Country, Districts

Cholo Gori Belabo’ distributes Eid gifts among underprivileged Belabo families

Volunteer social organization Cholo Gori Belabo is distributing Eid gift packages this year to 764 underprivileged families in Belabo Upazila, funded through a crowdfunding initiative.According to the organization, approximately Tk 544,000 was raised over a 27-day campaign through social media. Nume...

National,Education & Research,Politics

PM orders ministry to arrange loan support for outbound students

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities concerned to facilitate loans for students intending to pursue higher studies abroad.State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Hoque  Nur disclosed this while talking to reporters after a meeting with t...

National,Agriculture & Farming,Country, Districts

Sunflower cultivation gains ground in Khagrachhari hills

As spring breathes life into the hills of Khagrachhari, vast stretches of sloping land and crop fields are turning golden with blooming sunflowers, offering a striking visual spectacle and a promising economic opportunity for local farmers.The bright yellow blossoms, standing tall under the soft spr...

World,Accident, Fire, Disaster

At least 66 dead after Colombia military transport plane crashes

A Colombian military plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew members crashed on takeoff early Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.The C-130 Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador and P...

World,WAR

Pakistan seen as potential mediator in Iran conflict

Pakistan is emerging as a possible mediator in efforts to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict involving Iran, according to multiple media reports.Reports by the Financial Times and Axios suggest Islamabad has offered to host talks between senior officials from the United States and Iran, positi...

World,WAR

Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end the war

Smoke rose from central Tel Aviv as Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and Gulf Arab states Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.Trump also delayed a deadline for Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz for ship...

Country, Districts,Accident, Fire, Disaster

2 railway staff sued over Cumilla bus-train crash

UNB, Cumilla:: A case has been filed against two railway staffers in connection with a bus-train collision that left 12 people dead in Cumilla.Injured bus passenger Shefali Akter lodged the case with Laksam Railway Police Station, naming gateman Helal Uddin and wayman Mehedi Hasan as accused.Shefali...

World,WAR

Wave of executions feared in Iran after 3 young men hanged

Rights groups have raised alarm over a possible wave of executions in Iran after authorities carried out the hanging of three young men this week, including a teenage wrestler, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent.The three — Saleh Mohammadi, 19, along with Mehdi Qasemi and Saeed Davoudi &mdas...

World,WAR

Trump announces 'very good' talks with Iran on ending war

AFP:: President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran's power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn.In a social media post that immediately sent oil prices tu...

World,WAR

Trump says US talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for striking power plants

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it ...

World,WAR

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Tehran and Iran threatens to start hitting Gulf power plants

Iran warned Monday it will strike electrical plants across the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic.The threat by Tehran puts at risk both electrical supplies and water in the Gulf Arab states, particularly as the des...

World,WAR

Iran threatens to target regional power plants supplying US bases

Iran has threatened to attack electrical plants in the Middle East that supply power to US military bases, as tensions escalate over the Strait of Hormuz.The warning came Monday in a statement by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was broadcast on state television.The statement sai...

National,Country, Districts,Weather,Environment & Nature

A touch of winter in Chaitra: Dense fog blankets Faridpur, Onion farmers worried

UNB:: In a rare twist of weather in the middle of Chaitra, a wintry chill has swept  Faridpur, with dense fog enveloping the district and worrying farmers particularly onion growers.From early Sunday morning, a thick blanket of fog covered fields, roads and homesteads, creating an environment l...

World,WAR

Iran vows to ‘completely close’ Hormuz if power plants hit

Iran says it will completely shut the Strait of Hormuz and launch retaliatory attacks on regional energy and water infrastructure if the US attacks its power plants.Israeli forces blow up the Qasimiyah Bridge in south Lebanon, in an attack President Joseph Aoun says is a “prelude to ground inv...

World,WAR

Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about US war preparation

Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about US war preparationAt war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to s...

World,Weather

Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate agency confirmed...

World,WAR

Iran strikes towns near Israel’s key nuclear site, at least 180 wounded

The Israeli Ministry of Health says at least 180 people have been wounded in Iranian missile attacks on the southern city of Dimona – home to the country’s main nuclear facility – and nearby Arad, in one of the most dramatic escalations since the US-Israel war on Iran began.Iranian...

National,World,ICT,Science & Technology

Many parents unaware of how teens use AI, studies find

A significant gap exists between parents and teenagers over the use of artificial intelligence (AI), with many parents unaware of how their children are engaging with the technology, according to recent studies.Surveys by Pew Research Center and Common Sense Media found that while 64% of teenagers r...

National,Country, Districts,Accident, Fire, Disaster

5 die in Jamalpur bridge collapse

UNB, Jamalpur:: Five people including two children were killed when a makeshift bridge collapsed on the Brahmaputra River in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Mayamoni, 10,  Hafez Mihad, 16, children of Joynal Abedin, Abdul Motaleb, 8 and K...

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3 killed as bus ploughs into crowd in Feni

Three people were killed and at least five others injured as a bus ploughed through a crowd at Rampur on Dhaka–Chattogram highway in Feni early Sunday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Mohipal Highway Police Station Asadul Islam said repair work...