Clean-up drive underway to protect water bodies in Khulna
A clean-up drive is going on in Khulna aimed at preserving open water bodies and ponds and making the city cleaner and healthier.As part of the clean-up campaign, water hyacinths…
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3 to die, 3 get life term in Bogra murder case
A court here has sentenced three people to death and three others to life term imprisonment for killing independent Union Parishad chairman candidate Tojamal Haque Molla, 45, in Gabtali upazila…
Headmaster gets life in prison over rape of SSC examinee
A Rajshahi court today sentenced a headmaster of a high school to life term in prison in a case over the rape of an SSC examinee after abduction more than…
Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
A Turkish military cargo plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in Georgia on its way home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said Tuesday. “Our C-130 military cargo plane, which…
Head of Portuguese royal family visits DIU; Signs strategic agreements
Dom Duarte, duke of Braganza and head of the Portuguese royal family, visited the private Daffodil International University (DIU) in Savar, Dhaka. During the visit, a strategic partnership agreement was…
Bangladesh, South Korea, WFP handover Korean rice for Rohingya aid
The government of Bangladesh, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday held a handover ceremony for a rice donation by…
The message behind a new statue in Tehran
A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king. Erected in Tehran’s Enghelab Square, the statue titled Kneeling Before Iran…
Gold price goes up again in Bangladesh
Within just 24 hours, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again increased gold prices in the local market, this time by Tk4,188 per bhori. With the latest adjustment, the…
2,000-year jail sentence urged for Istanbul mayor
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offenses, meaning that he could potentially face up to 2,532 years in prison if found guilty of all…
Time for collective action, not empty discussions
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) officially kicked off on Monday in the city of Belém, located on the edge of the Amazon in Brazil. The 11-day conference…