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Robbers rob gold ornaments in Patuakhali

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Robbers robbed 25 tola of gold ornaments and 50 thousand taka from a house jewelry merchant house in Kalapara upazila under Patuakhali district on early Friday. The incident took pl... Read More


No guns, no chaos Security on High Alert

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has confirmed that the government has taken stringent measures to prevent arms smuggling into Bangladesh ahe... Read More


Dutch foreign minister quits over Israel sanctions clash

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on Friday after a cabinet meeting failed to agree to sanctions against Israel. The centre-right New Social Contract Party, of which V... Read More


India: US trade talks ongoing amid looming new tariffs

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- India's foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with Washington are continuing but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend, just days before hefty additional... Read More


Trump nominates Gor as US ambassador to India

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that hav... Read More


South Korea fires near border

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- North Korea on Saturday accused the South of firing warning shots at its troops near the border, saying it risked raising tensions to "uncontrollable" levels. The confrontation happ... Read More


Female political prisoners face abuse in Belarus

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with a fear and anguish that still haunts her. She nearly lost parental righ... Read More


Nat'l council of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat concluded

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The National Council of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, held at the Engineering Institution Auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday, concluded with significant leadership appointments and a firm sta... Read More


Death toll reaches 36

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The death toll from the BAF aircraft crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara has risen to 36 with the death of a 15-year-old victim at the National Institute of Burn and Pl... Read More


WLFSC holds prize distribution ceremony

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Wilson Little Flower School and College (WLFSC) held its annual prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, at the institution's Milnathone premises. The event was presided over by Adv... Read More