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DHAKA : Russian Ambassador Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin today urged Bangladesh and India to reduce domestic tensions between the neighbouring countries. Speaking at a press briefing at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Dhaka, the Ambassador underscored the importance of...

DHAKA : Bangladesh today categorically rejected an Indian press note on the reported demonstration near its High Commission in New Delhi, questioning how protesters accessed a highly secured diplomatic zone and citing serious security lapses. “Regarding the Indian press note,...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today joined the namaj-e-janaza of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Liberation War and first Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Abdul Karim Khandkar, Bir Uttam, at BAF Base...

DHAKA : Namaz-e-Janaza of six peacekeepers who were martyred in a barbaric terrorist drone attack on a United Nations peacekeeping mission base in the Abyei area of Sudan on December 13 last was held today at the Central Mosque...

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of Dipu Chandra Das (28), who was beaten to death by a mob on allegations of blasphemy in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh. With the latest arrests, the total...

DHAKA : The chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force have sat in a meeting with the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election...

NARAYANGANJ : Three people were killed after five vehicles, including a truck, plunged into the Dhaleshwari River from a ferry while crossing the river here. The accident occurred around 9:30 pm on Saturday in the midstream area between Baktabali and...

People continued to gather at the grave of martyr Sharif Osman Hadi on Saturday evening to pay their respects, hours after his burial near Dhaka University. Even after nightfall, the graveyard beside the Central Jama Mosque of Dhaka University and...

A rally at Shahbagh on Saturday ended with an ultimatum demanding progress reports on the arrest of those responsible for killing Inqilab Manch convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, with organisers warning of resignations if the demand is not met. Inqilab...

SANGSAD BHABAN : In an emotionally charged address before the namaj-e-janaza of Sharif Osman Hadi here today, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said the entire nation will remember Hadi forever and work to fulfill his dream. "O dear Osman Hadi,...