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10 dead in flooding in Texas

Dhaka, June 15 -- Flooding from heavy rains in the southern US state of Texas led to at least 10 deaths, officials reported Friday, with several additional people reported missing.Intense downpours hi... Read More


Ukraine halts Russian troops' advance in Sumy

Dhaka, June 15 -- Ukrainian forces have stopped Russian troops advancing in the northeastern Sumy region and are now battling along the border to regain control, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.In r... Read More


How Fathers teach virtue by example

Dhaka, June 15 -- Franz Kafka's Letter to the Father (1953) is one of the most harrowing pieces of introspection in the Western canon. Kafka wrote the letter in 1919, when he was 36 years old and his ... Read More


Israel's Iran attack: A blatant violation that the world must not ignore

Dhaka, June 15 -- The latest Israeli airstrikes on Iran mark a deeply alarming escalation in Middle Eastern tensions, with ramifications reverberating far beyond the region. These attacks, which repo... Read More


Loan review could unlock $1.3b for Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 15 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to convene on 23 June to assess Bangladesh's progress under its ongoing $4.7 billion loan programme. The meeting ... Read More


Oil prices soar, stocks slide after Israel strikes Iran

Dhaka, June 14 -- Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran, stoking fears of a full-blown war.Oil futures rocketed more than 13 perc... Read More


FBCCI has to train entrepreneurs on AI technology to boost nat'l economy

Dhaka, June 14 -- Industrialist Sakif Shamim, a prominent figure in Bangladesh's business landscape and a pioneer in the healthcare sector, has strongly advocated for the expansion of Artificial Intel... Read More


Israeli attack on Iran: UN must act to stop escalation

Dhaka, June 14 -- Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025 cannot be justified at all as the past record of Iran has been of cooperating reasonably well with the international com... Read More


New ODI Captain Miraz aims to rebuild the team within a year

Dhaka, June 14 -- In a surprising move, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the new captain of the national ODI team, replacing Najmul Hossain Shanto. Miraz will lea... Read More


Mills beats Farah's UK record at Oslo Diamond League

Dhaka, June 14 -- George Mills set a UK record in the men's 5,000m as he finished fourth in a lightning-fast race at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday. Mills, 26, led at the bell but was... Read More