An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed 13 people and wounded several others, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The Israeli military said that it struck militants who it said were operating in a training compound in the crowded Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee
Nearly half of the global population of 8.2 billion live in cities across the world today, according to a UN report released on Tuesday. The World Urbanisation Prospects 2025: Summary of Results showed that the world has become increasingly urban, with the number of people living in cities having
Tun Min Lat climbs a bamboo ladder in the longan orchards of eastern Thailand, moving from tree to tree as he plucks the juicy tropical fruit in the sweltering heat of a November morning. For the first time in the nearly two decades he has lived in Thailand, the 42-year-old Myanmar refugee is able
Remember what the millennials had for their meal as children? Home-cooked meals from their grandmother, mothers, often their sister-in-laws, and sisters. The foods were prevalent but rich in affection and health benefits. The foods had an identity based on the race of people, district-wise. Before
Everest Base Camp is a dream destination for mountain lovers and travellers. Every mountain person dreams of standing before Mount Everest, and that dream begins at the Everest Base Camp. But can a child make this dream come true? Yes, an 11-year-old Bangladeshi girl named Atanaaz Hayat Chowdhury
The government is likely to amend the draft Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment)-2025 Ordinance after concerns that its 100 per cent local ownership requirement could block foreign investment, officials said. The proposed changes aim to prevent customer harassment on
Five foreign tourists were killed after a powerful snowstorm struck Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, southern Chile, the local government said Tuesday. Jose Antonio Ruiz, the presidential delegate for the Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica Region, said the dead were two Mexicans, tw
Unilever Bangladesh Limited marked the World Quality Day on Tuesday by showcasing its robust quality assurance framework, underscoring its commitment to delivering safe, reliable and world-class products to consumers in the country. At a special workshop held at the company's Dhaka headquarters, i
The revised margin rules have diminished the dominance of speculative stocks in the secondary market as they lost the status as marginable securities. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Margin) Rules 2025 came into effect on November 6. Before that, market manipulators could create
The Republican-controlled US Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. Two days after Trump's abrupt about-f
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting Saudi crown prince that contradicted a US intelligence assessment. The controversy over the killing of Kha
Union Bank has shocked its stakeholders, disclosing a staggering loss of Tk 258 billion in 2024. Sources in the banking sectorsay this is likely the highest loss ever posted by any individual bank in the country's history. According to a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, Union Bank made a loss pe
