Current Affairs
Europe’s deadliest summer: Heatwaves leave more than 50,000 dead
The summer sun seemed to pour fire over Europe.
Gazipur madrasah vice-principal arrested following mob beating over alleged child sexual abuse
A madrasa vice-principal in Gazipur has been jailed over alleged child sexual abuse, amid counterclaims of an attack on the institution. Photo: Collected
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies aged 74
Japanese author Ryu Murakami, whose edgy works heavily featured sex and violence and were translated globally, has died, his publisher said Friday. He was 74.
'Trump wanted a Trump Ocean on Google maps'
President Donald Trump has another body of water in mind for a name change: the Atlantic Ocean. But this time, he says, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told him no.
Tk 6,608cr proposal to purchase 5,830 police vehicles awaits ECNEC approval
The Home Ministry has proposed an allocation of Tk 6,608.14 crore to procure 5,830 vehicles for Bangladesh Police, aiming to address longstanding fleet shortages, improve emergency response and strengthen law enforcement operations nationwide.
Russia ready for talks on plans for final Ukraine deal, not truce: Putin
Russia is ready to resume three-way talks with Ukraine and the United States, but on the security parameters of a final peace deal and not a "short" ceasefire, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Body of Shahed killed at Riyadh airport by Houthi attack reaches home
The body of Bangladeshi worker Md Shahed Ahmed, who was killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been brought back to Bangladesh.
Around 7,500 Bangladeshis imprisoned in Saudi Arabia: Shama Obaed
Around 7,500 Bangladeshis are currently held in various prisons in Saudi Arabia, and the government is working to take the necessary steps on their cases. Foreign Affairs State Minister Shama Obaed Islam gave this information to journalists in Dhaka on Friday (23 October).
LGRD Minister Moyeen Khan hospitalised
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has been hospitalised at Evercare Hospital in the capital with respiratory and cardiac complications.
Bangladesh Bank website shut down over cybersecurity concerns
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has temporarily shut down its website as a precautionary measure to protect it against a potential cyberattack.