Israel has launched a preventative missile attack against Iran, the Israeli defence minister said on Saturday. Israel’s military on Saturday said it had protectively sounded air raid sirens in areas across the country “to prepare the public for the possibility of missiles being launche
A suspected member of an organised fraud ring has been arrested in the United States over allegations of extorting money by posing as a law enforcer over the phone. The expatriate Bangladeshi, Niamat Ullah, 31, a native of Chandpur who resides in Buffalo, New York, was held following a raid in U
Md. Rashed Akhtar and Rashid-un-Nabi were elected President and General Secretary, respectively, of Bankers Club of Bangladesh Limited on February 27, 2026, following the organization's executive committee elections. Forty-seven candidates contested across two panels, the Bankers' Unity Council an
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday, a spokesperson for local firefighters said. The tram, one of the newest models in operation in Milan, came off the tracks in Vittorio Veneto street, close to the city's Central Station, crashing into the
Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her teenage granddaughter from Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila. The 65-year-old grandmother's bloodied body was found in her home's courtyard on Saturday, while her 15-year-old granddaughter's naked body was discovered in a nearby mustard field, according t
A BNP activist was beaten to death allegedly over enmity between two factions of the party at Sipaipara in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ershad Ali, 65, a member of Yusufpur union unit BNP. Sirajul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Charghat Police Stati
British rock band Radiohead said on Friday it wanted a promotional video for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that used their song to be taken down. ICE, whose immigration enforcement tactics have been widely condemned by human rights advocates during President Donald Trump's hard
Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will actively campaign worldwide in support of Bangladesh's candidature for the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters a
Gold prices in the local market have been increased again, with the price of the highest quality 22-carat gold rising by Tk 4,374 per bhori (11.664 grams) to Tk 265,414, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS). The new prices came into effect from 10:30 am on Saturday, following
Astronomers have produced the largest and most detailed map ever made of the vast web of cold cosmic gas stretching across the heart of our galaxy, showing thread-like filaments resembling rivers of material flowing through space that sometimes converge into bright clouds where new stars form. Usi
Restoring law and order and rebuilding investor confidence remain the most pressing challenges for Bangladesh’s business sector, as the BNP-led government seeks to steer the economy out of a prolonged slowdown, business leaders and economists said. They stressed that sustained stability and
More than 50 people, including policemen, have been injured in a clash between supporters of a former Union Parishad chairman and a sitting member in Habiganj’s Ajmiriganj over a pre-existing dispute involving a waterbody lease. The violence broke out around 8pm on Friday in Ujan Para villag
