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The 'GOAT' meets the King: Messi, Shah Rukh and little Abram light up Kolkata

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Football icon Lionel Messi and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan have finally met in a glittering encounter in Kolkata. Fans are already raving online after the two legends shook h... Read More


Burglary reported at Osman Hadi's home in Jhalakathi

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A burglary has been reported at the village home of Osman Hadi, an election hopeful and convener of Inquilab Mancha who was shot in Dhaka. The incident took place late on Friday nig... Read More


Assault on UN base in Abyei claims six Bangladeshi lives, injures eight others

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been killed and eight others injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has confirmed... Read More


Documents destroyed as masked man sets fire to Lakshmipur election office

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A suspected arson attack has damaged part of a district election office in Bangladesh's Lakshmipur, while destroying several documents and equipment inside. A masked man allegedly p... Read More


Advisor Farida Akhter does not view climate change as a 'mere economic problem'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter has commented there is no scope to describe climate change as a "mere economic problem". She wants climate justice to be in the discuss... Read More


Seven hours on, Keraniganj building fire yet to be contained

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A fire at a multi-storey building complex in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka has yet to be tamed more than seven hours after it broke out. Fourteen firefighting units are battl... Read More


EC directs police to tighten security at all election offices after recent attacks

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- In the wake of recent attacks targeting candidates and election facilities, the Election Commission (EC) has instructed police to beef up security at election offices nationwide, inc... Read More


Sanskrit to be taught in Pakistan for the first time since Partition

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Sanskrit is being taught again in Pakistan's classrooms for the first time since Partition. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced a four-credit course i... Read More


Daulatdia terminal 7 closed amid dredging to ease Padma siltation

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Ferry terminal No. 7 at Daulatdia in Rajbari has been temporarily closed due to a navigability crisis in the Padma River, according to the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporati... Read More


Mirza Abbas recalls facing hostile crowd while visiting Hadi in hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has described how he "maintained calm and silence" when confronted by an aggressive crowd while visiting Sharif Osman bin Hadi in hospital following an ... Read More