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Syria intensifies crackdown as authorities bust major Captagon production ring

Bangladesh, Jan. 8 -- Syrian authorities have announced the seizure of nearly half a million Captagon pills in a major operation targeting a drug manufacturing and smuggling network in the central cit... Read More


BNP condemns killing of Musabbir, demands action

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday condemned the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir and demanded stern action against the miscreant... Read More


US quits dozens of international bodies, deepening global isolation under Trump

Bangladesh, Jan. 8 -- The United States has announced its withdrawal from dozens of international organizations, marking one of the most sweeping rollbacks of multilateral engagement in modern America... Read More


Barpeta man rapes 13-yr-old girl on way home after tuition; mob burns his house

India, Jan. 8 -- A 60-year-old man was thrashed and his house set on fire by a mob after a 13-year-old girl accused him of raping her in Assam's Barpeta district. The man was later arrested on charges... Read More


Ukraine investigates Kyiv monastery over alleged Russian-style school

Bangladesh, Jan. 8 -- Ukraines domestic security service has launched an investigation into a monastery in Kyiv amid allegations that it has been operating an unlicensed school using Russian-language ... Read More


Adam Gilchrist shares big health update on Damien Martyn

Sydney, Jan. 8 -- Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist has revealed that Damien Martyn, who was hospitalised due to meningitis, has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering well, repo... Read More


Rules for private afforestation work on forest land eased

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Union environment ministry has cleared the way for private and government entities to lease forest land for afforestation and timber projects without paying mandatory environm... Read More


Insurance year-ender: After an eventful 2025, insurance looks for stability in the year ahead

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to e... Read More


Bridget Stokes to direct 'Zugzwang', Christina Elmore comes on board as lead

Los Angeles, Jan. 8 -- Emmy-winning director Bridget Stokes is all set to direct a genre-bending detective story 'Zugzwang'. In 2022, Stokes made history as the first Black woman to win an Emmy for d... Read More


Trump touts 'Dream Military' with 50% defence budget boost as Colombia, Mexico and Greenland tensions grow

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- US President Donald Trump has said he intends to increase the United States military budget for the 2027 financial year to $1.5 trillion, a rise of 50 per cent from the previously... Read More