used for the upcoming general election and the referendum scheduled for February 12, 2026.“Their names will be placed before the co...
Opinion
By: Md Azizur Rahman FCS"The Interactive e-Annual Report strengthens governance practices, prioritizing investment security while building confidence and long-term value for stakeholders."In an era defined by digital transformation and information overload, the traditional PDF annual repor...
Bangladesh woke up to the season’s first cold wave on Saturday, with a shroud of dense fog settling over several regions and temperatures plunging below 11°C in multiple districts.Streets and riverbanks wore a misty veil as residents braced against the sudden chill, marking a stark reminde...
Inquilab Moncho reinstated its blockade at the Shahbagh intersection on Saturday afternoon following the departure of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who visited the grave of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.The protesters, who have been holding a sit-in at Shahbagh since yesterday, remained at the interse...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) in fines and asset recovery after being found guilty in his largest corruption trial linked to the 1MDB state investment fund.The High Court convicted the 72-...
Venezuelan men sent by the United States to a prison in El Salvador earlier this year demanded justice Friday, following a U.S. federal judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to provide them legal due process.The men, gathered in Caracas at a press conference organized by Venezuela&r...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman on Saturday completed the necessary process for National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment.Tarique Rahman arrived at the Election Commission’s National Identity Wing in the city’s Agargaon area at around...
Millions of Afghans are facing acute hunger as cuts in international aid worsen an ongoing humanitarian crisis, with nearly half the population dependent on assistance for survival.Rahimullah, a 29-year-old former Afghan Army soldier, earns about $4.5 to $6 daily selling socks in Kabul to support hi...
Kosovo heads to a snap parliamentary election on Sunday to resolve a political stalemate that has blocked the formation of a government since February.Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination party, which won the most votes in the February 9 election, failed to form a coalition, leaving...
World,Business & Commerce,ICT,Science & Technology
China made significant progress in industrial technology innovation in 2025, with the size of its core artificial intelligence (AI) sector surpassing 1 trillion yuan (around $142 billion), according to a national conference on industry and information technology held on Friday.The conference said th...
Ferry services on Paturia–Daulatdia and Aricha–Kazirhat river routes resumed on Saturday morning after remaining suspended for nearly 15 hours due to dense fog,According to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) authorities, ferry movement on the Paturia–Daulat...
UNB, Faridpur: Three members of a family including a patient were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an ambulance on Bhanga-Khulna highway at Mansurabad in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as patient Mizanur Rahman, 40, son of Babor Ali of...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived at Dhaka University on Saturday and offered fateha at the grave of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, who died a week after being shot on December 12.Tarique, along with senior BNP leaders, first placed a wreath at Hadi’s grave at aro...
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes."Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire after the time of signature of this Joint Statement with effect from 12:00 hours...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion, Kyiv said Friday.The meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes amidst Trump's intensified efforts to broker an agreement to end Europe's worst con...
After descending at midnight on New Year’s Eve in New York, the famous Times Square crystal ball will rise once again—this time glowing in red, white, and blue—to welcome 2026 and launch months of festivities marking the United States’ 250th anniversary.This year’s New ...
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