Fulchhari Thana police recovered the hanging body of a college student from the family toilet at Kanchipara village of Kanchipara union in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha district on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Riyad Miah, 23, son of Rahmat Ali, of the village. He is also an interm
US President Donald Trump has approved a 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine that US officials developed in consultation with Russian and Ukrainian officials, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubi
Every future investment will be made in strict adherence to economic standards to ensure that taxpayers’ money is used for public welfare, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Thursday. Khosru said that investments must be carefully evaluated, speaking at an eve
Bangladesh has called for urgent international action for the return of the Rohingyas, as it was no longer possible for Bangladesh to bear the burden of hosting 1.3 million Rohingyas.The UN General Assembly’s third committee has adopted by consensus the resolution on Rohingya Muslims calling
US President Donald Trump said he will meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday in what would be the first meeting of the Republican leader with the democratic socialist who won this month's mayoral election. Mamdani and Trump have been critical of each other, wit
A 25-year-old youth was found dead after allegedly hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Hazaribagh of Dhaka on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Md Nazmul, son of Abul Bashar of Barguna Sadar upazila. He had been living with his family at a rented house in the Vaucher area
Indonesian authorities evacuated more than 900 people and were facilitating the safe return on Thursday of 170 climbers stranded after the eruption of its Semeru volcano, one of the country's tallest mountains. The alert level was maintained at its highest after Semeru on Java island erupted 10 ti
A crude bomb has exploded in front of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s residence on Dhanmondi Road No. 5 in Dhaka. Police confirmed the incident occurred shortly after 12:30 am on Thursday at the main gate of the house. Sub-Inspector Md Shahjalal of Dhanmondi Police Station tol
Two dozen of the world's richest nations, including the United States and Japan, are pulling back from their global development push, a study published on Thursday, opens new tab shows, with many slashing aid budgets and cash funnelled through multilateral lenders. The Commitment to Development In
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said that only a caretaker government can ensure a free and fair national election, welcoming the restoration of the system as a positive development. Speaking to reporters after an event at Dhaka University on Thursday morning
Conservationists in Cambodia have for the first time released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into the wild as part of an ongoing programme to revive a species under threat from poaching and habitat loss. The nine-month-old storks - a male and a female - were fitted with GPS tracker
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday ordering the Justice Department to release documents from its long-running investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — files eagerly sought by both his political opponents and members of his own base who have pressed for greater
