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Charu Ceramic convenes stakeholders at Business Meet 2026

Charu Ceramic successfully hosted its “Business Meet 2026” on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Sara Resort in Gazipur. The event brought together esteemed partners, distributors, and key stakeholders from across the country, creating a vibrant, engaging, and highly productive atmosphere.The ...

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Man kills his 7 children and another child in Louisiana shooting

A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early morning attack on his family Sunday that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said.Two women, incl...

World,Diplomachy,WAR

Pakistan prepares for US-Iran talks, but Tehran yet to confirm participation

Pakistan is preparing to host a second round of talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their ongoing conflict, but uncertainty remains as Tehran has not yet confirmed whether it will join the negotiations.The proposed talks come as a two-week ceasefire between the two sides is set ...

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Gold Kinen recognised at Bangladesh Retail Awards 2026

Gold Kinen, Bangladesh’s first gold savings app, has been awarded in the category of the Best Retail Startup of the Year (Honorable Mention) at the Bangladesh Retail Awards 2026, organised by the Bangladesh Brand Forum under its Bangladesh Retail Forum initiative.The ceremony took place on Apr...

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NRB Bank PLC. signs strategic agreement with United Healthcare Services Ltd

NRB Bank PLC. has entered into a strategic partnership with United Healthcare Services Ltd., further strengthening its commitment to delivering enhanced healthcare benefits to its valued customers and employees. The agreement signing ceremony was held at Madani Avenue, United City, Dhaka-1212The agr...

National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Law & Justice

Satkhira filling station fined for selling stocked fuel at higher price

UNB, Satkhira:: A mobile court on Sunday fined a filling station Tk 20,000 for selling previously stocked fuel at higher prices defying instructions from the district administration.Locals said filling stations in the district began selling fuel at increased rates.When concerned tag officers interve...

World,Science & Technology

China to launch intensive space missions in 2026, says CNSA

China will conduct a series of intensive space missions in 2026, including the Tianwen-2 probe’s close approach and observation of its target asteroid, an official said.According to Liu Yunfeng, deputy director of the system engineering department of the China National Space Administration (CN...

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One dead, nine injured as Israeli troops engage in southern Lebanon

An Israeli soldier has been killed and nine others wounded during fighting in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military.The military said the soldier was killed in combat operations in the southern part of Lebanon.Among the nine injured, one is in critical condition and four others are in ...

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Fuel ‘looted’ from Rangpur filling station after attack; complaint lodged

UNB, Rangpur:: A complaint has been filed with the local police station alleging that 167 litres of petrol have been looted from a filling station in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur after launching an attack on it.Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sohel Rana of Pirganj Police Station confirmed the matter on Sunday ...

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North Korea fires ballistic missiles toward sea

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned of “very serious” progress in Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons development.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired S...

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Iran says it will not open Strait of Hormuz unless US ends port blockade

Iran has said it will not reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz to full international shipping unless the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian ports, escalating tensions in an already volatile Middle East.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said no date has been set for a ...

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Harris says Trump was ‘pulled into’ war by Netanyahu

Kamala Harris has said that Donald Trump was effectively “pulled into” the war by Benjamin Netanyahu.Harris accused Trump of initiating a conflict “the American people do not want” and of placing US troops at risk under the influence of the Israeli leader.The former vice pres...

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Iran’s supreme leader signals navy readiness for “bitter defeats” to rivals

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday said the country’s navy is ready to inflict “new bitter defeats” on the United States and Israel, according to IRNA.In a message marking Iran’s Army Day on April 18, he praised the army’s role against what he desc...

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Clashes in Kushtia Leave 20 Injured

UNB, Kushtia:: At least 20 people were injured in a series of clashes between two groups over local dominance in Kushtia Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Among the injured, several with serious injuries were admitted to Kushtia General Hospital.Besides, at least 30 houses were vandalised during the...

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Reviewing fresh proposals put forward by US, says Iran

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that Pakistan’s army chief, serving as an intermediary, presented the proposals to Iran when he recently visited Tehran, and they were still under review.It was not revealed what was in the proposals.The council said Iran has y...

World,WAR

Over 86,000 Afghan refugees return home in a month: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 86,000 Afghan migrants returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan within one month, according to local media Tolonews on Saturday.The report described the scale of returns as a significant humanitarian concern,...

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Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz amid US tensions

Iran has reimposed restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, backtracking on its earlier move to reopen the vital shipping lane and warning that transit would remain blocked as long as the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continues.In a statement, the country’s joint military command said, “co...

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Expat’s wife stabbed dead, son injured in Bhola; One held

UNB, Bhola:: A 35-year-old woman was killed and her son injured in an attack by some miscreants at Shibpur in Sadar upazila of Bhola district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nasima Begum, second wife of Al Amin, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Dubai while the injured was Abir, 8.Md Ibrahim...

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Qualifying round of ‘‘Startup Hunt’ organised by 'Power of She' held

The final round of ‘Startup Hunt’ competition organized by ‘Power of She’ was held on Saturday, at Riddhi Gallery in Mirpur of the the capital city of Dhaka.The event, organized from 3 pm to 6 pm, was attended by promising women and young entrepreneurs from different parts of...

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Iran rejects US claims it will transfer enriched uranium

Iran has denied assertions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its enriched uranium stockpile.Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for Iran’s National Security Committee, said Tehran has made no such commitment and will not allow enriched uranium to be sent to the country.Speaking to Al Jazee...