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Every tree needs a keeper: lessons from Mohishkhola

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- I have seen date palms all my life. In the winter, during early morning car rides from our home in Dhaka to my ancestral village Mohishkhola, I would see men with lungis tucked around... Read More


Young man killed in Thakurgaon road accident

, Oct. 4 -- A young man was killed and five other people were injured in a head-on collision between a battery-operated rickshaw and a motorcycle in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The de... Read More


Poor roads, waterlogging add to Naogaon residents' woes

Naogaon, Oct. 4 -- Potholes, damaged roads and knee-deep water after even light rain have turned daily travel into a struggle for residents of Naogaon town, with many roads remaining in poor condition... Read More


Bangladesh needs stronger economic integration with emerging Asia: Rehman Sobhan

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Prof Rehman Sobhan has said Bangladesh needs to respond to the changing global economic order by focusing primarily on its economic in... Read More


UCLA researchers develop light-powered AI to detect deepfakes

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a light-powered artificial intelligence system that can detect deepfake videos with nearly 98 percent ac... Read More


Bigg Boss 20: Salman Khan hints at Rhiti Tiwari's possible return

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Bigg Boss 20 host Salman Khan has hinted at a possible return of Rhiti Tiwari to the reality show, a day after she was evicted in a mid-week elimination. In a newly released promo fo... Read More


Army chief leaves for Australia, US on nine-day official visit

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Saturday on a nine-day official visit to Australia and the United States. During the first leg of his visit, the Army chief w... Read More


Speaker leaves for Tanzania to attend IPU Assembly

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad left Dhaka for Tanzania on Sunday to attend the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, scheduled to be held in Arusha from October 5 to 9. He depar... Read More


Iran open to diplomacy but threatens tougher response to military action

TEHRAN, Oct. 4 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday the country is still ready to achieve a "just and honorable" solution through diplomacy, but it will give a "more crushing... Read More


Elderly man electrocuted in Kurigram

, Oct. 4 -- An elderly man was electrocuted at Char Boroloi area in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Soleman Ali, 75. Soleman was preparing to take his ... Read More