Dhaka: The attack in November 2025 on the Red Fort in Delhi was officially attributed to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and there was some concern about ‘AQIS trying to exploit Bangladesh’ to establish cells, said the biannual report from …
Dhaka: The National Fisheries Fortnight 2026 will begin on August 16, with 14 individuals and institutions set to receive National Fisheries Awards (gold medals) in 13 categories. The fortnight will be observed under the theme ‘A self-sufficient count…
Barishal: A woman who suffered severe burn injuries in a bomb blast in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal died at a hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday, nine days after the incident. The deceased was identified as Hanufa Begum, wife of Shah Alam Howlader of Dud…
Chongqing: With temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius outside, Chicago native Michael Shedd visited a hotpot restaurant located inside a former air-raid shelter in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. In front of him was a bubbling, intensely s…
Dhaka: BNP on Thursday filed the nomination paper for its presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the election slated for August 20. A BNP delegation submitted the nomination paper to Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, who is s…
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s potential visits to India and Japan remain subject to finalization, largely dependent on his schedule and the diplomatic discussions…
Rangpur: Police recovered the throat-slit body of a rickshaw garage owner from his establishment in Rangpur city on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 65, who owned a garage in the Tajhat Ansari intersection area.
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Nilphamari: Several local leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami fell into a river on Wednesday after a wooden bridge collapsed during an inspection in Dimla upazila. The incident took place around 11:30 am in the Natabari area when the leaders were in…