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Zelensky wins EU, NATO backing as he seeks place at Trump-Putin talks

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-US summit this week where Kyiv fears President Vladim... Read More


Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu's new Gaza plan, demand release of hostages

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to escalate the nearly two-year Gaza war, demanding ... Read More


Two brothers killed, three others hurt as bus crushes autorickshaw in Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Two brothers have been killed after a bus ploughed into a CNG-run autorickshaw in Bogura's Shahjahanpur. Three others injured were injured in the crashed that occurred around 12:30am... Read More


Ex-secretary accuses eight advisors of 'corruption'; cabinet secretary denies claim

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- ABM Abdus Sattar, a former secretary and personal aide to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, has accused eight interim government advisors of "rampant corruption", claiming he holds evidenc... Read More


Ebtedayee scholarship test to return after nearly 17 years. When and how?

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Scholarship examinations for Ebtedayee-level students at madrasas are set to return nearly 17 years after they were last held. The last time fifth-grade Ebtedayee students sat f... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami places seven demands in emergency meeting

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has put forward a set of seven demands in an emergency meeting of its central executive committee. The party urged the public to unite in support of its dema... Read More


Tejgaon College assault: NCP calls victims its activists, JCD insists they were with Chhatra League

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Two students assaulted at Tejgaon College in Dhaka have been claimed as activists by the National Citizen Party (NCP), while Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) insists they were long... Read More


'Server glitch' slows down stipend data entry for Ebtedayee students

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- Teachers have complained they are struggling to input stipend-related information for Ebtedayee madrasah students as the server keeps going offline. They said the server remaine... Read More


Digital courtroom ready, suspects to attend hearings from jail

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- In a move aimed at removing security risks tied to transporting high-risk prisoners to court, authorities have launched a digital courtroom at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates ... Read More


ACC files another case against ex-land minister Javed over UCB Bank embezzlement

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed another case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his wife and other family members for embezzling Tk 250 mill... Read More