1+ week, 1+ day ago   (337+ words) Inspired by the "miracle" rescue of two hydropower workers, Nepal's emergency response teams were digging with new vigour Saturday through piles of debris as the death toll from the flooding disaster crossed 1,200. The rescued pair were among hundreds of hydropower…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) President Donald Trump said Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the conflict ahead of crucial midterm elections. Trump's comments came a day after Vice President JD…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said adequate gas and electricity supply to households, mills and factories would be restored within the next one to one-and-a-half weeks. “The stove in the kitchen that is now burning dimly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) Iranian envoy in Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi. Iranian envoy in Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has said his country has no concern over any decision regarding possible joining of Bangladesh in the Makkah Peace Pact. “Tehran considers Dhaka’s foreign policy balanced…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (45+ words) Nepal flood toll rises to 1,114 dead, 3,916 missing: disaster authority Amader Barta Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,114 people in Nepal and 3,916 are missing, the disaster authority said on Wednesday, a week after the disaster....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (674+ words) France is set to introduce a nationwide ban on students using mobile phones in high schools from the beginning of the 2026–27 academic year. The initiative aims to improve students’ concentration on their studies, reduce disruptions in classrooms, and encourage more…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (425+ words) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed its willingness to extend full cooperation to Bangladesh in its overall reform process, including legal and judicial reforms and constitutional amendments. The UNDP has shown the keenness when its Resident Representative Stephen…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) Md Yunus Ali has been appointed as Assistant Private Secretary to the President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. According to the gazette notification, the appointment will remain effective for as long as the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh holds…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (287+ words) Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam. Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam has said repatriation is the only sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, stressing that the government is determined…...