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Calm returns to Secretariat area as students finally leave after day of drama

Dhaka, July 22 -- The situation around the Secretariat returned to normal Tuesday evening, after hours of tense standoff and repeated clashes between protesting students and law enforcement personnel.... Read More


Houthis claim fresh drone attacks on Israel

Dhaka, July 22 -- Yemen's Houthi armed group claimed on Monday that it had launched five drone attacks targeting "military and vital" sites in Israel. In a televised statement broadcast by Houthi-run... Read More


28 countries condemn Israel over 'suffering of civilians in Gaza'

Dhaka, July 22 -- Twenty-eight countries and the European Union Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management issued a joint statement on Monday, condemning Israel for the suffering of... Read More


Bangladesh receives $1.70 billion in remittances in 21 days of July

Dhaka, July 22 -- Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward US$1.7 billion in remittances in the first 21 days of July, the first month of the new fiscal 2025-26. Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director... Read More


Army starts probe into "unpleasant" incidents during rescue operation after jet crash: ISPR

Dhaka, July 22 -- Bangladesh Army has started an investigation into some "unpleasant" incidents that took place during the rescue operations after a fighter jet of Bangladesh air force crashed at the ... Read More


Milestone tragedy: Death toll rises to 27, 78 injured receiving treatment

Dhaka, July 22 -- The death toll from the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara has risen to 27, with 78 others still receiving treatment at various h... Read More


'I don't want to stay here anymore, please take me home' - little Ayan's cry from the ICU after Uttara Plane Crash

Dhaka, July 22 -- The horror of the Uttara Milestone School plane crash still hangs heavy in the air. Among the many who suffered, seventh-grader Ayan is now fighting for his life inside the ICU at th... Read More


BD among top eight countries with largest unbanked population

Dhaka, July 22 -- More than half of the world's adults without financial accounts live in eight countries, including Bangladesh, according to the latest Global Findex 2025 report published by the Worl... Read More


Suddenly turns school classes into inferno!

Dhaka, July 22 -- Moments before the kids would hear the school bell had they heard a bang and fireball ramming into their classrooms. Some succumbed instantly, many let out screams out of life-sappi... Read More


Students block Barishal-Dhaka Highway, demand education advisor's resignation

Dhaka, July 22 -- Students have blocked the Barishal-Dhaka highway, demanding the resignation of the education advisor as part of a list of demands. The demonstration began around 11am on Tuesday, at... Read More