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Forensic identification of July Uprising victims a step towards accountability': UN expert

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The beginning of scientific exhumations and forensic analysis of 114 unidentified bodies of people killed during the July 2024 protests in Bangladesh is a fundamental step towards he... Read More


2 youths die after consuming alcohol in Pabna

Pabna, Dec. 12 -- Two youths died allegedly after consuming alcohol in Pabna city early Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Suman Sarkar, 35, son of Sanchit Sarkar, and Mamun, 32, so... Read More


Bangladesh calls for predictable financing to address climate change, environmental damage

, Dec. 12 -- Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has called on the global community to take decisive, coordinated and adequately financed actions to... Read More


Autorickshaw driver killed, vehicle snatched in Cumilla

Cumilla, Dec. 12 -- Miscreants slaughtered an autorickshaw driver in Homna upazila of Comilla on Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Shanto Chandra Das, 18, a resident of Bijo... Read More


SAARC Agriculture Centre Book Corner launched at Sri Lankan university

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) has opened its new SAC Book Corner at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, marking a fresh step in regional academic collaboration. The inaugura... Read More


EC asks govt not to transfer officials, law enforcers without consulting it

, Dec. 12 -- The Election Commission has asked the government not to transfer any officials or members of the law enforcement agencies engaged in the duties for the 13th national election and the refe... Read More


6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan

, Dec. 12 -- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake occurred ... Read More


Oscar-winner Morricone's lost opera debuts in Naples after 30 years

, Dec. 12 -- At long last, vindication is at hand for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was just as capable of breathing life into Italy's grand theaters as into gritty Hollywood films.... Read More


No power on earth can hinder the election: Press Secretary

Shariatpur, Dec. 12 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday said that no force on earth can obstruct or prevent the upcoming national election, reiterating that the government wants... Read More


ICIMOD chief hails SANDEE's 25 years of shaping South Asia's environmental economics

Kathmandu (Nepal), Dec. 12 -- Appreciating the SANDEE's impactful 25 years journey, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Director General Pema Gyamtsho on Friday laid emph... Read More