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Pakistan says peace talks with Afghan Taliban fail after four days in Istanbul

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Pakistan on Wednesday said its latest round of peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government has collapsed in Istanbul, accusing Kabul of refusing to crack down on militants resp... Read More


Pope vows to fight antisemitism amid Gaza conflict

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday reaffirmed the Catholic Church's condemnation of antisemitism and pledged to combat it, amid rising tensions linked to Israel's war in Gaza. Speaking durin... Read More


Turkey building collapse kills 2 and traps 3 others under rubble

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- A seven-story apartment building in Turkey's northwestern city of Gebze collapsed early Wednesday, killing two and trapping three others under the rubble, officials and state media s... Read More


Sudan conflict deepens as paramilitary seizes Darfur, raising fears of national split

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Sudan's two-year war has reached a critical turning point after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized full control of Darfur, ousting the army from its final stronghold in the region... Read More


Make Consensus Commission report understandable for people: CA

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for publishing a book with a simplified version of the National Consensus Commission report to make it easily understandable and acc... Read More


Bangladesh plunged into terrible dictatorship after 1971: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that after the War of Liberation in 1971, the country plunged into terrible dictatorship. "For five years following the ... Read More


Cyclone "Montha" weakens after crossing Andhra Pradesh coast

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The severe cyclonic storm Montha that swept across India's Andhra Pradesh coast around midnight on October 28 weakened into a deep depression by early Wednesday. According to the Ba... Read More


HC issues rule on compensation of Tk 2 cr for metro bearing pad fall death

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why the family of Abul Kalam, who died after a metro rail bearing pad fall, should not be given compensatio... Read More


High-level meeting on election preparations held at Jamuna

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- A high-level meeting on election preparations was held at the State Guest House Jamuna here today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting, said the Chief Ad... Read More


Overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill at least 60 Palestinians, including children

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Israeli strikes in Gaza overnight have killed at least 60 Palestinians, including many children, local hospital officials reported Wednesday. The attacks follow Israeli Prime Minist... Read More