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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip :The little boy is in tears and, understandably, irritable. Diarrhea has plagued him for half of his brief life. He is dehydrated and so weak. Attached to his tiny left hand is a yellow tube...

DHAKA:  National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Sunday urged political parties to encourage their like-minded allies to work towards a consensus over reforms by bridging differences at least on fundamental issues. “As political forces, we have the...

DHAKA : Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Rtd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain today said the government will pay dues of the workers after selling houses, cars and lands of the factory owners, who fled the country following July...

DHAKA : The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday arrested an Indian national while trafficking two Bangladeshi women and a child to India through Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah district, said a BGB press release here today. The arrested human trafficker...

DHAKA : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has begun its protest rally at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram, demanding the trial of the Awami League for mass killings during the July uprising and a ban on the party's...

GAZA CITY : Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday that Israeli bombardment killed at least 24 people since midnight in the war-ravaged territory, which has been under an Israeli aid blockade for nearly two months. Israel resumed its military campaign...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued a show-cause notice to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Shakil Alam Bulbul, a leader of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), in contempt of court case. The tribunal headed by its...

JERUSALEM : Israeli police on Wednesday closed the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway and evacuated residents along the route as brushfires broke out again in an area ravaged by blazes a week ago. Communities located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Jerusalem...

DHAKA : BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said that if BNP is voted to power in next general election, it will continue its efforts to make welfare and progress of the workers. In a message on the eve of...

DHAKA : Film industry professionals believe that 99% of characters can be portrayed without showing smoking, drug use, or other negative behaviors. They emphasized that directors, producers, scriptwriters, and actors must remain conscious of their social responsibility. To protect...