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EU discusses joint fund to buy defence gear

Dhaka, April 8 -- The EU is already looking to boost military spending by 800 billion euros ($876.40 billion) over the next four years by loosening its fiscal constraints on defence investment and joi... Read More


Global markets in freefall as Trump digs in on tariff 'medicine'

Dhaka, April 8 -- United States President Donald Trump has brushed off the market turmoil caused by his sweeping tariffs, likening the measures to "medicine" as panicked investors continued a massive ... Read More


AL leaders Jahangir, Badal shown arrested in Shamim killing case

Dhaka, April 8 -- A Dhaka court here on Monday showed arrested Jahangir Kabir, former general secretary of the Barguna district Awami League and Sheikh Ali Ahsan Badal, former president of the Dhaka S... Read More


Philippine envoy meets Chief Adviser

Dhaka, April 8 -- Philippine Ambassador Nina P. Cainglet called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed about stre... Read More


'Govt to observe Jatka Conservation Week on April 8-14'

Dhaka, April 8 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar revealed that the government will observe "Jatka Conservation Week-2025" starting from April 8 with the aim of protecting and boosting J... Read More


Awami League question: to ban or not to ban

Dhaka, April 8 -- THE deposed Awami League government left a sordid history. Its decade-and-a-half-long reign (2009-August 5, 2024) witnessed rampant corruption, violent and ruthless suppression, and ... Read More


Sylhet residents fear monsoon season due to water-logging, flooding

Dhaka, April 8 -- Water-logging and flooding have become a growing concern for the residents of Sylhet city, with locals expressing anxiety every time the monsoon season begins. In June last year, th... Read More


Powerful land grabbers target helpless families in Sapahar

Dhaka, April 8 -- Kamrul Islam Several families in Naogaon's Sapahar have been left destitute as powerful land grabbers take control of their property, despite the victims holding valid title deeds. ... Read More


Worker fatally buried while cutting mound in Sylhet

Dhaka, April 8 -- A worker died after being buried while cutting a mound in South Surma, Sylhet, on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred around 6:30am in Mohammadpur Paschimpara of Silam Union in th... Read More


'No security threat over Pahela Baishakh celebrations'

Dhaka, April 8 -- Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said no security threats have been reported so far ahead of the celebrations of Chaitra Sangkranti and Pa... Read More