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Advisory council approves draft voter list ordinance

Dhaka, July 18 -- The Advisory Council has given final approval to the draft of the Voter List (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, allowing eligible citizens to register as voters up until the announcement o... Read More


54 killed as heavy rains in Pakistan

Dhaka, July 18 -- Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said ... Read More


Over 60 killed as massive fire rips through Iraq shopping mall

Dhaka, July 18 -- A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq's eastern city of Kut on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and devastating a community. At least 61 people - including men... Read More


Ukraine appoints new PM in biggest wartime overhaul

Dhaka, July 18 -- Ukraine's parliament appointed the country's first new prime minister in five years on Thursday, part of a major cabinet overhaul aimed at revitalising wartime management as prospect... Read More


US approves Trump's foreign aid, media cuts

Dhaka, July 18 -- The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that would cancel more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programs and pub... Read More


Syrian soldiers quit Druze

Dhaka, July 18 -- Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the whole of Sweida province after days of sectarian bloodshed in the heartland of the Druze minority, a war monitor and witnesses said T... Read More


Junta claims recapture of town near military academy

Dhaka, July 18 -- Myanmar's junta claimed on Thursday to have ousted armed rebels who captured a town near the military's main officer training academy after a year-long battle. A 2021 coup sparked a... Read More


UK jobs market weakens

Dhaka, July 18 -- The UK jobs market has continued to weaken, making the prospect of an interest rate cut next month even more likely, analysts say. The annual rate of pay growth in the three months ... Read More


'Avoid faulty narratives'

Dhaka, July 18 -- The government strictly ordered all quarters to avoid from publishing misleading or factually faulty narratives that causes public harmony break amongst the people. Drawing on the f... Read More


Pry school to get Tk 2500 for July-based prog

Dhaka, July 18 -- The government has allocated Taka 2,500 for all government primary schools for arranging July-based programmes marking child martyrs of July mass uprising. According to the Director... Read More