National,Politics
The Election Commission on Tuesday published the final electoral rolls showing that the total number of the country’s voters is nearly 12.77 crores ahead of the next national election to be held in early February 2026.“At the cut-off date of October 31 this year, all who turned 18 have b...
World
AP, KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week to try to revive negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year invasion of Ukraine. Turkey hosted earlier low-level talks this year, which led mainly to prisoner e...
AP, ALEPPO, Syria: Syria opened its first public trial Tuesday for some of the hundreds of suspects linked to the deadly sectarian clashes that swept the country’s coastal provinces earlier this year. Fourteen individuals appeared before Aleppo’s Palace of Justice following a months...
World,Business,Travel & Tourism
AP, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: FlyDubai has made a major strategic shift by ordering 150 Airbus A321neo aircraft, marking the first time the budget carrier will expand its fleet beyond Boeing. The memorandum of understanding, announced Tuesday at the Dubai Airshow, is valued at about USD 24 b...
AP, JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday praised the U.N. Security Council’s adoption of the Trump administration’s plan to stabilize and govern Gaza, while Hamas dismissed the move as an external attempt to control Palestinian territory.The U.S.-backed re...
National
The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Tuesday recommended direct government-to-government procurement of e-passport booklets and related training under a project titled “Introduction of E-Passport and Automated Border Control Management in Bangladesh.”The recomm...
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he intends to move forward with selling F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite internal administration worries that the deal could allow China to gain access to sensitive U.S. military technology.The announcement comes just before Saudi Crown Prince M...
The United Nations on Monday gave strong backing to the Trump administration’s strategy for stabilizing and administering Gaza, offering crucial international support for U.S. efforts to guide the war-torn region toward peace after two years of conflict.The U.S.-sponsored resolution, approved ...
Ukraine on Monday signed a letter of intent with France to purchase up to 100 Rafale fighter jets over the next decade, a move both leaders described as a major step in strengthening Kyiv’s long-term defense capabilities.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Mac...
Saudi Arabia is charting a new course in public health by embracing a strategy of harm reduction over prohibition. This approach is central to the Kingdom’s plan to help one million smokers quit a target initially set for 2032, but now expected to be achieved by 2026. The effort aligns with th...
With the latest reshuffle in the police administration, the era of DIG Kazi Md. Fazlul Karim, who was also a Supernumerary Additional Inspector General of Police, has been ended at the Police Headquarters. DIG Kazi Md. Fazlul Karim among eight top officials of the Bangladesh Police were reshuf...
The Election Commission (EC) will publish the country’s final electoral rolls on Tuesday, listing around 128 million voters for the 13th parliamentary election to be held in early February.Earlier, on November 3, the Commission released the draft updated voter lists and invited objections over...
The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli detention has surged to nearly 100 since the outbreak of the Gaza war, according to a report by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI), citing systemic abuse and denial of medical care in prisons and detention centers.The report, released Monday, aligns...
Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.China objects to the involvement of other countries in Taiwan, notably the United States, which is the main supplier ...
National,Country
Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mian, Deputy Commissioner of Narayanganj--widely known as a “Humanitarian DC” handed over his charge to Additional DC on Sunday leaving a number of examples of humanity.He handed the charge to Additional DC (General) Alamgir Hossain through an official farewell tha...
National,City
Three workers sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Bangshal area of Dhaka early Monday.The incident occurred around 1:40am at the factory located in Sikkatuli Mazar Goli under Bangshal Police Station.The injured— Ainuddin, 45, Amir Uddin, 40, and Ruman, 16 &mdash...
National,Politics,Country
DIG (Supernumerary Additional Inspector General of Police) Kazi Md. Fazlul Karim, among eight top officials of the Bangladesh Police were reshuffled on Sunday, a notification issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.The notification signed by Deputy Secretary of the Public Security...
A Dhaka court on Saturday granted bail to content creator Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam, who was arrested earlier in the day.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Rakibul Hasan granted the bail following a hearing.Ria Moni, former wife of Hero Alam and the plaintiff in the case, was presen...
UNB, Faridpur: Police in Bhanga, Faridpur, have arrested 22 individuals in connection with cases filed under the Special Power Act. The arrests relate to separate incidents, including attacks on the police station, vandalism at the Upazila Parishad, and damage to the Highway Police outpost.The ...
UNB, Gazipur: A 35-year-old woman was found dead with her throat slit while her husband severely injured at their house in Konabari area of Gazipur district on Saturday (November 15).The deceased was identified as Rahima Khatun, a garment worker while the injured was identified as Emran Hossain...
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